North Central University Athletics

2024 Season Highlights

Ran a personal best in the 8k at the UMAC Championships with a time of 28:23.5 (14th place)... This time ranks 14th all-time in program history... Earned NCCAA All-Region for his 7th place finish at the regional meet with an 8k time of 29:45.3... Awarded UMAC Second Team All-Conference... Named UMAC Runner of the Week for his first place finish at the Falcon Heights Meet to start the season... Named an NCCAA Scholar Athlete... Awarded NCU Ram of the Week twice... Team Captain... Garrett was awarded the UMAC Academic All-Conference award... Team MVP... Fall Athletic Director Honor Roll... UMAC Academic All-Conference... 2025 Spring Distinguished Scholar Award.

2023 Season Highlights

Ran a season best in the 8k at the UMAC Championships with a time of 29:29.5 (26th place)... Earned NCCAA All-Region for his 4th place finish at the regional meet with an 8k time of 29:48.4... Named UMAC Runner of the Week for his performance at the NCCAA Regionals... UMAC Academic All-Conference... Awarded NCU Men's Cross Country Team MVP... Team Captain.

2022 Season Highlights

In his first season, Garrett earned his season best in the 8k at the NCCAA National Championships in a time of 30:01.0 (21st place)... He was named NCCAA All-Region for his 6th place performance at the NCCAA North Region Championships... Was named UMAC Men's Runner of the Week once this season.

Prep Career

Ran Cross Country and Track and Field for Lexington High School... Named a senior year captain... His Cross Country team was named the 2022 Team State Champions... Graduated in 2022.

Personal

Born in Lexington, Nebraska on March 9th, 2004... Majoring in Youth, Children, and Family Studies... Parents are Kevin and Mandy Converse... Kevin is the owner of G.C.F. Rentals and Converse Flooring... Has four siblings, Sabrina (20), Zachary (14), Kaylee (12), and Isaac (10)... Planning to major in Youth, Children, and Family studies.