Boston University

AWARDS
• Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week: Outdoor (4.18.23)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Outdoor (4.4.23, 4.18.23, 4.25.23
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Indoor (12.6.22, 1.24.23, 2.7.23, 2.14.23
• First Team All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2023: 4x100m relay)
• First Team All-Patriot League: Indoor (2023: 400m)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Meet: Indoor (2023)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
During the outdoor season, anchored the winning 4x100m relay at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 40.36 … At the PL meet, set a personal best time of 10.55 in the 100m prelims before finishing seventh in the finals … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 400m … Recorded a 45.96 in the 400m at the Michael Johnson Invitational for a personal best and second all-time at BU in the event … Notched a personal best time of 20.72 in the 200m at the UConn Northeast Challenge for the second-best mark in BU history … During the indoor season, won the 400m at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 46.87 to set the meet and facility (Navy) records … Finished third in the 200m (21.48) at the PL Championships … Was a member of the 4x400m relay (3:12.47) that took sixth at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational … Won the 400m (47.14) and joined the winning 4x400 relay (3:12.76) at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic … Set two personal bests at the BU Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener with a victory in the 300m (33.48) and a second-place finish in the 60m (6.84).

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran track at Wylie High School and with Team Quest club ... 2x Team Quest MVP ... As a senior, was the state runner-up in the 400m ... Member of the first place 4x100m team at the AAU Junior Olympics ... As a junior, was a 2x All-American at the AAU Junior Olympics and a state qualifier ... As a freshman, was a 2x All-American at the AAU Junior Olympics and was named Newcomer of the Year ... Also played football, basketball, baseball and soccer.

PERSONAL
Son of Shannon Price and Robert Popelka Jr. ... Grandfather, Robert, played college football at SMU and was drafted in the NFL ... Relative Ashley Cooper (formerly Popelka) ran collegiate track ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.