Pepperdine University Athletics

ACADEMIC AWARDS: WCC All-Academic honorable mention in 2022 and 2023 … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors in 2020-21 and 2021-22 … Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete in 2020-21 and 2021-22.

PEPPERDINE XC 2022 (JR): Competed in all six meets … Earned a season-best of 25:41.9 in the 8K at the WCC Cross Country Championships (10/28).
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2021 (SO): Competed in five of the seven meets … Ran a season-best 8K of 27:41.0 at the Mark Covert Classic (9/4).
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2020-21 (FR): Competed in the only race of the season at the WCC Championships (2/24) ... Ran the 8K course in 29:44.1.

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2023 (JR): Competed in seven out of nine meets … Set a new school record in the 800 meters in a time of 1:49.45 at the APU Last Chance meet (5/12) … A part of the 4x400 school record relay squad … Ran in the 800 meter mainly and also ran in the 400 meter, 1,500 meter, and the 4x400 relays.

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2022 (SO): Ran in eight of the 10 meets … Set a new school record in the 800 meters in a time of 1:49.81 at the Oxy Invitational (5/7) … Ran the 800 meters seven times … Ran the 1,500 meters twice including a collegiate-best of 3:59.08, which ranks 10th all-time at Pepperdine … A part of the 4x400-meter relay team, which collected the second-fastest time all-time at Pepperdine with a 3:23.66 at Triton Invitational (4/9) … Also a part of the 4x800-meter relay team and the distance medley relay squad.
 
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2021 (FR): Was one of four runners to compete at all eight regular-season meets ... Quickly established himself as one of Pepperdine’s best 800-meter runners ... Ran the 800 meters six times, setting a collegiate-best by winning his heat at Azusa Pacific (5/15) with a 1:54.53, which ranks #4 all-time at Pepperdine ... Ran the 1,500 meters three times, including a heat-winning 4:07.75 at Azusa Pacific (5/14) ... Also ran the 400 meters twice, with a best of 52.82 at Azusa Pacific (4/13) that ranks #9 in program history ... Also ran the 5,000 once at Westmont (2/13).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Redwood High School, located in Visalia, Calif., in 2020 … Ran three years of varsity cross country and three in track … In track, ranks second in program history in both the 400 and 800 meters … In track, won the West Yosemite League title in the 800 as a junior ... Helped Redwood win three-consecutive league titles in both cross country and track … In track, helped Redwood win the section in 2019 … Was a team captain in both cross country and track as a senior … Was named the cross country team MVP as a senior … Won the Coach’s Award in cross country as a junior … Also played one year of junior varsity soccer.

PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-integrated marketing communication ... Born in Visalia, Calif. … Son of Patrick and Joni Hemphill … Has two siblings, Tessa and Sadie … Grandfather, Larry Hemphill, played minor league baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization … Chose to attend Pepperdine because “I loved the campus when I visited, and thought it would be a great place to run. I also liked the team when I met them.”

FAVORITES: Enjoys playing video games and hiking … Knows how to weld and fabricate ... Sports hero is David Rudisha ... Favorites include Cody Bellinger (pro athlete), Los Angeles Dodgers (pro sports team), Kendrick Lamar (musical artist) and baseball (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is “the feeling of racing and the grind to improve myself.”