2014 Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 17th in the 10,000-meter run at the Horizon League Championships with a 34:27.93 time…ran a season-best 34:03.25 in the 10,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational…finished 23rd in the 5,000-meter run at the league meet with a time of 16:33.05…ran a season-best 9:27.70 in the 3,000 meter run at the Northeast Ohio Quad... Earned his second letter.
2013-2014 Indoor (Sophomore): Finished 25th in the 3,000-meter run at the Horizon League Championships with a season-best time of 9:22.06…was a member of the distance medley relay that placed fifth at the HL meet...earned his second letter.
2013 Outdoor (Freshman): Posted a best time of 4:35.84 in the 1,500-meter run at the Northeast Ohio Invitational...in the 3,000-meter run had a best time of 9:49.81 at the Northeast Ohio Invite...at the Raleigh Relays posted a best time of 16:40.92 in the 5,000 meters.
2012-13 Indoor (Freshman): Ran the mile in a personal-best time of 4:49.58 at the Horizon League Championships...fininshed the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:02.71 at the HL Championships...had a top time of 2:46.59 in the 1,000 meters at the YSU Invitational...best time in the 3,000 meters was 9:47.11 at the YSU National Invitational.
High School: Lettered in cross country and track and field all four years of high school...primary events were the 800 and 1,600-meter distances...County champion in 800m and 4x800m relay.
Personal: Son of Sam and Callie Sowards...has two brothers and a sister...majoring in Physics.
