University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) track and field athlete Blake Carlino has been selected as the Male Spotlight Athlete of the Month for the month of March.
 
On the indoor circuit, Blake Carlino holds three individual school records and took part in two record setting relays. Carlino clocked times of 23.843 seconds in the 200-meter dash, 38.53 seconds in the 300 and 50.71 seconds in the 400, setting the indoor school record in each event.
 
Ruell Chappell, Garrad Straube, Patrik Elkins and Carlino fielded a 4x400 relay team that put together a record-setting time of 3 minutes, 33.85 seconds. Kenton Wilson, Carlino, Preston Henze and Tyler Pasley made up a 4,000 distance-medley relay that compiled a time of 10:33.785 for an indoor school record.
 
Pasley, Carlino, Brendan Kroeger and Henze made up a 4,000 distance-medley relay that captured first place (10:50.68) in the Lewis Invitational. Carlino also captured third (52.62) in the college division of the 400 in the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic.
 
During the outdoor season, Carlino raced to a school-record time of 51.60 seconds in the 400 in the ESU Spring Open. Henze, Chappell, Carlino and Kroeger also made up the record-holding 4x400 relay after posting a time of 3:29.26 in the GLVC Outdoor Championships last season.
 
GETTING TO KNOW BLAKE CARLINO
 
Who is your favorite band/artist?
 
Rush
 
What is your favorite TV show?
 
The Flash
 
Who is your celebrity crush?
 
Scarlet Johansson
 
What is your favorite ice-cream flavor?
 
Cotton Candy
 
Who on the team is the best dancer?
 
Nick Reynolds
 
What is your favorite condiment?
 
Ranch
 
What is your favorite food?
 
Grilled Chicken
 
What is your favorite book?
 
Tuesdays with Morrie
 
What is your favorite sports team?
 
Chicago Cubs
 
Name the most surprising/embarrassing song in your musical library.
 
Probably something by Taylor Swift
 
What is your major?
 
Management Information Systems
 
Who is your inspiration?
 
My grandfather. No matter what happened, he kept a positive outlook on life.
 
What is your favorite memory at UIS?
 
Probably our first day of practice. I met a lot of new people and most of our class felt like we already knew each other.
 
List a little-known but amazing fact about yourself.
 
I have never left the country even though I have family that lives in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
 
Why did you choose UIS?
 
I chose UIS because it is close to home and I was able to run track.
 
What is your favorite class?
 
Intro to Networking. It’s enjoyable to learn about things that you are already interested in.
 
Who is your favorite professor?
 
Josh Smith. He taught me a lot and was easy to learn from. He was also able to have casual conversations along with being an amazing teacher.