2013 Cross Country Roster
Biography
2013-14: Did not compete in the cross country season due to injury.
2012-13: Was one of the top-three finishers for Loyola in every meet of the season, including a top-two finish in five of the six meets he competed in...First Team All-Horizon League...Named to the Horizon League Fall All-Academic team...Finished second at the Horizon League Championship meet, helping the men's side capture the team championship...Finished 7th at the Illini Challenge with a time of 18:52...Turned in a third place finish at the Illinois Intercollegiate...Was Loyola's top finisher (105th) at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet, posting a time of 24:31...Took third in the Mile Run with a time of 4:18.20 at the 2013 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships...Turned in a personal best time of 4:10.36 in the Mile Run at the Meyo Invitational...Ran as part of the 4x800m Relay team that posted the top-time of the season in the event for Loyola (7:47.92) at the Gladstein Invitational...Turned in a personal best time of 4:10.36 in the Mile Run at the Meyo Invitational...Placed third (3:54.69) in the 1,500m Run at the 2013 Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Also saw action at the Benedictine Eagle Invitational and the Drake Relays during the outdoor campaign...Horizon League Honor Roll selection.
2011-12: One of Loyola's top middle distance runners ... Competed in four cross country meets in the fall ... Finished 24th at the Horizon League Cross Country Championship ... Took 55th at the Bradley Invitational and also raced in the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational and the NCAA Midwest Regional competitions ... Finished sixth in the mile at the Horizon League Indoor Championship with personal-best time of 4:10.89 ... Ran anchor leg of distance medley relay squad that took second at the League meet ... Posted a pair of top-10 finishes in the mile during the indoor season, highlighted by third-place finish at Iowa ... Recorded time of 1:56.67 in the 800m at the Gladstein Invite ... Took third in the 1,500m at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship with a time of 3:52.39 ... Finished first in field of 75 competitors in the 1,500m at the Dr. Keeler Invite after running personal-best time of 3:48.83 ... That time puts him eighth on Loyola's all-time list in that event ... Recorded time of 1:54.06 in the 800m run at the Tom Botts Invitational.
2010-11: Finished 34th out of 528 runners at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational with time of 25:56 ... Also scored at the Roy Griak Invitational, coming in third among Loyola runners with time of 26:40 ... Finished 14th overall at the UW Parkside Midwest Open and took fifth at the season-opening Vincentian Cup Invite, covering the four-mile course in 21:10 ... Finished fourth in the mile (4:13.66) at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... Took second in the same event at the Chicagoland Indoor Championships with a time of 4:20.95 ... Grabbed fifth in the mile at the Indiana Relays ... Finished eighth in the 1,500m at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship, turning in a time of 4:01.19 ... Turned in season-best time of 3:56.68 in the 1,500m at Duke ... Also ran a season-best 1:56.84 in the 800m at that meet.
High School: One of top distance runners in Minnesota ... Two-time all-state honoree in cross country, finishing fifth in the state meet as a senior and 17th as a junior ... Conference cross country champion his senior year ... Finished second in the conference meet his junior campaign ... Three-time all-conference choice in cross country ... Named conference Rookie of the Year in 2007 ... State champion in the 3,200m on the track as a senior ... Also earned all-state recognition in the 1,600m ... Finished fourth in the 3,200m his junior year ... Won conference track titles in the 1,600m and 3,200m in 2010.
Photo Gallery Autio's Collegiate Bests
Event | Time | Meet | Year |
800m (I) | 1:56.67 | Gladstein Invitational | 2012 |
Mile (I) | 4:10.36 | Meyo Invitational | 2013 |
800m (O) | 1:54.06 | Tom Botts Invitational | 2012 |
1,500m (O) | 3:48.83 | Dr. Keeler Invite | 2012 |