2006: Ran the 1500 meter run in 4:15.28 to place 19th at the FSU Snowbird Invitational... Placed 26th with a time of 4:27.80 in the 1500 meter run at the FSU Relays... Improved his time to 4:13.95 while finishing 17th in the 1500 meter run at the Seminole Invitational... Posted a time of 4:17.38 in the 1500 meter run to finish second at the USA Invitational... Ran a 16:23.13 in the 5000 meter run to finish 39th at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

High School: Lettered in cross county, track and soccer... Ran a 4:31 mile, a 9:57 two-mile and a 16:09 5K... Received All-State honors... Four-time All-Area selection... Four-time Choctaw Runner of the Year.

Personal: Son of David Gates and Mickey Gaines... Brother of Kalvin, Colleen and Britni... Helped build a press box for a local stadium with a Boyscouts group... Announced, kept score and raked the field for the Shalimar Little League All-Stars... Participated in a beach clean-up... Born on December 11, 1986... Major is undecided.