Skip To Main Content

University of Illinois Athletics

2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Michael Shafis

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Mount Prospect, Ill.
  • High School Prospect HS
  • Position Javelin
  • Instagram shaf_29
  • Twitter shaf_29_
  • NIL michael-shafis

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2023

Indoor

  • Did not compete

Outdoor

  • Won the javelin with the program's ninth furthest throw, 61.45m (201-7), at the Fighting Illini Challenge.
  • Won the javelin at the Gary Wieneke Memorial, 54.68m (179-5)
  • Placed 13th in the javelin at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 56.60m (185-8)

2022

Indoor

  • Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Illini Invite and Multi with a personal-best 4,515
  • Personal-best 60mH (9.5) at The Badgers B1G West Invite 
  • Personal-best shot put (12.21) at The Badgers B1G West Invite

Outdoor

  • Placed third in the Javelin at the Illini Invitational with a personal-best 55.89m
  • Placed fifth in the Decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal-best 6,227
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Indoor

  • Placed sixth in the high jump, 1.81m (5-11 1/4), at the Big Ten Invite #1

Outdoor

  • Posted a personal-best 400m (53.50) and high jump [1.90m (6-2 3/4)] at the Big Ten Invite #2

2020

Indoor

  • Placed fourth in the 60mH at the Alex Wilson Invite

Outdoor

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Multi-Event
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Multi-Event
  • 2021-22Junior

    Multi-Event
  • 2022-23Junior

    Javelin