2019-20 Men's Track and Field Roster

Karen Eaton

Preston Henze

Preston Henze

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

Summary

Biography

  • A member of the inaugural men’s track and field team at UIS
  • Has ran in 13 cross country races and 28 track and field events entering the 2019-20 seasons
  • Has been a member of three relay teams that scored 12 points at GLVC Championship events
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES (ENTERING 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR):
800m- 1:59.08
1,500m- 4:04.49
Mile- 4:23.17
3,000m- 9:17.28
5,000m- 15:52.97
5,000m (xc)- 16:46.0
6,000m (xc)- 20:46.7
8,000m (xc)- 27:10.9
 
UIS CROSS COUNTRY:
2018- Competed in two meets during the season … finished 78th at the GLVC Championships … was 27th overall at the UIS Invitational.
 
2017- Ran in five races … was runner-up overall at the Orion’s Twilight Mini-Meet and the Illinois College Invitational … finished 25th at the UIS Invitational.
 
2016- Competed in six events … had top-10 finishes in the Orion’s Mini Meet and the Illinois Springfield Invitational in the 3,000m … came in 125th overall at the GLVC Championships.

UIS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- A member of the distance medley relay team that finished third at the GLVC Championships … also at the conference meet, came in 17th in the mile and 11th as a member of the 4x400 relay team … competed in four events overall … top individual finish was third in the 800m at the Jim Green Invitational … had two other top-four showings as a member of a relay team.
 
2018- A member of the distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the GLVC Championships … individually, finished 14th in the mile at the conference meet … competed in six overall events … a member of the distance medley relay team that won at the Lewis Invitational … collected three top-10 individual finishes, including seventh in the 800m at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic.
 
2017- Redshirted
 
UIS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- A member of the 4x400 relay team that scored with a seventh-place finish at the GLVC Championships … came in 11th at the conference meet in the 1500m … ran in five events during the year … had top-five finishes in the 15000m at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational, and the Illinois College True Blue Open.
 
2018- Competed in six meets … at the GLVC Championships, finished 18th in the 800m and was 12th as a member of the 4x400 relay team … finished fifth individually in the 800m at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational … had two top-10 finishes as a member of the 4x400 relay team.
 
2017- Ran in seven competitions … finished ninth at the GLVC Championships as a member of the 4x400 relay team … had two top-10 finishes in the 1500m, including eighth at the Rose-Hulman Twilight Invitational … had a total of four top-10 finishes in the 4x400 relay, including sixth at two events.
 
UIS Academic Awards:
2019- GLVC Academic All-Conference.
 
2018- GLVC Academic All-Conference.
 
2017- GLVC Academic All-Conference.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in cross country and track and field for four years with Shelbyville High School … four-time all-state recipient in track and field … team captured second (7:55.71) in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 1A State Meet in the 4x800 to earn all-state honors during senior year … team claimed third (8:03.65) in the IHSA 1A State Meet in the 4x800 to receive all-state honors during junior year … team secured fourth (8:03.94) in the IHSA 1A State Meet in the 4x800 to collect all-state honors during sophomore year … team took fifth (3:30.51) in the IHSA 1A State Meet in the 4x400 to receive all-state honors during senior … four-time IHSA 1A state qualifier in track and field … qualified for the IHSA 1A State Meet in the 4x800 three times (Sophomore-Senior) … qualified for the IHSA 1A State Meet in the 4x400 during senior year … three-time IHSA 1A state qualifier in cross country (Sophomore-Senior) … led team to three IHSA 1A sectional titles in the 4x800 (Sophomore-Senior) … guided team to IHSA 1A sectional crown in the 4x400 as a senior … team earned second in the IHSA 1A State Cross Country Meet during senior year … team secured third in the IHSA 1A State Cross Country Meet during freshman year … team claimed three IHSA 1A sectional titles in track and field (Sophomore-Senior) … team locked up three IHSA 1A regional titles in cross country (Sophomore-Senior) … clocked 3-mile PR of 16:51 as a junior … turned in 3-mile season best of 17:01 as a senior … made Honor Roll for four years.
 
PERSONAL:
The son of Melissa Williams and Brian Henze … has one sibling, Bryce … an Environmental Studies major.

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