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Illinois Record - 4x400m (Indoor)

4x400m Big Ten Champion // 2023 (Indoor)

1x First-Team All-Big Ten, 1x Second-Team All-Big Ten

2025

Indoor

• Part of the distance medley relay squad that holds first place in program records at the Alex Wilson Invitational (9:24.45) 
• Holds tenth in program records for 800m (1:48.92) from the Tyson Invitational
• Part of the 4x400m relay squad that placed fourth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (3:09.56)
• Set a new personal best in the 1000m (2:27.24) and placed fifth at the Fighting Illini Challenge
• Placed second in the 600m (1:20.60) at the Fighting Illini Open

Outdoor

• Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 10th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (3:09.53)
• Ran a personal-best 800m (1:48.13) at the Tom Jones Invitational, placed ninth
• Won the 800m at the Gary Wieneke Memorial (1:49.63)
• Academic All-Big Ten

2024

Indoor

• Ran the program's second-fastest 600m (1:16.93) in his fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
• Part of the 4x400m relay squad that placed fifth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (3:10.30)

Outdoor

• Clocked a personal-best 200m (21.96) at the Hurricane Invitational
• Ran a personal-best 800m (1:48.12) at the Florida Relays
• Academic All-Big Ten

2023

Indoor

• First-Team All-Big Ten (4x400m)
• Part of the Big Ten Champion and school record 4x400m team (3:06.24) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
• Won the 600m with personal-best (1:18.96) at the Illini Challenge
• Won the 400m on personal-best (47.20) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational

Outdoor

• Second-team All-Big Ten (4x400m)
• Part of the 4x400m team that took second at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (3:06.79)
• Placed second in the 800m with a personal-best (1:51.05) at the Fighting Illini Challenge
• Personal-best 200m (22.21) at the UNF East Coast Relays

High School

• 13x National Champion, 2022 World U20 Championships Finalist, 2021 European Championships Finalist
• Personal bests - 200m (21.96), 400m (46.56), 800m (1:54.32)

Personal

Son of Tomas Placek and Radka Plackova. 

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