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2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster

Audrey Blazek

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Benet Academy

Biography

2015 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Recipient
2016 Big Ten XC Sportsmanship Award Recipient 
Holds the 10th fastest 10K time in Illinois history (36:00.80)

2017

Track & Field

Outdoor 

  • Ran the 10K at Big Ten Championships, finishing in 37:21.90
  • Finished the 10K at Drake Relays in a personal-best 36:00.80, which ranks 10th on Illinois all-time list. 
  • Timed 4:52.26 in the Illinois Twilight 1500m race
  • Won the 10K at the 49'er Classic with a time of 37:13.59
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor 

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 5K

2016

Cross Country

  • Was the third Illini to finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, timing 21:37.7 
  • Earned the top finish on the team with a 22:28.2 time to finish 46th overall at Big Ten Championships 
  • Led the Illini at four meets this season
  • Set a new 6K personal-best time at the Iowa Regional Preview, timing 21:32.7 to place third overall
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Ran a 37:10.14 10K time at Big Ten Championships, placing 23rd
  • Ran the 1500m at three meets
  • Placed third in the 5K at the UCF Dual 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in 5,000m, finishing in 17:40.00
  • Placed second in the 3,000m at the Border Battle  

2015

Cross Country

  • Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient
  • Was the third Illini to finish at Big Ten Championships, finishing with a time of 21:35.6
  • Competed at NCAA Midwest Regionals, running the 6K in 22:40.8
  • Finished third on the team in both the Illini Challenge and ISU Country Financial
  • Finished sixth on the team and ninety-first overall in the Roy Griak Invite with a mark of 23:26.8

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Participated in four meets
  • Took 15th place in the 10,000m at Big Ten Championships

Indoor

  • Competed in four meets
  • Finished 27th in the 5,000m at Big Ten Championships

2014

Cross Country

  • One of two freshmen to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
  • Finished seventh for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships
  • Scored points for the Illini at the Pre-National Invitational with a personal-best 6K time of 22:45
  • Scored points for the Illini at the Boilermaker Invitational, where she places 32nd overall and fourth for the Illini
  • Made her collegiate debut at the Illini Challenge, where she placed 7th overall

High School

  • Three-time All-Conference in cross country
  • Two-time All-Conference in track
  • Two-time state qualifier in both cross country and track

Personal

  • Daughter of Peter and Diane Blazek
  • Born on February 18, 1995
  • Hobbies include spending time with family and friends, playing piano and guitar, cooking, reading, and making crafts
  • Majoring in bioengineering
  • National Honor Society member
  • East Suburban Catholic Conference Scholar/Athlete Award recipient

Blazek's Personal Bests

Cross Country
4K: 15:34 - Illini Challenge (8/30/13)
5K: 18:05.8 - ISU Invite (9/9/16)
6K: 21:32.7 - Iowa Regional Preview (10/1/16)

Track

Outdoor
1500m: 4:52.22 - Black & Gold Invite (3/25/16)
5,000m: 17:22.45 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
10,000m: 36:00.80 - Drake Relays (4/27/17)

Indoor
Mile: 4:59.56 - Illinois Classic (1/18/14)
3,000m: 10:17.71 - Border Battle (1/9/16)
5,000m: 17:22.45 - Meyo Invite (2/5/16)

Updated May 2017

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

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  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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