2016 Track and Field Roster Choose a Player: Adelman, Kathryn Alfano, Nicole Anderson, Will Beck, Caleb Bianchina, Mike Burant, Natalie Busch, Caitlin Busch, Kristen Campbell, Patrick Coffey, Chase Cunningham, Lauren Danielson, Elena Delvo, Emily Delvo, Eric Didenko, Taras DiVerde, Alex Dominick, Catalina Dunderdale, Haran Dutcher, Elizabeth Floyd Mews, Taylor Fritzsche, Joe Gagne, Daniel Gosselin, Rebecca Griffin, Mackenzie Gschwendtner, Kerry Hess, Nikolas Hiles, Rosie Hoffert, Jake Hoffert, Luke Houmes, Lauren Jackson, Judy Jockisch, Abby Johnson, Bailey Johnson, Rodney Juarez, Gabby Kramer, Casey Lain, Morgan Leveille, Molly Lopez-Villegas, Nicole Luksan, Jennifer McKinney, Kylie McMahon, Sarah Mercado, Melody Nusser, Brooke Peterson, Savana Piller, Sara Price, Megan Quinn, Patrick Razo, Thomas Rodriguez, David Seymour, Scott Shadid, David Smits, Liz Sudbury, Rachel Tuisl, Evan Uhrich, Steffen Versweyveld, Luke Wampole, Katie Ward, Michael Witczak, Hannah Go Profile Stats Profile Middle Distance Position Junior Class Buffalo Grove, Ill. Hometown Buffalo Grove High School Taras Didenko Middle Distance Position Junior Class Buffalo Grove, Ill. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS AND AWARDS MVC Honor Roll: 2015 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring '15, Spring '16 REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2015-16) Saw his only action of the year at the season-opening Western Illinois Early Bird during the cross country season … Sat out both the indoor and outdoor track seasons. REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2014-15) Opened the 2014 cross country season with a career-best 6K time of 20:07 at the WIU Early Bird and ran in four events in the fall … Ran in the mile and 3,000 meters during the indoor track season … Competed in the first two outdoor meets of the spring before missing the remainder of the season. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013-14) Did not run during the cross country season in the fall. FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13) Ran in two cross country meets, turning in an 8K time of 26:58.31 at the Louisville Classic in his debut … Did not compete during the track and field season. HIGH SCHOOL Finished 26th at the IHSA State cross country championship as a senior ... Qualified for the two mile at the IHSA Track and Field state championship in 2012 ... Helped team to a fifth-place state finish at the IHSA Track and Field championship ... PERSONAL The son of Myroslava Didenko, Taras was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine ... Majoring in chemistry. Cross Country Career Bests Distance Time Date 5K 15:55.86 11/2/12 6K 20:07 8/29/14 8K 26:01 10/12/12 Track & Field Career Bests Event Time Date Site Mile (indoor) 4:33.87 1/24/15 Charleston, Ill. 3,000 meters (indoor) 8:50.71 2/21/15 Champaign, Ill. 800 meters (outdoor) 2:10.25 4/4/15 Charleston, Ill. 1,500 meters (outdoor) 4:15.51 4/4/15 Charleston, Ill. 3,000 meters (outdoor) 9:09.06 4/12/14 Champaign, Ill. 5,000 meters (outdoor 15:33.97 3/27/15 Nashville, Tenn.
