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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Della Perrone / Illinois Athletics

Irwin Loud

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Hometown Oak Park, Ill.
  • High School Oak Park-River Forest
  • Twitter irwin_loud
  • Instagram iloudiv777

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022

  • Placed 72nd with a personal-best 10k (30:55.2) at the NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships
  • Placed 30th in the 8k at the Big Ten Championships (24:54.8)
  • Ran a personal-best 8k (24:11.5) in his 37th place finish at the Bradley Pink Classic

2021

  • Placed 18th in the 8k at the Joe Piane Invite with a time of 25:36.8
  • Ran a season best in the 8k at the FSU Invite, running a 25:24.2
  • Finished 67th at the Big Ten Championships (26.22.9)
  • Placed 92nd at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (32:24.15)

2020-21

  • Competed at the Big Ten Championships for the Illini placing 56th overall with a time of 25:42.6

2019

  • Earned All-Region honors with top-25 finish at NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 16th with 10K finish time of 31:17.3 
  • Led the Illini in each of the team’s six meets this season, including three top-10 overall finishes
  • Placed first at the Illini Open on Aug. 30
  • Finished second at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 18, clocking a season-best 8K finish time of 24:11.6
  • Ran to top-25 finish at Big Ten Championships, placing 21st to lead the Illini at the conference meet
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Academic All-Big Ten

High School

  • Six-time IHSA All-State (5 in track, 1 in cross country)
  • 2015 IHSA State Championships 2-mile runner-up (9:06.74)
  • Ran the sixth-fastest mile in the nation as a junior
  • Placed 11th at 2014 IHSA State Cross Country Championships with a time of 14:39
  • Coached by Chris Baldwin and Tim Hasso

Personal

  • Born December 16, 1998
  • Son of Irwin Loud III and Janice Loud
  • Has an older sibling, Nicole 
  • Majoring in chemical engineering
  • National Society of Black Engineers
  • Favorite team is Chelsea F.C. and favorite athlete is Lionel Messi
  • Credits Abel Reyes as the person who had the biggest influence on his athletic career 

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Redshirt Freshman

  • 2019Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2020Redshirt Junior

  • 2021Redshirt Senior

  • 2022Graduate Student