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2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster

Brandon Stryganek

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Waukegan, Ill.
  • High School Stevenson HS

Biography

2015

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Named a First Team All-American as part of the 4x400m relay team that finished eighth at NCAA Championships
  • Big Ten Champion in the 100m
  • Qualified for NCAA Prelims in 100m and 200m
  • Placed third at Big Ten Championships in the 200m
  • Clocked the fourth-fastest 100m dash time in school history (10.27)
  • Moved into third place all-time in the 200m dash (20.65)
  • Won the UNLV Invitational in the 200m
  • Finished first at the EIU Big Blue Classic in the 100m
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Finished sixth at Big Ten Championships in both the 60m and 200m
  • Won the 60m at the Illini Classic
  • Won the 200m at the Border Battle and Illini Classic

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200m and earned second-team All-America honors after placing 15th
  • Clocked the second-fastest 200m time in school history (20.66) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round
  • Scored points for the Illini in both the 100m (fifth) and 200m (seventh) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Member of the 4x100m relay team that placed third at the Big Ten Championships
  • Clocked the fourth-fastest 100m time in school history (10.29) to win the Illinois Twilight
  • Won the 200m at the Musco Twilight
  • USTFCCCA second-team All-American
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Scored points for the Illini in two events at the Big Ten Championships after placing fifth in the 60m and sixth in the 200m
  • Placed first in the 60m at both the Illini Open and Illini Classic
  • Won the 200m at the Illini Classic and Indiana Relays
  • Placed second in the 200m at the Rod McCravy Memorial

2013

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 100m, 200m, and 400m runs and collectively earned five top-five finishes throughout the outdoor season
  • Accomplished a first place finish in the 100m at the Lee Calhoun Memorial with a mark of 10.71
  • Took second place at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet with a mark of 10.69
  • Participated in the Big Ten Championships in the 100m and earned sixth place with his season-best mark of 10.55
  • Recorded his career-best 200m run at the Tiger Track Classic with a mark of 20.84 with a third place finish

Indoor

  • Participated in the 60m and 200m races during the indoor season
  • Recorded his career-best 60m mark at the Big Ten's when he earned first place with a time of 6.71
  • Posted a first place finish in the 200m run at the IU Relays with a mark of 21.44
  • Recorded his top indoor 200m run at the Spire Invite when he finished first with a time of 21.08

2012

Outdoor

  • Earned USA Junior All-American honors after making the final in both the 100m and 200m
  • Earned first-team USTFCCCA All-American honors after running the second leg of the 4x100m relay team which qualified for the NCAA Championships and set the third-fastest time (39.00) in school history
  • Also ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay to the Big Ten title
  • Individually qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 100m and 200m
  • Scored points individually for the Illini at the conference championship, making the finals of the 100m, finishing eighth and setting a personal-best time of 10.48
  • Notched a career-best 200m time (21.09) at the John McDonnell Invitational, finishing fourth

Indoor

  • Placed third in the Big Ten Championships in the 60m dash with a time of 6.76 scoring six points for the Fighting Illini and recording the eighth fastest time in school history
  • Placed second in the Big Ten Championships in the 200m with a career-best time of 21.43 scoring eight points
  • Garnered second-team All-Big Ten honors after his stellar performances at the Big Ten Championships
  • Ran a 6.88 in the 60m dash at the Illini Open to take first place
  • Placed in the top ten in every 60m race he ran in
  • Took third in the Illini Classic in the 200m with a time of 21.88 and fifth in the Mark Colligan Memorial with a time of 21.53

High School

  • Earned All-State track and field honors two times
  • Three-time track and field All-Section, All-County, and All-Conference selection
  • Placed 10th in the 200m dash and 22nd in the 100m dash at Junior Olympic Nationals
  • Earned four letters in track and field

Personal

  • Born on January 7, 1993
  • Hobbies include running and writing poetry
  • Major is spot management
  • Mom, Trudy was a professional ice skater with Ice Follies

Personal Bests

Outdoor
100m: 10.27 - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)
200m: 20.65 - NCAA West Prelims (5/30/15)
400m: 49.14 - Big Ten/SEC Challege (3/23/14)

Indoor
60m: 6.71 - Big Ten's (2/23/13)
200m: 21.02 - Big Ten Championships (2/23/13)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2014-15Senior

    Sprints