Team USA Release

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (October 18, 2017) – Chris Strup, a 2016 graduate of Loyola University Chicago and four-year letterwinner on the Ramblers' track & field team, has been selected to represent USA Skeleton in the upcoming North American Cup, it was announced today by the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.
 
Strup (2013-2016) enjoyed a wildly successful career during his time with the Maroon & Gold.  The Defiance, Ohio product graduated as the program's outdoor school record holder in the 100m dash (10.39) and also ranks in the top 10 in the indoor 60m (2^nd, 6.82) and 200m (3^rd, 21.74) dashes and the outdoor 200m dash (2^nd, 20.97). 
 
Strup, who burst onto the scene as a freshman by earning Horizon League Newcomer of the Year honors, ran on a pair of conference championship 4x100m relay teams during his time with the Ramblers, an event in which each he contributed to each of the 10 fastest times in program history.  A 10-time podium finisher between the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Conference, Strup was a three-time qualifier for the NCAA West Regional.
 
The first leg of the North American Cup is scheduled to take place in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Oct. 31-Nov. 7.  Action in the men's skeleton is slated for Nov. 4-5.