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2014 Men's Cross Country Roster

Will Brewster

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Grayslake, Ill.
  • High School Grayslake Central

Biography

2015

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Placed third at the EIU Big Blue Classic and Illini Twilight in the 5,000m
  • Ran the 10,000m at the Drake Relays
  • Finished in the top-10 at the Musco Twilight Invite
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed in the 3,000m at Big Ten Championships, finishing 18th
  • Won the 3,000m at the Orange and Blue Open
  • Ran in the mile at the Illini Classic and Husker Invite

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Redshirt season
  • Ran unattached at the SIUE Gateway Invitational, finishing third in the 1500m and second in the 5000m
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed in the 3,000m at the Big Ten Championships and placed 13th with the 10th-fastest time in school history (8:11.43)
  • Recorded two sixth-place finishes in the mile

Cross Country

  • A top-five finisher for the Illini in all but one meet he competed in
  • Finished fourth for the Illini and 41st overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional, clocking a personal-best 10K time of 30:54.1
  • Sixth runner for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships, finishing in a personal-best time of 24:47.4
  • Was Illinois' number one runner at the Bradley Classic, finishing 13th overall in 25:00.3
  • Finished 94th overall at the Roy Griak Invite
  • Placed third for the Illini at both the Portland Dual and Illini Challenge, earning top-10 finishes at both

2013

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the USA Junior National Track & Field Championships, finishing 16th in the 10,000m
  • Set a meet record time of 8:30.30 in the 3,000m to win the Lee Calhoun Invitational
  • Finished third in the 3,000m at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge
  • Ran the 1,500m at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic and the LSU Alumni Gold Meet

Indoor

  • Redshirt Season
  • Ran unattached at the Illini Open, finishing second in the mile with a time of 4:17.88
  • Ran unattached at the Illini Classic, placing second in the 3,000m with a time of 8:23.50
  • 2013 USATF Junior All-American after finishing 10th at the US Junior National Cross Country Championships

Cross Country

  • Scored points for the Illini in four of the five meets he competed in
  • Finished fourth on the squad at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
  • Placed 48th overall and fifth for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set a personal-best 8K time of 24:48 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational
  • Finished fourth for the squad at the Notre Dame Invitational
  • Made his Illini debut at the Boilermaker Invitational, where he placed 16th overall and finished fourth for the Illini
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2012

Cross Country

  • Redshirt season
  • Made season debut at the Illini Challenge, running unattached with a 6K time of 19:02
  • At the Bradley Classic, finished in 25:07
  • Set a personal-best time of 24:55 at the Illinois Intercollegiate
  • Running unattached, finished first overall at the Illinois Open

High School

  • 2012 sectional champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m
  • 2012 indoor state champion in 3,200m
  • 2012 state runner-up in 1,600m and 3,200m
  • 2008 AAU cross country national champion
  • Six time All-State in track
  • Garnered All-State in cross country in 2011
  • 2011 regional cross country champion
  • Holds school record in five events

Personal

  • Son of Bill and Jodi Brewster
  • Born April 12, 1994
  • Has one sister, Meghan, and two brother, Peter and Matthew
  • Hobbies include skiing, golfing, swimming and watching movies
  • Majoring in bioengineering

Personal Bests

Track & Field

Outdoor
1,500m: 3:58.30 - Lee Calhoun Invite (4/13/13)
3,000m: 8:29.08 - Big Ten/SEC Challenge (3/23/13)
5,000m: 14:38.89 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
10,000m: 30:49.49 - Drake Relays (4/25/15)

Indoor
Mile: 4:10.67 - Husker Invitational (2/8/14)
3,000m: 8:11.43 - Big Ten Championships (2/28/14)

Cross Country

6K: 18:57 - Illini Challenge (8/29/14)
8K: 24:47.4 - Big Ten Championships (11/2/14)
10K: 30:54.1 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14/14)
5 Miles: 25:47 - Notre Dame Invitational (10/4/13)
4 Miles: 20:16.21 - Portland Dual (9/6/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Distance
  • 2013Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2014Redshirt Sophomore