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2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

Caleb Hummer

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Danville, Ill.
  • High School Danville

Biography

2019

Indoor:

  • Competed in the 3K at the Illini Open and Illini Invitational
  • Set season-best in 3K at the Illini Invitational, recording a time of 8:41.92

2018

Cross Country:

  • Competed for the Illini at NCAA Midwest Regionals and at Big Ten Championships
  • Timed a new PR 8K at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational with a finish time of 25:15.3 
  • Competed in six meets for the Illini this season 
  • Placed ninth in season-debut at the EIU Walt Crawford Open

Outdoor

  • Competed at Drake Relays in the steeplechase 
  • Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Illinois Twilight 

2017

Cross Country

  • Timed 25:54.43 at the Walt Crawford Open to finish 10th overall 
  • Ran the Greater Louisville Classic 8K with a time of 25:13.16

Outdoor

  • Finished 10th at Big Ten Championships in the steeplechase with a time of 9:13.79
  • Placed seventh at Drake Relays in the 3K steeplechase with a time of 9:14.40
  • Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Illinois Twilight with a personal-best time of 9:03.78
  • Set a new PR in the 3,000m SC with a time of 9:32.48 at Illinois State

Indoor

  • Contested the mile at the Orange and Blue Open

2016 

Cross Country

  • Finished 17th at the Bluegrass Invite, timing 25:17.3
  • Made his Illini debut at the Hawkeye Invite

Track & Field

  • Red-shirt season
  • Competed unnattacehd at four home meets
  • Won the steeplechase at the Illini Open with a time of 9:13.81

2015 

Cross-Country

  • Red-shirt season
  • Ran unattached at the Illini Open, completing the 8K in 27:57.5

High School

  • Lettered in cross-country (2) and track (3)
  • All-State track and cross-country in 2014
  • Four-time All-Conference in track and two-time All-Conference in cross-country
  • Member of seventh-place IHSA Track and Field team and sixth-place cross-country team.

Personal

  • Son of Douglas and Carrie Hummer
  • Born November 14, 1996
  • Has one sister, Mackenzie
  • Cites Usain Bolt as his favorite athlete because of his Olympic success

Personal Bests

Outdoor Track:
3K SC: 9:03.78 - Illinois Twilight (4/22/17) 

Cross Country:
6K: 18:44.2 - Hawkeye Invite (9/2/16)
8K: 25:15.3 - Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite (9/28/18)

Updated August 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

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