2026 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Balzer, Skyler Balzer, Zachary Barth, Brayson Brenne, Eilen Brown, Julia Burnett, Matthew Burns, Oliver Cino, Sophia Copelin, Jaxson de Palma Mendiguchia, Julia Echols, Angelo Gaffney, Travis Hamilton, Carissa Hancock, Abigail Harris, Christian Inzinger, Sonja Kamp, Brandon Kingsmith, Kaden LeBlanc, Sawyer Lewis, Roman Lind, Caleb Lind, Isaac Locke, David Martinez, Carolina McCarroll, Eimear Miller, Nathan Narciso, Alice Nold, Parker Perry, Anna Phillips, Jamie Pogue, Landon Potgieter, Nadia Pretorius, Hanri Rajlich, Hope Rebello, Michael Redpath, Olivia Rice, Brock Rosslee, Jayde Rush, Ayva Schmalz, Michael Schoeman, Wiepke Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Steines, Noelle Thornley, Ciara Trangmar, Jacob van Milligen, Bente Vanroose, Rhune Wallace, Bryndon Wenz, Lindsey Wilson, Ava Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Junior Class Plainfield, Ill. Hometown Plainfield North High School High School Oliver Burns Junior Class Plainfield, Ill. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS MVC Men's Cross Country All-Conference Honorable Mention (2): 2023, 2025 CAREER BESTS (RESULTS) CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 6K: 18:25.4 (9/1/23) 8K: 24:13.3 (10/3/25) 10K: 32:13.6 (11/10/23) 3,000m: 8:34.10 (1/23/26) 5,000m: 14:45.15 (1/30/26) 1,500m: 4:11.12 (4/12/25) 5,000m: 14:39.87 (14:39.87) 10,000m: 30:31.42 (4/24/25) 2025-26 SEASON Cross Country: Ran in five meets during the 2025 season. Finished 14th at the Bradley Intercollegiate, running the 8K race in 25:18.5. Set a new 8K personal best at the Joe Piane Invitational at 24:13.3. Finished 35th with a time of 24:48.5 in the Red Race at the Bradley Pink Classic, helping the Braves win the team title. Placed 13th at the MVC Championship in Evansville, earning his second All-Conference Honorable Mention after clocking a 24:54.78 over eight kilometers. Was Bradley's fourth-highest finisher in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, placing 60th at 32:23.1. Indoor: Competed in three meets during the 2026 indoor season. Finished third in the 3000m event at the Larry Wieczorek Invite, setting a personal-best 8:34.10. Set a new 5000m personal best at the Meyo Invitational, running 14:45.15 to finish 13th. Placed 14th in the 5000m Final at the MVC Championship with a 14:46.00. Outdoor: Competed in three meets during the 2026 outdoor season. Placed in the top 60 out of over 260 athletes in the 5000m event at the WashU Distance Carnival, clocking a time of 14:51.98 in his only 5000m race of the Spring. Finished in 10th place in the 10,000m race at the Drake Relays (30:33.80) and in the 10,000m Final at the MVC Championships (31:17.07). 2024-25 SEASON Cross Country: Did not compete during the 2024 season. Indoor: Did not compete during the 2025 indoor season. Outdoor: Competed in four meets during the 2025 outdoor season. Placed fourth in his 10000m race at the Drake Relays, running a 30:31.42. Finished in ninth place in the 10000m event at the MVC Championship in May. 2023-24 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in five meets during the 2023 season. Placed fifth in his collegiate debut at the Western Illinois Alumni Invitational with a time of 18:25.4. Placed 25th out of over 200 runners at the Gans Creek Classic, running 24:44.7. Earned All-MVC Honorable Mention after being the third-highest finishing Brave at the MVC Championship, placing 15th at 25:13.3. Indoor: Competed in four meets during the 2024 indoor season. Placed sixth in his first collegiate track & field meet in the 3000m at the Hawkeye Invite (8:52.54). Set a career-best 3000m time at the IUPUI Invitational with a time of 8:49.63. Outdoor: Competed in three meets during the 2024 outdoor season. Placed first in his 5000m race at the Saint Louis Billiken Invite, clocking in at 14:39.87. Finished fifth overall in the 5000m race at the Kip Janvrin Open at 14:46.44. His time also ranked as the fastest among Division I athletes. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year member of the Cross Country and Track and Field team at Plainfield North High School. Earned All-State honors twice and All-Section three times. Earned six All-Conference honors in his career. Qualified for state three times and had a fourth place team finish. PERSONAL The son of Greg and Susana, born January 26, 2005. Plans to major in Kinesiology & Health Science.
