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2019 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Burntisland, Scotland
    Hometown
  • Heriot Watt University
    High School
Bon Potrykus
Ben Potrykus
Senior
Class
Burntisland, Scotland
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2019
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 05-13-20
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020
MVC Honor Roll: 2019, 2020
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3): Spring '19, Fall '19, Spring '20


CAREER BESTS & RESULTS


2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors • Placed fourth at the conference meet in a time of 25:05.6, helping the Braves post a modern-day record 17 points en route to winning their fifth-straight MVC title • Finished in the team’s top four in all five of his races during the season • Third on the team at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, clocking a personal-best 8K time of 25:01.8 • Finished 63rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K mark of 32:17.7.
 
Indoor: Recorded two top-10 finishes at the MVC Championship • Member of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth overall • Also advanced to the finals of the mile run, placing ninth overall • Posted a season-best time in the mile at Notre Dame with a mark of 4:16.29 • Clocked the eighth-best time in school history in the 800m at the GVSU Big Meet in 1:54.52.

2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country: Returned from an early-season injury to race twice in his first season at Bradley • Clocked a season-best 8K mark of 26:47.1 at the Bradley Pink Classic.
 
Indoor: Placed seventh at his first MVC Championship in the mile run, posting a time of 4:16.33 • Set his PR in the event at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 4:13.16 – the 10th-best time in school history • Also ran the 3,000m at Iowa with a time of 8:49.24.
 
Outdoor: Advanced to the finals of the 1,500m run at the MVC Championship, placing eighth overall • Set his PR in the event at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a mark of 3:51.05 – the 10th-best time in the school’s record book • Also ran the eighth-fastest 800m in BU history at 1:53.72.


BEFORE BRADLEY
Competed for Scotland at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country 4x1km as well as the 1,500m at the Loughborough International.

PERSONAL
Born May 30, 1996 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland • Son of Steve and Linda • One sister, Jill • Earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Heriot Watt University and is pursuing his master’s in chemistry at Bradley.