2009 Outdoor Track Season: Recorded career-high in the 5,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships placing sixth in 14:43.30 ranking him fourth in UALR career records and sixth in the Sun Belt...Recorded highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the Hendrix Invitational placing second in 14:51.26...Also recorded 5,000 meters finish at the LSU Alumni Gold placing sixth in 14:53.48...Recorded season-high in the 1,500-meter run at the Rhodes Open placing 14th in 4:05.61...Recorded highest finish in the 1,500 meters placing second in 4:06.20...Recorded season-high and highest finish in the 10,000-meter run at the SBC Championships placing third in 31:14.15 ranking him third in the Sun Belt...Recorded season-high and highest finish in the 800-meter run at the Bison Invitational placing tenth in 2:11.83.
2008 Outdoor Track Season: Redshirted...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for academic excellence.
2008 Indoor Track Season: Earned Sun Belt Conference Track Athlete of the Week as the fourth leg of the Distance Medley relay team that placed seventh at the Iowa State Classic in 9:58.28 setting the new school record and the fastest time in the Sun Belt with Aaron Batey, John Lamb, and Vladimir Findra...Also placed second in the Distance Medley with Batey, Findra, and Jeremie Schwartz at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 10:12.31...Recorded career high in the mile at the Arkansas State Invitational placing second with a time of 4:16.87 ranking him fourth in UALR career records and second in the Sun Belt...Recorded highest finish in the mile at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic winning the event in 4:18.75...Also placed fifth in the mile at the SBC Championships in 4:19.27...Recorded career high in the 3,000 meters at the SBC Championships placing second in 8:22.94 ranking him second in UALR career records and in the Sun Belt...Recorded highest finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Arkansas State Invitational winning the event in 8:29.12...Also placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic recording a time of 8:43.20...Recorded season high and highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the SBC Championships placing third in 14:55.93 ranking him third in the Sun Belt.
2007 Cross Country Season: Finished the season the top Trojans finisher in every competition...Helped lead UALR to the 2007 Sun Belt title earning All-Sun Belt honors placing second with a time of 25:07.84 over the 8K course...Recorded career and season best in the 8K at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Invitational placing sixth out of 341 runners placing him first in UALR career records...Won the UALR Open 8K with a time of 25:00.80 earning Sun Belt Runner of the Week honors...Won the Arkansas Tech Twilight Run 5K recording a time of 20:05.79 and earning Sun Belt Runner of the Week honors...Out of 105 runners, placed 27th at the NCAA South Central Regional recording a time of 31:14.2 over the 10K course.
2007 Outdoor Track Season: Recorded season best in the 1,500 meters at the Rhodes College Open recording a time of 3:58.65 ranking him ninth in UALR career records and seventh in the Sun Belt Conference...Recorded season best in the 3,000 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational placing third with a time of 8:45.39 ranking him third in UALR career records...Recorded season best in the 5,000 meters at the Mississippi Invitational with a time of 14:51.62 ranking him third in UALR career records and sixth in the Sun Belt...Recorded season best in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 30:26.82 ranking him second in UALR career records and in the Sun Belt...Placed fourth at the Sun Belt Championships in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:52.62 and in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:05.10...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for academic excellence.
2007 Indoor Track Season: Recorded season best in the 3,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic placing with a time of 8:25.67 ranking him second in UALR career records and fourth in the Sun Belt Conference...Recorded highest finish in the 3,000 meters at the Saluki Booster winning the event in 8:35.63...Recorded season best and highest finish in the Mile at the ASU Kickoff Klassic winning the event in 4:25.06...Recorded season best and highest finish in the 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic placing 13th in 14:45.01 ranking him second in UALR career records and third in the Sun Belt.
2006 Cross Country Season: Top Trojans finisher at every meet during the season...Recorded highest finish placing second at the Arkansas State Invitational with a time of 20:13.66 and at the UALR Open with a time of 25:58.41 and leading his team to second place finishes at both meets...Recorded personal best in the 8K at the Brooks Memphis Twilight placing seventh out of 200 runners with a time of 24:15.17...This time ranks him third in UALR all-time records...Recorded personal best in the 10K at the Chile Pepper Invitational placing 44th our of 289 runners with a time of 30:32.5...This time ranks him first in UALR all-time records...Placed sixth at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 24:51.61 earning All-Sun Belt honors...Competed at the NCAA South Central Regional.
Virginia Intermont College: Competed two years for Virginia Intermont College cross country and track teams.
High School: Competed at Gymnazium Jana Hollenho.
Personal: Born April 6, 1985, in Trnava, Slovania...Son of Peter and Jana Puskar...Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Jana...Majoring in International Business.
