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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sean Pengelly

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Hartland, Mich.
  • High School Michigan Tech

Biography

2017

Outdoor Track

  • NCAA West Prelims Qualifier in the 10K
  • Finished the 10K in 30:47.09 at Big Ten Championships 
  • Ran his fastest 5K at Drake Relays, timing 14:28.04
  • Set 10K PR at the Bryan Clay Invite, timing 29:38.62
  • Finished runner-up in the 5,000m at the EIU Big Blue Classic with a time of 14:34.91

Indoor Track

  • Ran a new 5K PR at Big Ten Championships with a time of 14:34.89
  • Set a personal-best 5,000m time at the Husker Invite, timing 14:51.15

2016

Cross-Country

  • Competed at NCAA Championships, placing sixth on the team 
  • Clocked a 31:30.0 time at the Midwest-Regional, placing 58th overall
  • Finished fourth on the team, 33rd overall, at Big Ten Championships with a time of 25:23.3
  • Has scored points for the Illini in every meet this season
  • Set a new personal-best time of 24:25.2 at the Joe Piane Invite
  • Finished 10th overall at the Bluegrass Invite with a time of 24:52.1

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Placed eighth in the 5K at the Illinois Twilight
  • Ran the 10K at Drake Relays with a time of 31:48.88

Indoor

  • Ran the 3K at the Orange & Blue Open, timing 8:38.78

2015

Cross Country

  • Finished first on the team and fifth overall at the Bluegrass Invite with a 6K mark of 24:35.9
  • Placed first for the Illini and ninth overall with an 8k time of 25:14 at the Spartan Invite

At Michigan Tech

  • NCAA II XC Nationals qualifier in 2014 for Michigan Tech University
  • Set the school record for 5K (14:30) and 10K (30:09)

High School

  • Finished in ninth-place at the Michigan state cross-country meet as a junior, leading Hartland to a second-place finish
  • Qualified for the state 3,200m
  • Set the school’s 5K record with a mark of 15:23
  • Coached by Matthew Gutterridge

Personal

  • Son of Patrick and Cheryl Pengelly
  • Born on June 23, 1995
  • Has a brother, Daniel
  • Currently a student researcher for Rail Transportation Program (RailTech) at the U of I
  • Received the Michigan Congressional Academic Medal for contribution to the state transportation network
  • Majoring in railroad transportation and civil engineering

Personal Bests

Cross Country

8K: 24:25.2 - Joe Piane Invite (9/30/16)
10K: 31:30.0 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11/16)

Track & Field

Outdoor
5K: 14:28.04 - Drake Relays (4/27/17)
10K: 29:38.26 - Bryan Clay Invite (4/13/17)

Indoor
3K: 8:38.78 - Orange & Blue Open (2/20/16)
5K: 14:34.89 - Big Ten Championships (2/25/17)

Updated May 2017

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior