2018

Outdoor

• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
• Finished the 5K in 15:10.65 at Big Ten Championships 
• Timed 3:57.28 in the 1500m at the Illinois Twilight 

Indoor

• Timed a season best 8:17.87 3K at Big Ten Championships 
• Ran a 8:20.81 3K at the Rod McCravy Memorial 
• Ran the mile at the Illinois Open and 5K at the Iowa State Classic

2017

Cross Country

• Placed runner-up at the Illini Open with a time of 25:37.0
• Recorded top-10 finishes at both the Walt Crawford Open and John McNichols Invites

Outdoor

• Placed 18th in the 5K at Big Ten Championships
• Set a new PR in the 5K at Drake Relays, timing 14:17.25
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Ran the 3,000m race at Big Ten Championships
• Won the 3,000m race at the Border Battle, timing 8:28.96

2016

Cross-Country

• Competed at Big Ten Championships, finishing 56th overall with a time of 25:50.8
• Ran his fastest 8K of his career at the Roy Piane Invite, finishing in 24:33.9
• Placed 12th at the Bluegrass Invite with a time of 24:57.1
• Academic All-Big Ten

Track

Outdoor:

• Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 14:50.22, placing 24th
• Won the 3K at the Illinois Twilight with a time of 8:22.48
• Ran the 5K at both the Stanford Invite and Drake Relays 
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor:

• Won the 5,000m run at the Rod McCravy Meet with a time of 14:23.97
• Placed first in the 3,000m at the Border Battle, marking a 8:23.39 time
• Placed 17th at Big Ten Championships with a 3K time of 8:16.76
• Set PR times in the mile, 3K, and 5K

2015 

Cross-Country

• Posted a career-best 8K mark of 24:52.4 at Big Ten Championships, placing 65th overall.
• Academic All-Big Ten

Track

Outdoor:

• Competed in the 3,000m at the Illini Twilight and Musco Twilight Invite
• Best 3,000m time came at the Musco Twilight where he finished with a time of 8:28.40

Indoor:

• Competed in the 3,000m in five meets
• Broke his personal-best time from 2014 by four seconds, finishing the Iowa State Classic 3,000m in 8:14.03

2014 

• Ran in seven meets for the Orange and Blue, including the Big Ten Championship meet where he finished 92nd overall
• Third Illini to finish the Illini Challenge, with a time of 18:51, shaving a minute and a half off of his personal-best for the 6K
• Finished third on the team at the Bradley ‘Pink’ Classic with a 8K time of 25:24.0

Track

Outdoor:

• Did not compete

Indoor:

• Competed unattached at three meets
• Finished first in the open 3,000m at the Indiana Relays with a personal-best time of 8:18.93

2013 

• Redshirt season
• Ran unattached in four meets
• Placed 13th in his collegiate debut, clocking a 6K time of 20:21 at the Illini Challenge
• Placed 31st at the Boilermaker Invitational
• Set a personal-best 8K time of 25:16 at the Bradley Classic
• Placed fourth at the Illini Open

High School

• All-Conference six times
• All-State in coss country
• Varsity letter award winner
• Two-time state qualifier in cross country

Personal

• Son of Michael and Laura Gold
• Born on Nov. 8, 1994
• Has two brothers, Danny and Matthew
• Hobbies include playing basketball and baseball, watching sports, and watching movies
• Majoring in engineering
• National Honors Socicety member
• Booster Club Scholarship Award winner

Gold’s Personal Bests

Cross Country

4 Miles: 20:58.15 - Portland Dual Meet (9/6/14)
6K: 18:44.1 - Hawkeye Invite (9/2/16)
8K: 24:33.9 - Roy Piane Invite (9/30/16)

Track and Field

Outdoor

1500m: 3:55.64 - Illinois Twilight (4/22/17)
3,000m: 8:22.48 - Illinois Twilight (4/23/16)
5,000m: 14:17.25 - Drake Relays (4/27/17)

Indoor

Mile: 4:12.29 - Illini Classic (1/16/16)
3,000m: 8:10.52 - Iowa State Classic (2/13/16)

Updated May 2018