2013 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Ran aseason best time in the steeplechase at the Winthrop Invitational,finishing with a time of 10:42.07 … Finished in sixth placein the event … Also took sixth place in the steeplechase atthe Weems Baskin Invitational (Columbia, S.C.), timing in at10:52.28 … Raced to a time of 4:27.88 in the 1,500 m run atthe Terrier Relays (Spartanburg, S.C.), good for a 13th placeshowing … Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential HonorRoll.
2012-13 Indoor atGardner-Webb: Raced to a season best 5,000 m time(18:39.59) at the Niswonger Invitational … Placed 20th inthe event … Recorded a season best 3,000 m time (9:57.92) atthe Tiger Paw Invitational (Clemson, S.C.) … Took tenthplace in the 3,000 m run (10:00.09) at the Appalachian IndoorInvitational … Came in 13th at 2012-13 Big South IndoorChampionships, finishing the 3,000 m run in 10:14.21 …Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2012 Outdoor atGardner-Webb: Competed in both the 3,000 m run aswell as the steeplechase for the Runnin’ Bulldogs …Placed 12th in the 3,000 m steeplechase at 2013 Big South OutdoorTrack & Field Championships behind a personal best time of10:02.56 … Also ran a personal best in the 3,000 m run latein the season, taking seventh place at the Carolina’s Cupwith a 9:23.62 clocking … Recorded a time of 10:39.28 in the3,000 m steeplechase at the Winthrop Invitational, good enough forsixth place in the event … Was second in the steeplechase atthe Winthrop Twilight (10:52.13) … Member of the 2011-12 BigSouth Presidential Honor Roll.
2011-12 Indoor atGardner-Webb: Recorded a personal best time in the3000 m Run with a time of 9:31.90 at the Tiger Paw Invitational ...Finished 21st in the event ... Also recorded a personal best in the5000 m Run with a time of 17:23.40 at the Niswonger Invitational... Placed 14th at Big South Indoor Championships in the 3000 m Runwith a time 9:43.62.
2011 Outdoor atGardner-Webb: Crossed the finish line in 21st-placeoverall in the 3000 meter steeplechase event with a personal besttime of 10:52.83 at the 2011 Big South Outdoor Track & FieldChampionships ... Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 3000 metersteeplechase with his time of 11:16.83 at the Carolina's Cup ...Picked up a 10th-place finish in the 1500 meter run with a time of4:36.86 at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational.
2010-11 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Ledoff GWU's distance medley relay at the 2010-11 Big South ConferenceIndoor Championships, which finished in eighth-place (11:07.81) ...Finished 20th at the Big South Championships in the 5000 meter run,crossing the finish line at 17:55.64 ... Also competed at theLiberty Open and the Niswonger Invitational.
High School: Was a multi-sportathlete at Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska ... Was the TeamMVP his senior season ... Was a state qualifier and finished fourthoverall at the Regionals meet as a senior ... Had a personal besttime of 16:50 (5K) ... Was also a member of the basketball, soccerand track & field teams.
Personal: Born Andrew Bryan Ford onMarch 22, 1992 in Palmer, Alaska ... Son of Nathan and Kim Ford ...Has two younger siblings, Katie and Jenna ... Sister Katie is afreshman on GWU's track & field and cross country teams ...Majoring in Global Studies.
