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 Distance Position Redshirt Senior Class Springfield, Ill. Hometown Sacred Heart Griffin High School Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Eric Delvo Distance Position Redshirt Senior Class Springfield, Ill. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 Coach Joe Stowell Award NCAA West Preliminary Participant: 2016 & 2014 (Outdoor Steeplechase) Cross Country All-MVC: 2013 & 2014 Outdoor Track All-MVC: 2016 & 2014 (Steeplechase) MVC Leadership & Service Award: (Spring 2015) MVC Honor Roll: 2015 Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: (10-22-14) Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Spring '12, Spring '13, Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15 & Spring '16) TRACK SENIOR (2015-16) Sat out the indoor season due to injury, but competed in the steeplechase along with the 800, 1,500 and 5,000 meters during the outdoor season … Ran in the steeplechase at the 2016 NCAA West Preliminary … Opened his final outdoor campaign with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic … Took second in the steeplechase at the Gibson Invitational … Finished third in the 800 meters at the Redhawk Invite in his only outing of that distance … Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Redhawk Invitational … Turned in a season-best steeplechase time of 8:53.64 at the MVC Outdoor Championship to finish third and earn all-conference honors … Also placed sixth in the 1,500 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championship. SENIOR (2014-15) First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference after taking fifth at the Valley Championship to pace the Braves to a third-place finish … Crossed the line in 53rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional … Posted the third-best 8K time (24:21.35) in school history at the MVC Championship and the best time by a Brave since 1983 … Clocked the third-best 10K (31:03.4) in school history at the NCAA Regional … His time at the MVC Championship was a school record at the MVC Championship and his fifth-place finish was the best by a Brave since Rich Kruiswyk in 1983 … Paced the team at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. … Missed the 2015 Track season due to an injury JUNIOR (2013-14) Broke the 2007 school record in the 1,500 meters with a time 3:47.55 at the San Francisco State Invite ... Finished second in the steeplechase at the MVC Outdoor Championship ... Advanced to the NCAA West Prelim in the steeplechase, where he clocked a school-record time of 8:50.43 to finish sixth in his heat and 14th overall ... Took ninth in the 1,500 meters at MVC Outdoor Championships ... Earned All-Conference honors after finishing seventh at MVC Championship ... Posted the highest finish for the Braves at MVC Championship since 1984 and clocked the best time at the MVC Championship in school history ... His time of 24:37.5 ranks fifth among Bradley 8K marks and is the best time since on The Hilltop since 1983 ... Followed up the MVC Championship with a 37th-place finish at NCAA Regional, turning in the second fastest 10K time in school history at 31:16.9 ... His 37th-place finish was the best for a Brave at NCAA Regional since 1996 ... Finished fourth at the Illinois State Invitational, where he ran a 24:44.83 8K to lead the Braves ... Paced Bradley at Notre Dame Invite, finishing sixth ... Had the top 8K and 10K times on the squad in the fall ... SOPHOMORE (2012-13) Paced the Braves at the NCAA Cross Country Regional, finishing 85th ... Had career-best time in both the 8K and 10K ... Owned the top 800 and 1,500 meter times on the squad ... Finished seventh in the 1,500 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championship ... Clocked a career-best 3:52.84 in the 1,500 meters at the Long Beach Invitational for the third fastest time in school history and best time since 2007 ... His career-best 800 meter time of 1:54.77 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ranks ninth in school history. FRESHMAN (2011-12) Missed the first two meets of the season, but returned to the lineup for the Notre Dame Invitational and was among Bradley's top four finishers at both the MVC Championship and NCAA Regional ... Ran a season-best 8K at the Bradley Classic ... Finished 40th at the MVC Championship and was third on the squad at the NCAA Regional ... Was second on the team with an 800 meter time of 1:55.87 and third in the 1,500 meters ... Ran a season-best 800 at the MVC Championship. HIGH SCHOOL Two-time all-conference performer in cross country, he was an all-state honoree as a senior after finishing 15th at the Class 2A IHSA state championships ... Helped his team to an 18th-place finish in his final prep season ... Led Sacred Heart Griffin to an 11th-place showing as a junior and finished 28th individually ... Earned a letter in basketball and was a three-time letterwinner in track. PERSONAL The son of Michael and Theresa Delvo, Eric was born in Springfield, Ill. ... His twin sister Emily is a member of the Bradley women's cross country and track teams ... Majoring in sociology. Cross Country Career Bests Distance Time Date 4 Miles 19:55 9/6/13 8K 24:21.35 11/1/14 5 Miles 25:43.7 10/4/13 10K 31:03.4 11/14/14 Track & Field Career Bests Event Time Date Site 800 meters (indoor) 1:57.02 2013 Mile (indoor) 4:10.39 2013 3,000 meters (indoor) 8:22.72 2014 800 meters (outdoor) 1:54.77 4/27/13 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,500 meters (outdoor) 3:47.55 4/4/14 San Francisco, Calif. 5,000 meters (outdoor) 14:38.58 4/1/16 San Francisco, Calif. 3,000 meter steeplechase (outdoor) 8:50.43 5/30/14 Fayetteville, Ark.