2019

Outdoor

• Placed 17th in the 5K at Big Ten Championships
• Finished fifth in the 5K at the War Eagle Invite, clocking a season-best finish time of 14:39.54
• Recorded a 1500m finish time of 3:50.39 to place fourth at the Illini Twilight
• Academic All-Big Ten 

Indoor

• Placed 11th in the 3K at Big Ten Championships
• Won the event title in the Mile at the Illini Open, clocking a 4:15.15 finish
• Re-set his PR in the Mile at the Illini Invitational, timing a 4:13.76 finish to place sixth
• Recorded a new PR in the 3K at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, running a time of 8:13.95 to place seventh

2018

Cross Country

• Earned Midwest All-Region Honors, placing 22nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K finish time of 31:25.9 to lead Illinois
• Competed in five meets for the Orange and Blue, crossing first for the Illini three times and finishing in the UI top-three in all five meets 
• Finished 80th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, leading the Illini with a season-best 8K time of 24:21.2
• Placed 19th to lead all Illinois runners at the Commodore Classic, recording a time of 25:36.7
• USTFCCCA All-Academic
• Academic All-Big Ten

Outdoor

• Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 10K
• Ran the 5K at the San Francisco Carnival 
• Academic All-Big Ten 

Indoor

• Ran the 5K at Big Ten Championships, finishing in 14:34.71
• Won the 3K at the Illini Classic, crossing the finish line in 8:21.04
• Ran in the 5K at the Iowa State Classic, timing 14:22.46

2017

Cross Country

• Clocked a new 10K PR at the Midwest Regional, timing 29:48.6 that ranks 7th on Illinois' all-time list
• Set a new career best place at Big Tens, finishing 27th overall with a time of 24:55.4
• Ran his best time of the season with a time of 24:23.50 at the Greater Louisville Classic 
• Timed 24:42 in the Battle in Beantown 8K, finishing 15th overall 
• Placed third at the John McNichols Invite, second on the team, with a time of 25:28.6

Track & Field

Outdoor

• Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 10K
• Timed a 29:51.74 10K at Mt. SAC Relays
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Contested the 5K at Big Ten Championships, timing 14:38.40
• Finished fifth in the 3K at the Black & Gold Invite with a season-best time of 8:16.99

2016

Cross-Country

• Competed for the Illini at Big Ten Championships, placing 50th overall with a time of 25:40.7
• Scored points for the Illini at the Bluegrass Invite, timing 25:02.1 
• Ran a season-best 24:53.8 8K at the Joe Piane Invite
• Academic All-Big Ten

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Competed at NCAA West Prelims in the 10K, timing 32:17.07 
• Ran in the 10K at Big Ten Championships, finishing in the top-15 with a time of 30:36.28
• Placed runner-up at the Illinois Twilight in the 3K
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Placed 16th at Big Ten Championships in the 5K with a PR time of 14:22.19
• Finished fifth in the 5K at the Rod McCravy Invite, posting a time of 14:39.31

2015

Cross-Country

• Placed 50th at NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 31:18.8, fourth-best on the team
• Set a personal-record 8K time at Big Ten Championships, placing 30th overall with a time of 24:13.0
• Finished fifth overall and fifth on the team with a mark of 19:07.3 in the Illini Challenge 6k
• Finished with a mark of 24:48.3 at the Bluegrass Invite, placing third on the team and ninth overall.

Track and Field

• Ran unattached during at the Illini Twilight

2014

Cross Country

• Finished third for the Illini and ninth overall at the Bluegrass Challenge, posting an 8k time of 24:48.3
• Finished fifth overall and fifth on the team at the season opening Illini Challenge, posting a 6K time of 19:07.3

High School

• Member of 2013 cross country state championship team
• Two-time All-Conference in cross country and track
• Two-time All-sectional in cross country and track
• Two-time All-State in cross country and track
• Cross country team captain in 2013
• Nike Cross Nationals team qualifier
• Academic All-Conference
• Deans List
• NHS member

Personal

• Son of Mark and Sarah Magnesen
• Born September 11, 1995
• Two siblings; Connor and Kate
• Favorite athlete is Russell Wilson
• Hobbies include running, watching TV and playing basketball
• Majoring in Business

Personal Bests

Cross Country

6K: 19:07.3 - Illini Challenge (9/4/15)
8K: 24:13.0 - Big Ten Championships (11/1/15)
10K: 29:48.6 - NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/10/17)

Track and Field

Outdoor
5K: 14:37.92 - EIU Big Blue (4/1/17)
10K: 29:34.94 - Stanford Invite (4/1/16)

Indoor
Mile: 4:13.76 - Illini Invitational (1/26/19)
3K: 8:13.95 - Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/19/19)
5K: 14:22.19 - Big Ten Championships (2/27/16)

Updated August 2019