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University of Illinois Athletics

2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Colin Yandel

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hinsdale, Ill.
  • High School Hinsdale Central
  • Twitter colin_yandi
  • Instagram colin_yandi

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022

  • Ran the program's sixth fastest 8k (23:45.3) in his 10th place finish at the Bradley Pink Classic
  • Recorded a personal-best 10k (30:10.0) and placed 29th at the NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships
  • Placed 18th in the 8k at the Big Ten Championships (24:37.3)
  • Placed second in the 6k with a personal-best (18:02.7) at the Illini Challenge

2021

  • Ran a season-best 24:34.0 in the 8k at the NCAA Pre-Nationals
  • Clocked a 25:52.1 in the 5.2 mile at the Big Ten Championship, third Illini to finish and 37th overall
  • Finished 49th in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (31:36.78)

2020-21

  • Placed 37th overall at the Big Ten Championships, the third Illini to finish. His time was 25:02.7

2019

  • Competed at every meet this season for the Illini, scoring for the team in five of its six meets
  • Set a new personal-best 8k finish time at the Bradley Pink Classic, recording a time of 25:01.0 to finish third on the team and 31st overall
  • Third to cross for the Illini at Big Ten Championships, finishing 54th overall with an 8k time of 25:07.5
  • Finished second on the team and 33rd overall at the Buckeye Preview, timing an 8k finish of 25:33.8
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2018

  • Crossed third for the Illini at the NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 66th and recording a time of 32:23.4 in his first collegiate 10k
  • Fourth Illini to finish at Big Ten Championships, setting a season-best time 8k time with a 25:11.0 finish
  • Finished in the Illini top-five in three of the five meets he contested, including both postseason meets

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Graduate Student