2019:

• Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Named a C-USA Academic Medalist
• Finished 21^st at the Mook 4 Invitational (4M – 23:38.0)
• Finished 67^th at the Mississippi College Invitational (8k – 27:53.13)
• Finished 75^th at the Conference USA Championships (8k – 28:06.43)

High School: Graduated from Holy Savior Menard High School in 2019 … Competed on the cross country and track and field teams under coach Wally Smith … Was the 2018 Class 2A state runner up in cross country … Finished 4^th in Class 2A in the 2019 state meet in the 3200m … Was the national runner up for the 16-19 age group in the 2019 triathlon … Lettered on the varsity in cross country for three years, track and field for three years, swimming for two years, basketball for one year and baseball for one year … Was a member of the National Honor Society …

Personal: Son of Willard and Elizabeth Beard … Has one brother, Charles. Born Aug. 20, 2001, in Baton Rouge, La.