University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights:

• 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
• Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)

• Began the season running 16:41.7 for 28th at the Michigan Open
• Was 64th in 26:19.1 at the Notre Dame's National Catholic Championship
• Placed 18th in 25:59.9 at the Falcon Invite
• Crossed the finish line in 25:55.6 for 31st at the Horizon League Championship
• Set his 10k PR of 32:27.8 for 154th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship

• Ran in all six races as a rookie, placing second on the team in five races
• Made his collegiate debut at the 5k Michigan Open and was 29th in 16:44
• Ran 26:45 for 56th at Notre Dame's National Catholic Championships
• Lowered that 8k time to 26:17 for 121st at the Live In The Lou Classic
• Tallied his season-low 8k of 25:40 for 23rd at the Canisius Alumni Classic
• Claimed 59th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 26:10
• Ended his rookie year 167th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship with a run of 32:59 in his first 10k

• Lettered in swimming and diving, cross country and track and field
• In cross country, he helped his team to a pair of regional championships
• Was All-State as a junior and senior, the Catholic League champion as a senior and All-Catholic as a sophomore, junior and senior 
• In track and field, he was All-State in the 1600-meters as a junior and senior and in the 3200m as a junior
• All-Catholic champion in the 1600m three times and was also a three-time state qualifier
• A member of the National Honors Society

• Son of Kristin and Matthew Russelburg
• Has an older and younger brother
• His grandmother graduated from the University
• Chose Detroit Mercy because of the academics
• A Computer Science major