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2017-18 Track & Field Roster

Nicholas Prajka

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Orland Park, Ill.
  • High School Sandburg

Biography

2017-18: Took first (2:32.30) in the 1,000m run at the season-opening GVSU Holiday Open ... Posted an indoor 800m personal-best of 1:53.98 (16th) at the Meyo Invitational ... Ran on Loyola's fourth-place (10:10.24) Distance Medley Relay at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Picked up a victory (1:53.72) in the 800m run at the Lewis Twilight ... Shaved nearly two seconds off that time at the Wisconsin Twilight, finishing fifth (1:51.97) ... Ran an 800m personal-best of 1:51.76 in an 800m preliminary heat the MVC Outdoor Championships en route to finishing fifth overall (1:53.89).

2016-17: Made only appearance during the outdoor season, taking first (1:55.25) in the 800m run at the Crusader Open. 

2015-16: Opened the indoor campaign by taking fourth (2:31.73) in the 1,000m run at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Earned a runner-up finish (1:22.23) in the 600m run at the Illini Classic ... Clocked a personal-best 800m time of 1:54.40 at the Meyo Invitational ... Posted another personal-best to begin the outdoor season at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, taking 26th in the 1,500m run with a time of 4:04.73 ... Turned in the top outdoor 800m run time of his career (1:53.32) at the Illinois Twilight ... Made his first appearance in a conference final at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships as he took eighth overall (1:54.76) in the 800m run.

2014-15: Won the 600m at the Gladstein Invitational...Clocked a personal-best 600m time of 1:21.48 en route to a third-place finish at the GVSU Big Meet...Won the 800m at the Windy City Rumble with a personal-best time of 1:57.12...Notched three top-10 finishes in the 800m during the outdoor season, including an eighth-place finish at the Eagle Invitational with a personal-best time of 1:55.87.

2013-14: Placed fifth in the mile at the GVSU Laker Early Bird...Placed sixth in the 600m at the GVSU Big Meet with a personal-best time of 1:22.34...Competed in the 800m at the MVC Indoor Championships... Opened the outdoor season with a first-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the Bulldog Opener...Placed third in the 800m at the Ted Haydon Invitational.

High School: Team MVP his senior season...Best Newcomer award recipient in 2012...National qualifier in 800m Run...Three-time conference champion...Seven-time state qualifier in cross country and track...Southwest Suburban Conference (SWSC) All-Academic honoree...National Honor Society.

Prajka's Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Date
400m (I) 52.04 Illini Classic 2014
600m (I) 1:21.48 GVSU Big Meet 2015
800m (I) 1:53.98 Meyo Invitational 2018
1,000m (I) 2:30.94 Meyo Invitational 2014
Mile (I) 4:32.18 GVSU Big Meet 2015
400m (O) 51.18 Raleigh Relays 2015
800m (O) 1:51.76 MVC Championships 2018
1,500m (O) 4:04.73 Black & Gold Invitational 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Senior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2017-18Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance