2017 (JUNIOR)
- Placed seventh in Louisville Invitational outdoor in the 3k (3000S) with a time of 9:44.78
- Placed seventh in LSU Battle on the Bayou outdoor in the 1500m with a personal record time of 3:57.71
- Competed in four indoor meets
- Won the mile with a PR of 4:16.88 at the Fred Wilt Invite
- Had a 3k PR of 8:32.72 at the IU Relays where he was ninth
- Had a 5k PR of 14:59.31 at the Meyo Invite
- Did not compete
- Transferred to Purdue from Grand Valley State in the fall.
- Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track
- All-State in cross country junior year placing 21st in state
- Team state championship junior year
- Junior Olympic National Champion Team in 2010
- PR of 1:58 in the 800m, 4:17 in the 1600m, 9:20 in 3200m, and 15:34 in 5000m
- 5th at Midwest meet of champions in 1600m
- Bryan Cole Hester born Sept. 11, 1994
- Parents Mike Hester and Bonnie May
- Has one older brother, Alex, and one younger brother, Sam
- Enjoys rock climbing, all sports, long walks on the beach, and romantic comedies starring Tom Hanks
- Plans to study exercise physiology and management as a minor
- Would like to be a college professor and coach