Bio

Honors & Awards

• A-R-C All-Academic Team (2024)
• Three-time letterwinner (2023, 24)

2025 | junior

• Took home fourth in the 4x800 at the Outdoor A-R-C Championships
• Competed in the 1500 meter at the Outdoor A-R-C Championships
• Marked a career-best in the 1500 meter at 5:16.88 at the Kip Janvrin Open
• Ran a season best 2:31.52 in the 800 meter at the Wartburg Triangular
• Ran 1:58:57 in the 600 meter at the Chelsey Henkenius Invitational
• Clocked 2:34:82 in the mile at the Liz Wuertz Indoor
• Was part of a 4x800 that ran 10:15:16 at the A-R-C Championships

2024 | sophomore

• Part of the 4x800 relay that ran a 10:00.19 at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, the fifth-fastest time in school history
• Ran a career-best 12:22.37 in the 3,000 meters

2023 | freshman

• Ran the third-fastest outdoor 800 meters with a time of 2:27.65 at the Dr. Tucker Open
• Took second in the indoor mile (5:52.19) at the Grinnell Invite
• Part of the 4x800 relay teams that finished fifth at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships

High School

• A 2022 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School
• Two-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track and field
• 2x cross country state qualifier (2020, 21)
• All-conference and all-district performer in cross country (2021)
• Academic all-state in cross country (2021) and track and field (2022)
• 3x academic all-conference in cross country and track and field (2019, 20, 21)
• 2021 recipient of Coaches Award in cross country
• Placed fourth in the 4x800 relay at state track and field as a senior
• State qualifier in sprint medley (2021)
• Winner of Sportsmanship Award for track and field (2022)
• Took first in the open 800 at districts (2022)
• Member of National Honor Society

Personal

• Parents are Scott and Sulley Blessman
• Has one sibling, Cole
• Majoring in history with a minor in honors
• Also a member of the Storm cross country team