COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m – 3:55.34, Mile - 4:11.52, 3K - 8:11.61, 5K – 14:06.73, 10,000m - 29:55.31, 6K (XC) – 18:11.8, 8K (XC) – 24:04.5, 10K (XC) – 30.14.9, 5.2 Mile (XC) - 25:45.5
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x USTFCCCA All-Region (XC '25)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (XC '25)
6x Academic All-Big Ten (Fall ’23, Spring ‘24, Fall '24, Spring '25, Fall '25, Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in five meets, recording a personal best of 14:09.48 in the 5,000m...
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Competed in the 10,000m...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Ran a personal-best 14:09.48 in the 5,000m to finish fourth...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Competed in the 10,000m...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Posted a 14:18.14 in the 5,000m...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/15-17): Finished 24th in the 10,000 meters (32:12.61) and competed in the 5,000m...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in five meets, posting personal bests in the 3,000m and 5,000m races...
BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/6): Opened the indoor season with a 14:06.73 personal best in the 5,000m...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Placed ninth in the mile (4:12.09) and fourth in the 3,000m with a personal-best 8:11.61...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Ran 4:11.52 in the mile and finished fourth in the 3,000m...BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14): Competed in the 5,000m...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/26-28): Finished 23rd in the 5,000m (14:22.49)...
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed in six meets for the Nittany Lions, highlighted by a top-20 finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships.
Dolan Duals (9/5): Opened the season with a seventh-place finish, running 18:14.7 over 6K...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/12): Finished in 25:45.5 over 5.2 miles...Paul Short Run (10/3): Clocked 24:11.8 in the 8K race...Princeton Fall Classic (10/17): Posted a season-best 8K time of 24:13.1...Big Ten Championships (10/31): Finished with a time of 24:26.3...NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/14): Recorded a 10K personal best of 30:14.9 to place 16th...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in three meets, highlighted by a sub-30-minute 10,000m performance and a victory in the 5,000m...
Raleigh Relays (3/27-29): Broke the 30-minute barrier in the 10,000m with a personal-best 29:55.31...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Ran 30:17.21 in the 10,000m... Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Won the 5,000m title in 14:37.50...
Indoor 2025
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2024
Season: Competed in five meets for the Nittany Lions, including appearances at the Big Ten and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships.
Dolan Duals (9/6): Finished 10th overall in the 6K with a time of 18:11.8...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Ran 26:08.8 over 5.2 miles...Princeton Fall Classic (10/18): Posted a season-best 8K time of 24:04.5...Big Ten Championships (11/1): Finished 116th in 24:39.3...NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/15): Ran 30:56.8 in the 10K race to place 44th...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Set his 5K and 1500m benchmarks in his first collegiate track action.
Raleigh Relays (3/28-30): In his first collegiate meet, clocked a 14:37.06 in the 5K. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Finished third in the 1500m with a 3:55.34 PR.
Indoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Ran in six meets for the Nittany Lions, including his first Big Ten Championship.
Dolan Duals (9/1): Ran an 18:24.9, finishing 13th overall in the 6K race. Lehigh Paul Short Run (9/30): Set his 8K PR in his first race at the distance in 2023, crossing the line fourth on the Nittany Lions as they finished fifth overall at Lehigh. Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/10): Competed in his first NCAA competition, clocking a 31:27.4 in the 10K race.
Outdoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 5K (XC) - 15:41, 3200 - 9:12, 1600m - 4:22, 800 - 2:00, 3000(i) - 9:12
*Indicates school record
Competed in cross country and track for Downingtown Stem Academy with eight varsity letters earned...Named team captain senior year 2021-22...Chosen Team MVP junior year in cross country 2020 and senior year in track 2022...Downingtown Stem Academy school record holder in 3200m, 3000m (indoor), 4x800m relay and DMR...ChesMont individual and team cross country champion 2021...Placed third as a team and 24th individually at PIAA state cross country meet...Was the 2022 Chesmont 3200m and 4x800 relay champion...Placed third at 2022 District 1 3200m and 4x800m relay...Named First Team All-League and All-District in both cross country and track and field junior and senior year.
PERSONAL
Parents are Stacey and James Flynn...Has two sisters, Kira and Ally...Studying engineering...Born in Pennsylvania.