Joseph Wittig

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Gary Breedlove

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Smith, Ark.
Squadron:
01 Mighty Mach One
High School:
Greenwood

JUNIOR YEAR | 2020: Did not compete during the pandemic-shortened season…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019: Competed in three meets....clocked a career-best 8K time of 24:52.4 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (70th of 143)...added a time of 25:27.1 to finish 24th out of 127 runners at the UCCS Open...finished seventh at the Air Force Open after recording a four-mile time of 20:54.7...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018: Ran in two competitions...opened the season with a 5K time of 17:35.8 at the Wyoming Invitational (73rd)...finished within the top 50 of the Black Race at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open...recorded an 8K time of 27:02.6 to finish 40th out of 175 runners at that meet...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Greenwood High School...named the Arkansas River Valley All-Star Prep Cross Country and Track Runner of the Year for the 2017-18 academic year...won the 3200-meter title at the Arkansas 6A State Championship as a senior...finished second in the 1600-meter run at that meet...also earned a runner-up finish at the state cross country championships in 2017...three-time all-conference selection in both track and cross country...earned all-state honors in both sports as a junior and senior...posted a career-best 1600-meter time of 4:26.5...also earned all-conference honors in football as a freshman...graduated with a 4.23 GPA...named a Distinguished Graduate...member of the Arkansas Academic All-Star Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Nathaniel Wittig...nickname is “Jeb”...son of Robert and Lisa Wittig...has two younger brothers and a dog named Franklin...majoring in geospatial science...future plans include piloting heavies…currently serving as the Academic Officer for squadron...selected to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List every semester...favorite TV show to binge is Psych...hobbies include cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs and tending to his 80-acre homestead in Arkansas...avid fan of asking AJ Kedge when he is eating his bagel...enthusiast of Times New Roman 12-point font...grandfather, Waymon Pearson, served as a pilot in the Air Force...interned at the National Geospatial Agency in Springfield, Va., over the summer, assessing satellite imagery and utilizing remote-sensing techniques to help develop security analyses...member of Cadet Squadron 01.