2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster
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
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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