Arkansas State University

2012-13 (Outdoor) - Finished second in the 110-meter hurdles at the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) with a 14.73 time ... Ran a 14.53 in the 100 hurdles to place seventh at the Ole Miss Invitational (4/13) ... Registered a pair of seventh-place 400-meter hurdle finishes at the LSU Relays (3/23) and Ole Miss Invitational (4/13) with times of 54.37 and 53.81, respectively. 

2010-11: (Outdoor) - Finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 14.83 ... Had a seventh-place showing in the 400-meter hurdles at the SBC Championships, running a personal-best time of 54.42 during prelims and competed on A-State's third-place 4x400 meter relay team ... Clocked a personal-best 14.57 time in the 110-meter hurdles at the Memphis Invitational (4/30).  (Indoor) - Finished sixth at the SBC Championships in the 55-meter hurdles with a personal-record time of 7.73 ... Produced a personal-best 8.40 time in the 60-meter hurdles at the Iowa State Classic (2/10).

2009-10: (Outdoor) - Finished sixth at the SBC Championships in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.96 ... Ran a personal-best 54.64 in the 400-meter hurdles at the SBC Championships to finish sixth. (Indoor) - Generated a personal-best 7.84 in the 55-meter hurdles at the SBC Championships ... Turned in a season-best 7.07 time in the 55-meter hurdles at the ASU Kickoff Klassic (12/5) ... Tallied a personal-record 23.56 time in the 200 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/11) ... Registered a personal-best 8.48 time in the 60-meter hurdles at the Iowa State Classic (2/11).

2008-09: (Outdoor) - Ran a 14.83 in the 110-meter hurdles at the SBC Championships en route to placing eighth ...Posted a 55.09 in the 400-meter hurdles at the conference meet to take fifth.  (Indoor) - Garnered a personal-best time of 8.07 in the 55-meter hurdles.

High School: Two-time (2007 and 2008) all-state performer in three events at Waynesville (Mo.) High ... Earned all-league and all-district recognition in last three seasons (2006-08) ... Honored as WHS' 2008 Athlete of the Year ... Coached by Jerry Guffey ... 2008 graduate ... Served as track team's captain as a senior ... Three-time state qualifier and member of three-time (2006-08) conference champion teams ... School-record holder in the 300-meter hurdles (38.17) and the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.00) ... A team captain final two prep seasons (2007 and 2008) ... Three-year (2005-07) letterwinner in football ... Earned all-state, all-district, and all-conference laurels at wide receiver and a returner on special teams for 2007 Missouri Class 5 State Champion team ... Participated three seasons (2005-07) in basketball ... National Honor Society member.   

Personal: Born in Monterey, Calif. ... Son of Larry and Stacey Bateman ... Father works for the U.S. Military and mother for the U.S. Government ... Has a younger brother ... Fan of St. Louis' three professional teams (Rams, Cardinals, and Blues) ... Played AAU baseball from 2005-07 ... A graduate student ... Earned his bachelor's degree in sports management with a marketing minor in spring 2012 and graduated cum laude ... Served as ASU's Sport Management Club President (2011-12 and 2012-13) and Vice President (2010-11) ... Recognized as ASU's 2012 Sports Management Student of the Year.