Wheaton College (MA)

BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from West Platte High School in 2025 ... Four-year letterwinner in cross country in addition to earning three letters in track & field for the Blue Jays ... Named Most Valuable Runner for WPHS cross country following his senior season ... Tabbed to the Academic All-State Team following his first year, sophomore, junior and senior campaigns for both the West Platte High School cross country team, while earning the honor as a sophomore and senior for the track & field team ... Earned WPHS Most Improved Runner honors for the Blue Jays cross country squad as a first year ... Selected a KCI Conference Scholar for West Platte High School ... Helped WPHS cross country capture the Conference Championship as a first year and senior in addition to being a member of the District title team as a first year ... Helped the Blue Jays' track & field squad win the Conference crown as a sophomore ... Member of West Platte High School's cross country team that finished as the Conference Championship and District runner-up as a sophomore and the District runner-up as a senior ... Part of the track & field teams that placed second at the Conference Championship as a first year in addition to being second in the District as a sophomore for the Blue Jays ... Elected Vice-President of the Science Club at WPHS ... Four-year member of Student Council and the Science Club at West Platte High School ... Earned Principal's Honor Roll accolades eight times and was Engineering Division Winner at the WPHS Science Fair as a junior ... Behavioral Science Division winner at Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair as a first year as well as first place recipient in the Behavioral Science Division at West Platte High School Science Fair.

PERSONAL: Born April 25, 2007 ... Majoring in History at Wheaton ... Son of Courtney and James Deffet ... Has one sibling, Michael ... Chose to compete in cross country and track & field for Wheaton because of the coaches, strong academics and my teammates.