2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster
Tadeas Placek
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Otnice, Czech Republic
- High School:
- Sportovní Gymnázium Ludvíka Danka
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport and Tourism
 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.
TFRRS Profile
Track & Field Illinois Tune Up 5/8/26
Friday, May 08
Track & Field Gary Wieneke Memorial 5/2/26
Saturday, May 02
Track & Field Gary Wieneke Memorial 5/1/26
Friday, May 01
Illini Deca-Jam 4/11/26
Saturday, April 11
