Career Highlights

• Broke 3K school record in 2015
• Appears on Five Track Top-10 Lists
• Holds 8th fastest 8K Time In Illinois XC History (19:58.0)

2016 Track and Field

Outdoor

• Qualified for NCAA West Prelims in the 10K
• Placed 11th at Big Ten Championships with a time of 30:21.76 
• Ran the 10K at the Stanford Invite with a time of 29:10.83, seventh-best in Illinois history
• Ran the 5K at the Drake Relays, placing fourth with a time of 14:00.68
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Placed 12th at Big Ten Championships in the 3K with atime of a 8:10.66
• Finished sixth at the Husker Invite in the 3K 

2015 Cross-Country

• Finished sixth on the team at NCAA Regionals with a time of 31:38.1
• Moved into a tie for 8th place on the Illinois All-Time 8K list with a 23:58.0 time at Big Ten Championships
• Finished second on the team and twenty-seventh overall with a time of 24:34.36 at the Greater Louisville Classic

2015 Track and Field

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 5,000m
• Placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships in the 5K
• Ran the fifth fastest 5,000m time in Orange and Blue history to win the Auburn Tiger Classic with a time of 13:58.79. Indoor: Redshirt season

Indoor

• Broke the school record for the fastest 3,000m time with a time of 8:02.40
• Placed fourth in the 5,000, at Big Ten Championships
• Finished fifth at Big Ten Championships in the 3,000m
• Won the 3,000m at the Illini Classic
• Took third place in the mile at the Border Battle

2014 Cross-Country

• Finished in the top-four for the team in every race he has competed in this season
• Was Illinois' top finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional, earning all-region with a personal-best time of 30:20.3 to claim 10th place
• Finished second on the team and 24th overall at the Big Ten Championships
• Was the top runner for the Illini at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, finishing 72nd overall in 24:28
• Finished fourth for the Illini and 63rd overall at the Roy Griak Invite
• Fourth runner for Illinois and ninth overall in dual against Portland

2014 Track and Field

Indoor

• Clocked the sixth-fastest 3,000m time in school history (8:08.10) at the Big Ten Championships to place ninth
• Won the 3,000m at the Orange & Blue Open
• Ran the 3,000m at the Indiana Relays and placed sixth

2013 Cross-Country

• Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional, where he set a personal-best 10K time of 31:07 to finish second for the Illini and 28th overall
• Ran at the Big Ten Championships
• Finished third for the squad at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, where he set a personal-best 8K time of 24:14
• Set a personal-best 6K time of 19:33 at the Illini Challenge to place fifth overall and fourth for the Illini

2013 Track And Field

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500m and 5,000m
• Placed eighth in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships
• Won the 5,000m at the Drake Relays ... Placed first at the Jim Click Shootout in the 3,000m
• Finished first in the 1,500m at the Illini Twilight meet
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Redshirt season

2012 Cross-Country

• Ran at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, finishing the 10K course in a time of 31:42 and placing fifth for the Illini
• Ran a career best 8K time of 24:20 at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 18th overall
• Finished in the top four on the squad in each of the races competed in, including placing first at the Illinois Intercollegiate
• Placed third for the Illini and 123rd overall at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, setting a time of 24:23 in his first collegiate race of that distance
• Set a personal-best 6K time of 18:46 at the Illini Challenge, finishing fourth overall
• Academic All-Big Ten

2012 Track and Field

Outdoor

• Redshirt season

Indoor

• Had a season best in the 3,000m at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 8:20.83
• Placed third in the mile with a time of 4:15.99 at the Orange and Blue Open
• Ran a time of 8:24.81 in the 3,000m at the Mark Colligan Memorial placing fifth

High School

• Captured All-State honors in 2011
• Placed fifth in the 1600m at the 2011 indoor state championships
• Was the 2011 1600m outdoor conference champion and 2010 champion in the indoor event
• All-Region and state qualifier in 2010
• All-Conference in 2009 and 2010 in cross country

Personal

• Son of David and Paula Barnett
• Born August 27, 1992
• Has one sister, Elizabeth, and one brother, Patrick
• Hobbies include wake boarding, snowboarding and playing soccer
• Majoring in accounting

Barnett's Personal Bests

Cross Country
6K: 19:33 - Illini Challenge (8/30/13)
8K: 23:58.0 - Big Ten Championships (11/1/13)
10K: 30:20.3 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14/14)
4 Miles: 20:19.80 - Portland Dual (9/6/14)
5 Miles: 24:49 - Notre Dame Invitational (9/28/12)

Track
Indoor
Mile: 4:14.06 - Border Battle (1/10/15)
3,000m: 8:02.40 - Rod McCravy (1/24/15)
5,000m: 13:56.80 - Iowa State Classic (2/14/15)

Outdoor
1,500m: 3:44.61 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
3,000m: 8:19.18 - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14)
5,000m: 13:56.16 -Drake Relays (4/25/15)
10,000m: 29:10.83 - Stanford Invite (4/1/16)

Updated May 2016