At Stanford: Continued improvement in the middle distances and is now ready to perform on the national level ... breakthrough race at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships to show his range all the way to 10,000 meters ... one of the rising stars in the Stanford distance program.
2011 Season (Sophomore): An NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier in the 1,500 meters ... qualified for the final of the 1,500 meters at the Pac-10 Championships after running 3:46.79 in the prelims ... the Big Meet runner-up after running a career best 3:44.13 in the 1,500 meters ... ran a career-best 800-meter time of 1:49.54 at the Payton Jordan Invitational ... earned the first All-America honor of his career after helping Stanford to eighth place in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... the MPSF runner-up in the mile, running 4:01.67 to help Stanford to the team title ... ran a career best of 4:00.78 in the mile at the Husky Classic.
2010 Season (Freshman): A NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier in the 1,500 meters ... earned a season best of 3:46.59 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational ... placed third at the Big Meet in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:50.54 ... a Pac-10 finalist in the 1,500 meters, placing 10th ... placed fifth at the MPSF Championships to score four points for Stanford in the mile with a season best of 4:03.55.
High School: Finished 17th at the 2008 Foot Locker national cross country meet...all-state selection for Colorado in cross country in 2008...the only athlete at the 2009 Colorado state track meet to earn all-state in two events (800 meters and 1,600)...the 2008 state champion in the 800...ran a personal best in the 800 at the Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time 1:52.61...Colorado state record holder in the 3,000 meters (8:33.74)
Cardinal Catalogue: Undeclared major ... parents are Dan and Tammy Berberick ... has one brother, Matthew ... also participated in soccer and football in high school ... a 2010 USTFCCCA Academic All-American in track and field ... a second team Pac-10 All-Academic selection for cross country.