Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
• USTFCCCA All-Region – 800m (2022-O, 2023-I, 2023-O); 1500m (2022-O)
• All-PSAC – 4x400m relay (2022-I); 800m (2022-O)
• All-PSAC Second-Team – 2020 (XC); 2021 (XC); 2022 (XC)
• PSAC Track Athlete of the Week – 5.9.23
• CSC Academic All-District – 2023
• USTFCCCA All-Academic – 2022 (XC); 2023 (T&F)
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2021-22, 2022-23
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
• AD Honor Roll – Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY [Junior]
Garnered All-PSAC Second-Team honors … competed in all six events … scored in all six races … finished among top-three on team five times … placed 24th overall, and third on team, with time of 26:05.9 at PSAC Championships (8k) … finished in 40th place, and third on team, with time of 30:43.5 at NCAA Regional Championships (9.5k) … posted time of 26:09.0 to place ninth overall, and second on team, at Bill Lennox Invitational (8k) … led team and finished in eighth place with time of 26:01.1 at Carnegie Mellon Invitational (4.97M) … set personal record with time of 25:43.9 to place second on team at Louisville Classic (8k) … finished fifth overall, and fourth on team, with time of 27:59.4 at Daemen Alumni Invitational (8k)
INDOOR [Sophomore]
Set school record in 800m … earned USTFCCCA all-region status in 800m … competed at six meets … qualified for PSAC Championships in 800m, mile … in 800m, placed 16th overall with time of 2:01.12 at league championships … established school record with time of 1:52.94 at Penn State Tune Up … finished third with time of 1:54.79 at SPIRE Midwest Open … in mile, finished seventh overall with time of 4:22.95 at PSAC Championships … set personal record and won event with time of 4:17.02 at Youngstown State Icebreaker … also member of 4x400m relay at PSAC Championships
OUTDOOR [Junior]
Received USTFCCCA all-region laurels in 800m … competed at eight meets … reached NCAA provisional standard in 800m … qualified for PSAC Championships in 800m, 1500m … in 800m, placed sixth in finals with time of 1:58.05 at league championships … named PSAC Track Athlete of the Week (May 9) after setting personal record of 1:51.33 to win event at WVU Last Chance … placed third with time of 1:53.09 at Paul Kaiser Classic … won event with time of 1:51.57 at Mountaineer Showcase … posted time of 1:56.79 to win event at Stan Romanoski Open … in 1500m, finished fourth with time of 3:53.11 at PSAC Championships … set personal record of 3:50.80 at Bison Outdoor Classic … won event with time of 3:58.64 at Dave Labor Invitational … also member of 4x400m relay at PSAC Championships
ACADEMICS
CSC Academic All-District … USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC, T&F) … D2ADA Academic Achievement Award … PSAC Scholar-Athlete … AD Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2021-22
CROSS COUNTRY [Sophomore]
Season Bests: 4.79K (15:21.8), 8K (26:41.6), 10K (34:16.2) … All-PSAC Second-Team … posted a team-best finish three times … recorded a pair of top-five overall finishes … posted a second-place overall finish at Marty Uher Invitational (4.79K) … set personal best in 8K and finished in second place at Bethany Invitational … paced team and placed 19th overall at PSAC Championships (8K) … competed at NCAA Regional Championships (10K)
INDOOR [Freshman]
Season Bests: 800m (1:55.43), Mile (4:29.82) … All-PSAC in 4x400m relay … placed seventh in 800m and No. 24 in Mile on PSAC Performance List … set season-best time in 800m at PSAC Championships … posted personal-best time in mile at Bob Shannon Invitational … placed fourth in 800m at league championships … member of 4x400m relay that finished third at PSAC Championships
OUTDOOR [Sophomore]
Season Bests: 800m (1:52.29), 1500m (3:54.91) … USTFCCCA All-Region in 800m and 1500m … All-PSAC in 800m … ranked third in 800m and fourth in 1500m on PSAC Performance List … established personal record in 800m during finals of PSAC Championships … set personal best in 1500m at Bison Outdoor Classic … placed third in finals of 800m at league championships … finished ninth overall in 1500m at PSAC Championships
ACADEMICS
D2ADA Academic Achievement Award … PSAC Scholar-Athlete … Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021-22)
2020-21
CROSS COUNTRY [Freshman]
Season Bests: 2.74M (14:52.5), 5K (16:08.2) … All-PSAC Second-Team … placed ninth overall at Marty Uher Invitational (2.74M) … finished in 24th place at PSAC Championships (5K)
OUTDOOR [Freshman]
Season Bests: 800m (1:55.05), 1500m (4:03.32) … ranked sixth in 800m and ninth in 1500m on PSAC Performance List … set season-best time in 800m during preliminaries of PSAC Championships … posted season-best time in 1500m at Paul Kaiser Classic … placed sixth overall in finals of 800m at league championships … finished in 13th place in 1500m at PSAC Championships
ACADEMICS
PSAC Scholar-Athlete … Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Cochranton … XC: Placed ninth at state championships as a senior … competed at state meet four times (three team) … finished second overall at district championships (2017, 2019) … captured individual regional title as a senior … member of three district championship teams (2017-19) … T&F: Competed for Meadville … qualified for indoor state meet in 800m as a senior … placed third in 400m at outdoor district championships in 2019 … also member of volleyball team at Cochranton … involved in National Honor Society
PERSONAL
Son of Matthew and Kelli Bernarding … has one brother and one sister … majoring in psychology
