University of West Florida

2018 (Sr.): Finished first in every race for the Argonauts as a senior... Took top-10 finishes at the Little Rock Invitational (10/13) and the D2 Invitational (10/20), placing fifth and eighth, respectively... Helped UWF finish third at the Little Rock Invitational by running a career-best 25:37.8... Ran a 33:31.79 at the South Region Championships, an improvement of nearly 3 full minutes from his time there as a junior.

2017 GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Jr.): Finished second for UWF in three races and finished third in another two... Ran career-best 25:58.50 at the GSC Championships in Danville, Alabama (10/22)... Highest finish of the year came at the Falcon Classic in Montevallo, Alabama, when he placed 14th overall with a 27:37.81... Cut his time at the GSC Championships from last year by nearly a full minute.

2016 (So.): Recorded pair of top-10 finishes, at the Gulf Coast Stampede and the FSU Invitational... His sixth-place finish at the FSU Invitational is a personal best... Posted career-best 26:21.57 at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville... Improved his time at the GSC Championships to 26:57.85, and greatly improved his time at the NCAA South Regional to 34:24.7, which was more than 3 minutes faster than his 10,000-meter time as a freshman.

2015 (Fr.): Finished third for UWF at the GSC Championship and ran a season-best time for the 8,000-meter race of 27:12.25…. Placed 61st overall (37:49.86) and fifth for UWF at the NCAA DII South Regional Championship in the 10,000-meter race.

High School: Was voted Most Improved Runner in 2012 at Stanton College Preparatory … Set personal records in the 1600-meters (4:35), 3200-meters (10:11) and 5k (16:18) … Won the coaches award in 2013 … Named MVP in 2014 … Also competed in track and field … Won the sportsmanship award in 2014 … Named MVP in 2015 … Won the All Gateway Conference Award in 2015 … Was the cross country and track and field captain (2014-15).
 
Personal: Son of Wayne and Lacrisa Battle … Has one brother, Bryce … undecided major … Member of the National Honor Society and Film National Honor Society … Enjoys playing basketball, soccer and football … He is a Jacksonville Jaguars fan.