2014 Cross Country Roster
Biography
2013-14: Saw action in five cross country meets during his junior year...Opened the season with a 9th place finish (18:48) at the Badger Season Opener...Grabbed an 11th place finish (25:38) at the National Catholic Championships...Was the third Rambler to cross the finish line (29th place, 25:43.8) at Missouri Valley Conference Championships to help the men's side to a runner-up team finish.
2012-13: Saw action in five cross country meets, scoring in four... Earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors by finishing in the 10th place (25:45) at the 2012 Horizon League Championships...Finished 12th (25:16) in his season debut at the Illinois Intercollegiate...Followed that up with a 24th place finish (25:37) at the 40th Annual Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational...Running in his home state, posted a time of 25:32 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet in Louisville, Ky...Opened the indoor season at the Indiana Relays competing in the 3,000m Run (8:36.18) and as part of the 4x800m Relay (7:57.30)...Scored for Loyola in the Mile (2nd) and 5,000m (4th) Runs at the 2013 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships, helping the men's side capture their first indoor league crown since 1980...Posted a personal-best time of 14:22.36 in the 5,000m Run at the San Francisco St. Distance Carnival during the outdoor season...Returned from injury to crush his personal best in the 10,000m (30:41.79) at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays...Finished second and third, respectively, in the 10,000m (31:49.05) and 5,000m (15:04.70) Runs at the 2013 Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Turned in a time of 6:03.81 at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational in his only action in the 2,000m Steeplechase during the outdoor season.
2011-12: Competed in five cross country meets during the fall ... Finished 39th at the Horizon League Cross Country Championship with time of 28:28 ... Placed 14th at the UIC Home Opener and took 54th at both the Bradley Open and Illinois Intercollegiate events ... Finished ninth in the 3,000m and 10th in the 5,000m at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... Posted season-best times in both events, running an 8:36.33 in the 3K and a 14:57.42 in the 5K ... Finished fourth in the open 5K at the Gladstein Invitational ... Ended up eighth in the mile at Grand Valley State with a season-best time of 4:19.78 ... Recorded time of 9:34.81 in two-mile event at Iowa ... Finished fifth in the 10,000m (31:46.55) and seventh in the 5,000m (15:19.01) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... Placed eighth in the 3,000m at the Wake Forest Open in 8:42.03 ... Ran season-best time of 14:48.62 in the 5K at the Musco Twilight.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2010 Kentucky Cross Country State Champion...2010 Kentucky State Champion in 3200m and 1600m events...Took first place in the Kentucky Dream Mile with a time of 4:17...Finished second in the Knoxville Classic Two-Mile with a 9:17 finish...Received Academic All-State accolades three years in a row.
Photo Gallery Skrabacz's Collegiate Bests
Event | Time | Meet | Date |
Mile (I) | 4:15.40 | Meyo Invitational | 2013 |
3,000m (I) | 8:36.18 | Indiana Relays | 2013 |
5,000m (I) | 14:57.42 | Horizon League Championships | 2012 |
1,500m (O) | 3:54.39 | Tom Botts Invitational | 2012 |
3,000m (O) | 8:42.03 | Wake Forest Open | 2012 |
5,000m (O) | 14:22.36 | San Francisco Distance Carnival | 2013 |
10,000m (O) | 30:41.79 | Mt. SAC Relays | 2013 |
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