The Michigan State Men's Cross Country team welcomes eight additions to the program for the 2012 season.
2012: Competed unattached for the Spartans...Placed 28th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial with a time of 16:41.97...Ran at the Spartan Invitational, placing 207th with a time of 28:17...Finished ninth at the Jayhawk Invitational with a personal-best 8k time of 25:23.64...Ran a personal-best 5k time of 16:38 at the EMU Fall Classic to place 29th overall.
High School: Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field at Reed City High School ... Three-time All-Conference and two-time All-State in cross country and track and field ... Placed third in the 800-meter his junior year and second his senior year at the state meet ... Placed first in the 1600-meter with a time of 4:19.1 at the state meet his senior year ... Placed second in the 4 x 400 relay his senior year at the state meet ... Named team captain of the track team one year and of the cross country team two years ... Placed sixth at the Midwest Meet of Champions in the 800-meter.
Personal: Born April 10, 1994 ... Son of Tim and Jennifer Oehrli ... Majoring in human biology.