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As a Junior (2017) - Academic All-PacWest....went 8:33.13 in the 3000m at the Rossi Relays, good for second all-time at FPU....improved to third all-time in program history in the 5000m with a time of 14:48.78 at the Bryan Clay Invitational....earned the Most Improved Athlete award.

As a Sophomore (2016) - Academic All-PacWest...went 15:03.51 in the 5k, good for sixth quickest at FPU, at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/15)...ran 3:56.31 in the 1,500 meter, ninth fastest in school history, at the Bulldog Invite (4/23)...jumped to sixth fastest in the 3,000 meter at 8:46.47 at the Westmont Sunshine Open (2/6).

As a Freshman (2015) - Ran 8:48.82 in the 3,000 meter, good for eighth fastest in program history, at the Bulldog Invite (4/25).

Sunbird Notes - Also a member of the men's cross country team.

Prior to FPU - Spent four years on the varsity team at Clovis North High School under coach Jason Lienau....earned numerous accolades in both cross country and track as one of the top runners in the Valley....was the TRAC cross country champion as a senior....qualified for the state championship all four years....won the North Area 3200 championship as a senior, finished second in the Valley and qualified for the state meet....three-time most valuable runner at Clovis North and team captain as a junior and senior....top times included 4:16 (1600), 9:19 (3200) and 15:16 (5K at Woodward Park)....was a four-year scholar athlete.

Personal - Son of Eddie Nolen and Stephanie Todd....has three younger brothers named Cameron, Chase and Brody....chose FPU for the Christian environment, proximity to home and opportunity to grow athletically and academically....favorite sports team is the Minnesota Vikings....attends West Coast Believers Center....Connor is a kinesiology major with plans of going into teaching and coaching.