COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 800m – 1:46.10, 1000m – 2:21.67
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS AND NOTES
AWARDS:
First Team All-America - (Indoor '24, DMR at North Carolina)
First Team All-America (Indoor '25 DMR at North Carolina)
RECORDS:
No. 1 all-time in 4x800m (7:10.00)
No. 8 all-time in outdoor 800m (1:46.10)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in six meets during his first season as a Nittany Lion, including a trip to the first round of the national championships.
Pepsi Florida Relays (4/3-4): Made Nittany Lions debut, running a 1:47.15 in the 800m…Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Lowered personal best in 800m to 1:46.91…Penn Relays (4/23-25): Was part of the 4x800m relay team that set a program record at 7:10.00…Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Competed in the 1500m…Big Ten Championships (5/15-17): Advanced to finals after running a 1:46.10 in the 800m, the eighth-fastest time in program history before ultimately taking eighth…NCAA First Round (5/27-30): Punched his ticket to final qualifying after clocking a 1:47.03 in the 800m…also competed in the 4x400m relay, helping the team run a 3:08.52.
Indoor 2026
Season: Did not compete.
Outdoor 2025 (North Carolina)
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2025 (North Carolina)
Season: Earned First Team All-America honors as part of the distance medley relay team that finished runner-up at the NCAA Indoor Championships, setting a school record with a time of 9:17.17…finished sixth in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships (3/1-3)… Earned Academic All-ACC honors...
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships (3/14): Ran the 800m leg of the distance medley relay that placed second in a school-record 9:17.17, earning First Team All-America honors…ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships (3/1-3): Finished sixth in the 800m with a time of 1:50.61 and helped the 4x400m relay team place eighth…Boston University DMR Challenge (2/21): Ran on the distance medley relay team that finished second in 9:17.19…Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15): Clocked 1:48.58 in the 800m…Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31-2/1): Ran 1:48.97 in the 800m…Hokie Invitational (1/24-25): Placed fifth in the 1000m with a time of 2:21.67 and helped the 4x400m relay team to a fifth-place finish…Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1/17-18): Helped the 4x400m relay team finish second in 3:17.41...
Outdoor 2024 (North Carolina)
Season: Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 800m and advanced through the preliminary round with a season-best 1:48.09…finished eighth in the 800m at the ACC Outdoor Championships…earned Academic All-ACC honors...
NCAA East First Round (5/22-25): Advanced in the 800m with a 14th-place finish in the preliminary round, clocking a season-best 1:48.09…ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/9-11): Finished eighth in the 800m final with a time of 1:52.20 and placed seventh with the 4x400m relay team…Virginia High Performance (4/28): Finished runner-up in the 800m with a time of 1:49.35…Charlotte Invitational (4/26-27): Won the 800m in 1:48.95 and helped the 4x400m relay team finish second in 3:08.82…Wake Forest Invitational (4/19): Ran 1:48.36 in the 800m…Raleigh Relays (3/28-30): Helped the 4x400m relay team place fifth in 3:12.15...
Indoor 2024 (North Carolina)
Season: Set a school record in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing fifth in 1:48.33…earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the 800m…ran the 400m leg of the distance medley relay team that earned First Team All-America honors with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships…helped set ACC and school records in the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships (3/7-9): Ran the 400m leg of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth in 9:27.96, earning First Team All-America honors…ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/22-24): Set a school record in the 800m final with a fifth-place finish in 1:48.33…Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17): Ran the 400m leg of the distance medley relay team that set ACC and school indoor records with a time of 9:17.92, finishing second…Eagle Elite (2/9-10): Competed in the 800m and 4x400m relay…Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1/20): Helped the 4x400m relay team win the event in 3:19.58.
Before UNC
High School PRs
300m Hurdles – 38.76, 400m – 47.27, 800m – 1:47.95, Triple Jump – 45'7.5”, 4x400m – 3:18.54 (46.6 split)
Competed for Waunakee High School... Was the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year... Recorded fastest indoor 600m in the nation indoors with a 1:17.52 (2023)... Runner up at New Balance National Outdoor Championships (1:47.95)... Finished the season ranked 3rd in the country for 800m... lettered in Cross Country, Basketball, and Track & Field
Personal
Son of Joe and Sharon Regnier... Has one older brother, Michael... Majoring in mathematics... Enjoys basketball, computers, technology, and finance/investing... Chose Penn State because of its history in devolving elite 800m runners and his desire to become a professional after competing as a Penn State Athlete.