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University of Illinois Athletics

NCAA Championship History

Updated July 2016

All Americans
SeasonStudent-AthleteFinishTime
1941Robert Rehberg15th21:30
1942Clarence Dunn6th21:11.0
1946John Twomey13th21:19.3
1949Vic Twomey15thN/A
1956Frank Hedgcock9th20:36
1959James Bowers6th21:26
1962Allen Carius12th20:01.5
1971Rick Gross9th30:01
1973Craig Virgin10th28:47.8
1973Mike Durkin18th29:06.2
1974Craig Virgin12th30:15.8
1975Craig Virgin1st28:23.3
1976Craig Virgin3rd28:26
1977Dave Walters43rd (24th)30:04.4
1978Jim Eicken27th (N/A)30:15
1981Kerry Dickson30th (9th)30:04.5
1981Pete Ffitch52nd (25th)30:21.5
1982Greg Domantay41st (24th)31:12.3
1983Kerry Dickson37th (18th)30:46.4
1983Mike Patton44th (21st)30:55.5
1983Jeff Jacobs46th (23rd)30:58.3
1984Ty Wolf25th30:21.6
1986Joe Leuchtmann20th31:26.8
1990Len Sitko22nd29:58.0
2007Trent Hoerr16th30:07.1

* U.S.-born finish in parentheses when necessary
^ Criteria to earn All-America status throughout history
1938-1967 - Top 15 finishers at the NCAA Championships
1968-1974 - Top 25 finishers at the NCAA Championships
1975-1997 - Top 25 men's finishers at the NCAA Championships, including the top 25 U.S.-born
1998-2004 - Top 30 finishers at the NCAA Championships, including the top 30 U.S.-born
2005-2007 - Top 30 men's and women's finishers at the NCAA Championships, to include the top 30 U.S.-born finishers; must be from USTFCCCA member programs
2008-present - Top 40 men's and women's finishers at the NCAA Championships; must be from USTFCCCA member programs