2019-20 Men's Track and Field Roster

Karen Eaton
Kelsey Cleary
Aaron Schneider

Brendan Kroeger

Brendan Kroeger

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Quincy, Ill.
  • Highschool:
    Quincy

Summary

Biography

  • A member of the inaugural men’s track and field team at UIS
  • Has ran in 19 cross country races and 29 track and field events entering the 2019-20 seasons
  • In 2019, helped UIS score in three events at the GLVC Championships: indoor distance medley, outdoor 1,500m, and outdoor 4x400 relay
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES (ENTERING 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR):
800m- 1:57.83
1,500m- 3:59.30
Mile- 4:22.76
3,000m- 9:11.12
5,000m- 15:45.52
5,000m (xc)- 16:26.0
6,000m (xc)- 19:38.3
8,000m (xc)- 25:59.4
10,000m (xc)- 33:48.8
 
UIS CROSS COUNTRY:
2018- Competed in six events … scored for the team in four meets … finished third overall at the UIS Invitational … was 21st at the GLVC Championship and 79th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … was in the top-three on the team in both postseason events.
 
2017- Ran in six competitions … was third overall at the UIS Invitational … came in 46th at the GLVC Championships and 104th at the NCAA Regional meet.
 
2016- Competed in seven meets … was fourth at the Orion Mini Meet, fourth at the UIS Invitational in the 3,000m run, and ninth at the UIS Invitational in the 6,000m race … finished 76th at the GLVC Championships and 149th at the NCAA Regionals.
 
UIS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- Ran in four meets … a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the GLVC Championships … also a member of the 11th-place 4x400 relay team and came in 14th in the mile at the conference meet … had two top-10 individual finishes on the year, including winning the 800m at the Jim Green Invitational … had four top-10 finishes as a member of relay teams.
 
2018- Competed in five meets … at the GLVC Championships, finished 10th in the mile and was 10th as a member of the 4x400 relay team … a member of the distance medley relay that won the Lewis Invitational … finished fifth in the mile run at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic, and was fourth in the distance medley at that event … had a top-10 finish in the 3,000m at the Snow Bird Open.
 
2017- Redshirted.
 
UIS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- Competed in five meets … scored at the GLVC Championships in the 1,500m with an eighth-place finish … also scored as a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished seventh … had three top-five finishes in individual events, including third at the True Blue Open in the 800m.
 
2018- Raced in eight events … at the GLVC Championships, came in 10th in the 1,500m and a member of the 12th-place 4x400 relay team … came in sixth in the 800m at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational … was seventh in the 1500m at the Rose-Hulman Twilight Invitational … had two top-seven finishes in the 4x400 relay, including a bronze medal at the Big Blue event.
 
2017- Competed in seven meets … a member of the 4x400 relay squad that finished ninth at the GLVC Championships … had four overall top-10 showings in 4x400 races … top individual finish was ninth in the 1500m at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational.
 
UIS ACADEMIC AWARDS:
2019- GLVC Academic All-Conference.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in cross country and track and field with Quincy High School … captured Western Big 6 Conference title in the 1,600 as a senior … clocked a 1,600 PR of 4:32 as a senior … raced to a 3-mile PR of 16:00 as a senior … turned in a 1,600 season best of 4:42 as a junior … team captain in cross country and track and field (Junior-Senior) … held team’s highest GPA in cross country and track and field (Junior-Senior) … competed in soccer.
 
PERSONAL:
The son of Mike and Jolie Lilly … has one sibling, Emma … an Accountancy and Business Administration double major.

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