FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

2009 NCAA INDOOR REGIONAL RUNNER OF THE YEAR

2008-09 SEC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

2009 SEC TRACK & FIELD SCHOLAR ATHLETE

2009 SEC INDOOR RUNNER OF THE YEAR

2009 NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL CHAMPION

2009 ALL-REGION

THREE-TIME SEC CHAMPION

THREE-TIME ALL-SEC

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER

USA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER

NATIONAL QUALIFIER

REGIONAL QUALIFIER

SUMMER 2009: At the USA Championships, he finished third with a finals time of 3:42.84 to earn a spot on Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin. In order to travel with Team USA, Ulrey had to secure the World Championships "A" standard. He accomplished that at the Golden Gala in Rome in July. Ulrey clocked a time of 3:35.23, the second fastest in school history. In Berlin, he ran two sub-3:40 times in three days. In the opening round he finished eighth in his heat and advanced on his time of 3:38.86. In the semifinals, he ran a 3:39.33 and did not advance to the finals.

2009: Indoor: Ulrey's sensational season began at the Arkansas Invitational where he won the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.29. At the Razorback Invitational, he continued to dominate, clocking a mile time of 3:57.60. His time was an NCAA auto qualifier, a personal best, led the SEC in 2009, was No. 3 in the NCAA in 2009 and ranks No. 9 on Arkansas' all-time list. Ulrey's time was also the fastest clocked by an SEC student-athlete since former Hog Said Ahmed ran a 3:57.04 at the Iowa State Last Chance during the 2005 season. The night before running his historic mile, Ulrey ran the lead leg of the distance medley relay that won with a provisional-qualifying time of 9:44.66. He continued his season with wins as the anchor of the DMR and in the 3,000 meters at the UW Invitational. Friday night in Seattle, Ulrey anchored the DMR with a mile split of 3:54 to cross the tape in a time of 9:28.35. Their clocking was a new school record, the fastest time in the NCAA in 2009 and automatically qualified the quartet for the NCAA Championships. On Saturday, Ulrey won the 3,000 meters with a personal-best and automatic qualifying time of 7:50.86. That time was No. 6 on Arkansas' list, ranked No. 4 in the NCAA in 2009, led the SEC and automatically qualified Ulrey for the NCAA Championships in three events (mile, DMR). At the SEC Championships, Ulrey took the weight of the Razorbacks on his shoulders and competed in three races in two days, coming away with two SEC titles. He was named the SEC Runner of the Year after winning the mile (3:59.77) and the 3,000 meters (7:55.56). He also set a new meet record in the 3K. Ulrey was the only runner at the 2009 SEC Indoor Championships to win two individual events and is the first Arkansas student-athlete to win two individual titles at the same indoor championship since Peter Kosgei won the 3K and the 5K in 2005. His banner season ended at the NCAA Championships where he ran four races in two days and picked up three All-America honors. He finished third in the mile (4:02.19), ninth in the 3K (8:03.26) and runner-up as the anchor of the distance medley relay (9:30.31). Ulrey anchored the NCAA quartet to the No. 7 time on Arkansas' list. Outdoor: Ulrey began his outdoor season at the Texas Relays, competing as the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The quartet finished second with a time of 7:25.38. At the McDonnell Invitational, he won the 1,500 meters with a regional-qualifying time of 3:45.20. He ran the third leg of the title-winning 4xMile relay at Penn Relays, Arkansas' first relay victory since 2006. He also ran the anchor leg of the 4x800-meter relay (third) and anchored the DMR to a runner-up finish. Heading into the championship season, Ulrey was able to focus solely on the 1,500 meters. At the SEC Championships, he won the 1,500 meters in a time of 3:41.39 and pulled double duty, also running the 800 meters. He finished third with a time of 1:48.46. He added to his 1,500-meter titles with a win at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (3:45.38). Running a personal-best 3:39.93 at the NCAA Championships, Ulrey finished fourth and also qualified for the USA Championships.

AT NORTHERN IOWA: Ulrey was the 2008 NCAA runner-up in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:42.56. Also at the NCAA Championships, he clocked a prelim time of 3:43.10. He was the NCAA Midwest Region runner-up in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:41.59, breaking his own UNI and Missouri Valley Conference record. At the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships, he finished third in the 800 meters (1:49.73) and won the 1,500-meter title (3:56.81). He won the 2008 MVC Indoor title in the mile with a clocking of 4:14.11. During the 2007 outdoor season, he was a member of the title-winning distance medley and 4x800-meter relays at the Drake Relays. He earned All-America honors at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships as the mile anchor for the fourth-place distance medley relay. He holds PRs of 3:41.59 in the 1,500 meters, 1:48 in the 800 meters and 4:00 in the mile.

AT RIVERDALE HS: He was the Illinois State Champion at 1,600 meters during his junior and senior seasons. He holds the state record in the mile with a time of 4:09.

PERSONAL: Born July 11, 1987, he is the son of LeRoy and Cynthia Ulrey. He is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in sociology.