Utah Tech University Athletics

At Utah Tech 2024 (FRESHMAN): competed in all six meets ... fourth-fastest finisher for the Trailblazers at the NCAA West Regional clocking a time of 32:58.4 in the 10K ... posted a time of 25:38.79 in the 8K at the WAC Championships to finish 48th overall ... also the fifth-fastest finisher at the season-opening Utah Valley Invitational notching a time of 15:38.9 in the 5K, the ninth-best time in the distance in program history ... clocked a time of 20:31.0 in the 6K at the SUU Color Country Invite to finish 47th ... final two races came in the 8K at the UCR Invite (26:33.6) and the Santa Clara Bronco Invite (26:14.9) ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

High School: 2024 graduate of Mountain View High School ... earned a pair of letters in cross country after playing football in his first two seasons of high school ... also earned four letters in track and field ... 

Personal: parents are Dylan and Sara Orton ... philosophy major ... wants to become a seminary/institute teacher for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ... favorite athlete is Nikola Jokic ... wears the same socks for every race and never washes them during the season.

Why he chose Utah Tech: "I chose Utah Tech because of the beautiful weather and scenery."