NIL Opportunities
2023 (Fifth Year): Competed in five races on the season…Placed 38th at the Horizon League Championships with an 8k time of 25:19.4 (10/28)…Clocked the 14th-fastest 8k time in school history with a 24:58.5 at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13)…Competed at the Bill Lennox Slippery Rock Invitational, running a 29:43 in the 8k (10/7)…Finished 25th in the Open Race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, clocking a 5-mile time of 25:46.7 (9/29)…Opened the season with a 5.2-mile time of 27:16.5 at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8).
2022 (Senior): Competed in five races on the season…Finished 27th at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best 8k time of 26:02.7 (10/29)…Clocked a 5.2 mile time of 27:22.9 at the Penn State National Open (10/14)…Finished with a five-mile time of 26:11.3 in the gold race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (9/30)…Ran a 26:34 in the 8k race at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23)…Turned in a 5.2 mile time of 28:21.7 at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9).
2021 (Junior): Competed in six events...Finished 45th at the Horizon League Championships with an 8K time of 27:31.4 (10/30)...Clocked a 5.2-mile time of 27:55.9 at the Penn State National Open (10/15)...Logged a season-best 8K time of 26:30 en route to a third place individual finish at the Slippery Rock Bill Lennox Invitational (10/9)...Posted the team's fastest 5-mile mark in the open race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with time of 26:37.9 (10/1)...Ran a time of 27:28.4 at the Michigan State Spartan 2021 Auto Owners Invitational (9/17)...Clocked a 6K time of 20:48.6 at the inaugural Yinzer Classic (9/3).
2020 (Sophomore): Did not compete.
2019 (Freshman): Competed in five of seven events...Finished 64th at the Horizon League Championships (11/2)...Ran a time of 27:11.7 at the Canisius Alumni Open (10/19)...Posted a time of 27:45.26 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4)...Turned in a time of 21:50.9 at the Tommy Evans Invitational (9/7)...Finished 16th with a time of 28:12.12 at the Duquesne Duals (8/31).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field at South Range High School...Owns personal-best times of 4:45 in the 1600-meter run, 10:21 in the 3200-meter run and 17:08 in the 5K.
PERSONAL: Parents are Susan and Randi Baun...Has a sister, Abigail, and two brothers, Isaac and Caleb...Major is chemistry.
