2014 (Senior): Competed in three meets...placed 18th in the Disney Cross Country Classic 8k with a time of 25:57.59...batted a leg injury during the season.
2013 (Junior): Competed in all eight meets…led the Penguins by placing first at the Horizon League Cross Country Championship with a time of 25:41.24…became the first YSU male runner to in school history place first at the conference championships...won the event by nine-and-a-half seconds...helped lead the Penguins to finish second overall at the Horizon League Cross Country Championship…finished first in the Tommy Evans Invitational with a time of 20:23…placed first in the Disney World Cross Country Classic 8k with a time of 25:05.46…finished seventh in the Duquesne Duals 8k with a time of 26:29.2…ran 25:43.19 in the BGSU Mel Brodt Invitational 8k to place sixth…helped lead the team by placing ninth in the Pre-Nationals White Race 8k with a time of 25:01.50…came in 71st at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 32:21...led the Penguins with five top 10 finishes…was the top finisher in seven out of the eight meets...earned his third letter.
2012 (Junior): Redshirted.
2011 (Sophomore): Competed and was YSU's top finisher in all seven events...at the Horizon League Championships, finished 20th with a time of 27:25 in the 8k race...at the Great Lakes Regional, had a time of 33:17 to finish 143rd in the 10k event...was 12th at the season-opening Duquesne Duals with a time of 27:25 in the 8k race...placed 13th at the PSU Spiked Shot Invitational running a 27:12 in the 5.2-mile event...was 15th at the Akron Quad with a time of 21:09 in the four-mile race...placed 60th at the Penn State National running a time of 27:55 in the 5.2-mile event...finished 68th at the Notre Dame Invitational (8k) clocking a time of 26:24...earned his second letter.
2010 XC (Freshman): Competed in six of seven events ... at the Horizon League Championships, was YSU's second-best finisher placing 36th with a time of 26:26 ... at the Great Lakes Regional, had a time of 35:04 in the 10k event ... was 22nd at the Akron Quad Meet with a time of 21:10 (four miles) ... was the Guins' top placer at the BGSU Falcon Invitational with a time of 25:55 to finish 34th ... was 78th at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 26:50 ... was second-best YSU finisher at Iona Meet of Champions with a time of 26:50 ... did not run at Duquesne Duals ... earned his first letter.
High School: Set the district and school records in the 800 and 1,600...member of 4x400, 4x800 relay squads...4x800 relay set regional record with a time of 7:50.54...ran anchor on the relay squads...was a four-time All-Ohio selection and two-time NAC MVP...was a two-time state runnerup in the 1,600 (2009 and 2010) and indoor state champion in the 1,600 (2009)...was part of Team Ohio for the Midwest Meet of Champions...coach was Ted Rupe...member of National Honor Society and the honor roll.
Personal: Parents are Michelle and Ted Rupe...his father was his coach in high school...has two brothers and a sister...major is integrated science education... is the recipient of the 2014-15 Jim & Ellen Tressel Scholarship.
