Jeremy began running when he was a sophomore at Pineville High School in Pineville, Louisiana. He started running despite his greatest obstacle, asthmatic bronchitis. Through a lot of determination and hard work, he and the Pineville team became state champions three years in a row in Cross Country and twice in Track & Field. He attended Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana for two years under an athletic scholarship and ran well enough his freshman year to represent the U.S.A. in the Junior Pan-American Games in Santiago, Chile. This was his first taste of international competition, and had decided that he did not want it to be his last. Upon completion of his sophmore year he was invited to run at the University of Arkansas, the number one track program in the nation, where he went on to finish his last two years of eligibility. In 1998, Jeremy placed fifth in the nation in the 1500 meter event at the Outdoor NCAA Track & Field Championships. He was also a two-time All-American in his respected events. Upon graduating in 2000, he decided to move to live and train in Northern California with the Nike Farm Team, a group of some the the most elite runners from all over the nation. He raced in many USATF events against the top U.S. runners. One of Jeremy's finest accomplishments came in 2002, where he placed fifth in the men's mile at the U.S. National Indoor Championships with a time of 3.59.81 finally breaking the 4 minute barrier. The same year, his time of 3.40.66 in the 1500 meter was the seventh fastest time by a U.S. runner. While training in California he had the honor of competing at both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Trials in the 1500 meter in Sacramento, California. Jeremy has now returned to Pineville, Louisiana with his wife, Tabitha, his baby girl, Olivia, and his dog, Othello.
400 Meter - 49.68, 800 Meter - 1.47.80, 1500 Meter - 3.39.12, Mile - 3.59.81 (indoors), 5K - 14.13.67, 10K - 30.34.00 (road).
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