AWARDS
• Boston University E. Ray Speare Award (2017)
• Academic All-America Division I Track & Field/Cross Country 3rd Team (2017)
• PL Indoor Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year (2017, 2016)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2016)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (2017)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
AS A SENIOR IN 2016-17
During his outdoor season, finished eighth in the 1500m (3:52.13) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships … Finished seventh in the 1500m (3:52.12) and eighth in the 800m (1:54.99) at the Patriot League Championships … Ran in the 1500m (3:47.81) at the Bryan Clay Invite … Ran in the 4xMile (16:54.70) at the Penn Relays …During his indoor season, won gold in the 1000m (2:25.45) and the DMR (9:59.98) at the PL Championship … Finished fourth in the 1000m with a personal best of 2:22.86 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational …Finished second in the DMR (9:41.23) and fourth in the mile (4:04.35) at the BU Scarlet and White Meet … Finished second in the mile (4:09.28) at the BU Mufti-Team Meet.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2015-16
Selected to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Named Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... During the outdoor season, competed exclusively in the 1,500m run ... Finished fourth at Patriot League Championships with personal-best time of 3:46.76 ... Finished fifth at the IC4A Championships (3:51.38) ... Was fourth at the Dartmouth Invitational (3:47.38) ... Also competed at the Virginia Challenge (3:48.81) ... During the indoor season, was the 1,000m run champion at the Patriot League Championships thanks to a personal-best time of 2:23.83 ... Was also part of 4,000m distance medley team that won conference title (9:55.28) ... Was fourth in the mile at the Last Chance Meet (4:03.13) ... Finished third in the 1,000m run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2:24.09) ... Secured second in the mile at the Multi-Team Meet (4:07.86) ... Also ran the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (4:05.13).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014-15
Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team during indoor season ... During the outdoor season, was part of fifth-place 4x800m relay team at the Patriot League Championships ... Finished third in the 1,500m run at the PL Championships with personal-best time of 3:51.89 ... Also took third in 1,500m run at Skyhawk Invite (4:01.56) ... Competed in 1,500m run at IC4A Championships (3:53.79), Raleigh Relays (3:55.71) and Mason Spring Invitational (3:57.60) ... During the indoor season, was fifth in the mile (4:17.15) and part of second-place distance medley team (10:03.60) at the PL Championships ... Also ran the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (4:08.46) and the Four-Way Meet (4:14.53) ... Had time of 1:54.75 in the 800m run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013-14
During the outdoor season, finished eighth in the 1,500m run at the New Balance Twilight Meet (3:56.51) ... Took 10th in the 1,500m run at the Patriot League Championships with a personal-best time of 3:54.78 ... Had a time of 3:56.09 in the 1,500m run at the George Mason Spring Invitational ... Took 10th in the 1,500m run at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 3:56.71 ... During the indoor season, posted personal-best time of 4:13.22 in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational ... Finished fifth in the mile in his collegiate debut at the BU Multi-Team Meet (4:15.49) and also competed in the mile at the New England Championships (4:14.13) ... Was part of second-place team in the 4,000m DMR (10:06.08) and was also member of fifth-place 4x800m relay team (7:45.32) at the Patriot League Championships ... Had time of 2:28.43 in the 1,000m run at the Scarlet and White Invitational.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran cross country and track for four seasons at Desert Mountain High School, where he earned Male Student-Athlete of the Year honors as a senior ... Finished fourth in the 1,600m run at state championships and set school record in both 1,600m run and 800m run as a senior captain ... Won Scottsdale City Championship in the 1,600m run as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Finished fourth in 1,600m run at state championships ... Earned Freshman of the Year honors.
PERSONAL
Son of Bruce Groll and Tuula Tyry ... Mother is originally from Finland ... Has one brother, Taisto ... Enrolled in College of Engineering with plans to major in biomedical engineering ... Born on May 8, 1995.
