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2019-20 Loyola Track & Field Roster

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Michael Edwards

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Zion, Ill.
  • High School Zion-Bentown Township

Biography

2019-20: Opened season by helping Loyola's 4x400m relay to victory (3:14.03) at the GVSU Holiday Open, where he also clocked a personal-best 7.07 (9th) in the 60m dash ... Took fifth (22.27) in the 200m dash at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Ran a 400m dash season-best 48.79 to place 17th in the event at the GVSU Big Meet ... Ran on the Maroon & Gold's conference championship 4x400m relay (3:17.93) at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships ... Also took sixth (49.35) in the 400m dash final at the MVC Indoor Championships ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

2018-19: Saw action in a pair of meets during the indoor season ... Helped Loyola's 4x400m relay to a runner-up finish (3:15.53) at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Placed 12th (22.70) in the 20m dash at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Returned at the outdoor season-opening Black & Gold Invitational, contributing to a third-place finish (3:13.01) for the Ramblers' 4x400m relay ... Took seventh (22.19) in the 200m dash at the Redbird Invitational ... Ran 48.61 (28th) in the 400m dash at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Member of Loyola's MVC Champion 4x400m relay that posted a time of 3:14.45 at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Also chipped into the team score in the 400m dash at the outdoor league meet, finishing eighth in 48.68 ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2017-18: Posted 60m dash (7.08; 15th) and 300m dash (34.54; 2nd) season bests at the season-opening GVSU Holiday Open ... Member of Loyola's third-place 4x400m relay team at the SPIRE D1 Invitational that posted the seventh-fastest mark (3:12.84) in school history ... Helped relay to a third-place finish (3:15.03) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Opened the outdoor season with a 200m dash victory (22.48) at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Ran on 4x100m (42.50) and 4x400m (3:24.44) relays at the Benedictine Invitational, both of which were victorious ... Posted 200m outdoor personal-best of 21.83 (3rd) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Put points on the board for the Ramblers in the 400m dash (5th; 47.68), 4x100m relay (5th; 41.27) and 4x400m relay (3:10.96) at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 

2016-17: Opened Loyola career with victories in both the 400m dash (48.75) and the 4x400m relay (3:15.98) at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Earned runner-up finish in the 300m dash (35.66) at the John Tierney Classic ... Clocked top 200m dash time (22.40) en route to finishing 34th at the Meyo Invitational ... Helped Loyola's 4x400m relay team to its fastest time of the season (3:14.23) at the SPIRE D1 Invitational ... Put points on the board at the MVC Indoor Championships as a member of fourth-place (3:18.48) 4x400m relay team ... Took third in the 400m dash during the outdoor season at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic as he crossed in 49.06 ... Closed freshman campaign at the MVC Outdoor Championships, running on the Ramblers' 4x400m relay team (6th; 3:14.90). 

High School: Three-time Second Team All-Conference selection in the 400m ... Also qualified for the state meet in the event in each of the last three years of his high school career ... Named Team MVP as a senior.

Edwards' Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Year
60m (I) 7.07 GVSU Holiday Open  2019
200m (I) 22.08 SPIRE D1 Invitational 2018
300m (I) 34.54 GVSU Holiday Open 2017
400m (I) 48.71 SPIRE D1 Invitational 2017
200m (O) 21.83 Wisconsin Twilight 2018
400m (O) 47.68 MVC Championships 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints