Personal
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Born in Oakland, Calif., to parents Bruce and Vicki Palmer
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Served a 2-year LDS mission in Chile
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Enjoys singing and dancing, being with family, the color green, ultimate frisbee, and lasagna
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Favorite animal is the cougar
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Open major
Before BYU
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Lettered in both track and cross country at Mead HS in Spokane, Wash.
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Earned top 5 percent status in his high school graduating class
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Was the second runner on a fourth-ranked team nationally
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Helped teams to seven league championships during 2002-06
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Member of one state championship team and three second-place finishes at state
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Came in 17th place individually at the 2005 Nike Team Nationals
Stats
2009: So.
2006: Fr.
17 BYU Autumn Classic* 20:53.8
13 Sacramento State Invit. 25:30
* - ran unattached
2006 | Freshman Year
Ran unattached at the BYU Autumn Classic, coming in 17th place with a four-mile time of 20:53 ... finished in 13th place at the Sacramento State Invitational with an 8K time of 25:30.
2009 | Sophomore Year
Did not compete.