He was selected to compete at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics but he finished eleventh in his heat and did not make the final.

[2] At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he finished sixth in his 5000 m heat, however he just didn't make the final, losing out to Chakir Boujattaoui.

Running at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon, he set a Nevada state record of 1:01:40 on the way to victory.

[3] He ran in the 2010 New York City Half Marathon and set a personal best of 1:01:23 for fourth place.

The mark was achieved in spite of the rainy conditions and his lead was so significant that in the final stages of the race he decided to stop at a nearby portable toilet for a bathroom break.