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University of Illinois Athletics

2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Big Ten Conference

Nicolas Dovalovsky

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Nequa Valley
  • Major Bioengineering
  • Twitter nicolas_dov
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

Badge Illinois 2 Illinois Record - DMR

2025

Indoor

  • Contributed to breaking the programs record for distance medley relay (9:24.45)
  • Achieved the program's second-fastest 1000m and placed second in the 1000m (2:22.74) at the Fighting Illini Challenge
  • Placed second in the mile (4:09.37) at the Hoosier Horsepower Invitational 
  • New personal-best in the 600m (1:20.78) and placed fifth at the Hoosier Horsepower Invitational

Outdoor

  • Clocked a new personal-best in the 1500m (3:44.34) and placed second at the USF Alumni Invitational
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2024

Indoor

  • Part of the DMR team that took sixth at the BIg Ten Championships (9:46.63)

Outdoor

  • Clocked two personal-bests at the Hurricane Invitational in the 1500m (3:48.68) and 3000m (8:54.83)
  • Ran a personal-best 800m (1:48.49) at the Fighting Illini Tune-Up
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023

Indoor

  • Did not compete

Outdoor

  • Placed second in the 800m (1:54.05) and ran a personal-best 1500m (3:54.38) at the Gary Wieneke Memorial
  • Part of the 4x400m that placed sixth at the Fighting Illini Challenge (3:26.33)

2022

Indoor

  • Won the 800m (1:51.11) at the Music City Challenge
  • Placed second in the mile at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (4:07.77)

Outdoor

  • Did not compete

High School

  • 2021 4x800 State Champion
  • 2021 IHSA All State in 1600
  • Four-time track letterwinner and three-time cross country letterwinner
  • Coached by Paul Vandersteen and Mike Kennedy

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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