2007: MAC All Academic Award winner.

High School: Winner of Gold Academic Awards in football ... Best Defensive Player (Linebacker) ... Voted senior defensive captain ... member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated third in his class at Central Mountain High School.

Personal: Born Steven Brown ... Son of Laurie and Mike Brown ... has one sibling, Nathan, 25 ... nicknamed Steve ... Favorite class is calculus ... Majoring in math and education ... Personal best for 8K is 31:30.