High School: Three-year letter winner in cross country, indoor track, and track & field at Absegami High School in Galloway, N.J.- under head cross country coach, Brian Tickle- under head indoor track coach, Keith Lanograf- under head track & field coach, Robert McConville.

Personal: Jared Louis Cushlanis- son of William and Donna Cushlanis- has two brothers, Will and Nathan- majoring in Game Design & Development at Wilmington University with aspirations to become a game developer- from Galloway, N.J.- favorite athlete is Norwegian middle-distance runner, Jakob Ingebrigtsen- when not running cross country he enjoys playing video games- listens to Miami Ultras before meets- misses having no responsibilities as a kid- if he could be someone else for a day, he would be God- favorite movie of all-time is Flight Club- favorite cartoon character is Zim- greatest piece of advice received in sport is “run fast”- perfect meal is chicken fried steak- his hero is his mom- if he could be the head coach of any team for a year, he would coach his high school XC team- considers the deer his spirit animal.