Before IHCC: Attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida... Member of the track & field team under head coach Ted DeVos... 2022 Times-Union's All-First Coast Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year... Two-time Florida State champion in the 110mH (13.53) and 300mH (36.26) events in 2022... Captured individual meet titles at the Bob Hayes Invitational, Florida Realys, and FSU Relays... Ranked third in the national MileSplit rankings in the 110mH and fifth in the 300mH... Placed 10th in the state in the high jump... Competed for the St. John's Striders club program... Also attended Penn State University

Personal: Born September 18, 2003 in Ponte Vedra, Florida... Son of Cathy and Rondal Ways... Three siblings Ceolamar, Chloe, and Chandler... Brother Ceolamar was a four-time NCAA All-American and five-time ACC Champion on the University of North Carolina Track & Field team... Sister Chloe competed on the Shorter University Track & Field team... Father jumped at Mississippi State and holds the school's third-best high jump in program history