High School: A three-time Foot Locker National Championships finalist, finishing 29th, 21st, and sixth place...selected as the Colorado Gatorade Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2008...a four-time Colorado all-state first team selection and winner of both the 2007 and 2008 Class 5A Colorado State Cross Country Championship...the 2009 Colorado state champion in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters in track...holds both Dakota Ridge and Jefferson County League records for the 1,600 meters (4:15.81) and the 3,200 (9:07.82)...2008-09 Gatorade/ESPN Colorado Runner of the Year...2008-09 Jefferson Country Athlete of the Year. Cardinal Catalogue: Major is undeclared, but considering management science and engineering...interested in pursuing a profession in law or business...parents are Scott and Ann Appel...has one younger brother, Austin.