Bradley University Athletics

Honors & Awards
• Bradley A.D. Honor Roll:  Fall 2008, Spring 2009
 
At Bradley (2005-09)
Ahart ran his personal best 8K (25:53) as a freshman at the 2005 MVC Championships … Finished first at the 2006 Washington University Early Bird Meet ... Tied his 8K personal best and finished 11th at the 2006 Bradley Open … Placed 14th at the 2007 Bradley Open ... Set his personal best in the 10K (32:30) at the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional … Ran in NCAA Regionals each of his four years … Redshirted during the 2008 season ... Opened his senior season with a 13th place finish at Western Illinois (26:45) ... Ran a season-best time of 26:20.2 at Missouri State where he finished 11th. 
 
Career Bests
6K:  19:31 at the 2006 Washington University Early Bird Meet
8K:  25:53 at the 2005 MVC Championships and the 2006 Bradley Open
10K:  32:20 at the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional

Meet-by-Meet Times
2005 (Freshman)
Meet                                   Distance  Time
Bradley Open                           8K        26:49
Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational     8K        27:28
Notre Dame Invitational                8K        27:07
Bradley Classic                        8K        27:05
MVC Championships                      8K        25:53
NCAA Regional                          10K       34:12

2006 (Sophomore)
Meet                                   Distance  Time
Washington University Early Bird Meet  6K        19:31
Bradley Open                           8K        25:53
Roy Griak Invitational                 8K        27:44
Bradley Classic                        8K        26:45
MVC Championships                      8K        26:38
NCAA Regional                          10K       33:40

2007 (Junior)
Meet                                   Distance  Time
Illini Challenge                       6K        DNR
Bradley Open                           8K        26:40
Roy Griak Invitational                 8K        26:45
Bradley Classic                        8K        25:56
MVC Championships                      8K        26:02
NCAA Midwest Regional                  10K       32:20

2008 (Redshirt)

2009 (Senior)
Meet                                   Distance  Time
Western Illinois                       8K        26:45
Bradley Open                           8K        DNR
Missouri State                         8K        26:20.2
SIU Edwardsville                       8K        DNR
Bradley Classic                        8K        DNR
MVC Championship                       8K        27:58
NCAA Regional                          10K       35:10.5

Prep Overview
Ahart earned four varsity cross country letters at Parkway Central (Mo.) High School … Was the individual Suburban South Conference Champion his senior year … Finished ninth at sectionals and 49th at state as a senior … Also earned four varsity track and field letters … Member of the National Honor Society and named a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.

Personal
The son of Thomas and Dianna Ahart, Nathan was born December 1, 1986 … Father attended Bradley University … Majoring in risk management and insurance.