Utah Valley University Athletics

JUNIOR (2023) - made three appearances on the season … tossed one inning … season was cut short due to injury.

SOPHOMORE (2022) - Made 15 appearances with 12 starts… third on the team with 55.2 innings pitched… won two games (UNLV on (3/8/22) and Seattle U (04/09/22) threw a season-high six innings at Seattle U (04/09/22)… struck out a season-high three hitters at Washington State (5/7/22)... earned Academic All-WAC honors. 

Before Utah Valley...
Graduated from Juan Diego Catholic HS in 2019 ... a First Team All-State performer all four years ... ranks in the top-five in the state of Utah all-time for most wins on the mound with 26 ... never lost a region game on the mound ... finished second in home runs for the state of Utah (behind only fellow Wolverine Kayler Yates) ... earned both Perfect Game Preseason All-American honors and Perfect Game postseason honorable mention accolades ... helped his team claim four region titles ... coached by Kelton Caldwell at Juan Diego ... played club call for the Padres Scout Team ... also played football in high school.  

Other College...
Played both the 2020 and 2021 seasons at the University of Northern Colorado ... was a two-way player for the Bears ... made 12 appearances and six starts on the mound for UNC in 2021 and went 2-3 with a 6.39 ERA in 38.0 innings of work ... also struck out 20 batters while walking just 12 ... he also batted .100 at the plate that season with an RBI and a walk ... during his freshman year in 2020, he went 0-1 with a 1.29 ERA in three appearances ... he tossed 7.0 innings in 2020 and limited opponents to just a .182 batting average while striking out four batters ... he also batted .200 that year with a double and a run scored.

Personal...
Graduated from Juan Diego in 2019 ... birthday is Sept. 5 ... born in Ogden, Utah ... plans to major in business management at UVU ... his greatest sports thrill has been winning the 2015 U15 USA NTIS Championship ... favorite pro sports team is the NY Yankees ... favorite pro athlete is DJ LeMahieu ... his mother, Jessi Rust, was an All-American soccer player at Weber State ... enjoys surfing and riding horses ... has one sibling; River Rust ... parents are Aaron and Jessi Rust.