University of Texas Arlington Athletics

2017-18: Ran in five cross country meets, including the Sun Belt Conference Championships, where he placed 32nd ... Had a season-best 8k time of 24:46.4 in a 25th-place showing at the Texas A&M Invitational ... Did not compete in the indoor or outdoor season.

2016-17: Placed 18th at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships for the team champions ... Navigated the 8k layout in 25:53.7 ... Was 78th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 10k time of 32:41.4 ... Participated in all six meets during the fall season ... Finished in the points in a pair of events at the 2017 SBC Indoor Championships and also was on the third-place distance medley relay team ... Was sixth in the 800m (1:55.21) and seventh in the mile (4:16.16) ... Scored at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships by placing seventh in the 1500 meters (3:55.82) ... Participated in the 1500m at the Texas Relays and the Mt. SAC Relays, where he had a season-best time of 3:51.35.

2015-16: Helped UTA to the Sun Belt cross country title, finishing 18th at the league meet ... Was the team's fifth finisher with a time of 26:34.2 in the 8k event ... Placed 71st at the NCAA South Central Regional (32:20.2) ... Competed in all seven cross country meets ... Scored points in a pair of events at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships ...  Finished sixth in the mile run (4:16.39) and seventh in the 800 meters (1:56.61) ... Competed in the 800m and 1500m at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Had a season-best 1500m time of 3:55.27 at the Beach Invitational and a time of 1:54.60 in the 800m at the John Jacobs Invitational.

2014-15: Did not compete in cross country as a freshman ... Placed 10th at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.53 ... Had a season-best 800m time of 1:55.32 in a seventh-place showing at the adidas Classic ... Scored two points for the team champion Mavericks at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Placed seventh in the finals of the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.39 ... Had a season-best 800m time of 1:53.15 in the prelims at the league meet.

BEFORE UT ARLINGTON: Was the runner up in the 800 meters at the Class 5A Area 3-4 meet as a senior ... Had a personal-best 800m clocking of 1:54.85, which ranked 19th in the state ... Placed 15th in the 5000m at the District 4-5A Championships as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Ann and Mike Birka ... Is a business major.