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2019-20 Loyola Track & Field Roster

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Octavian Wells

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fox Lake, Ill.
  • High School Grant Community

Biography

2019-20: Made lone appearance of the indoor season at the GVSU Holiday Open, taking second (22.26) in the 200m dash ... Also competed in the 4x400m relay (9th; 3:26.48) at the meet.

2018-19: Helped Loyola's 4x400m relay to a runner-up finish (3:15.53) at the GVSU Holiday Open, where he also earned a fourth-place finish (22.15) in the 200m dash ... Also saw action as part of the 4x400m relay (3rd; 3:16.37) at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Placed third (22.19) in the 200m dash at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Earned All-Valley honors with 4x400m relay following a third-place showing (3:16.80) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Ran 400m dash outdoor season-best 50.39 (9th) at the Musco Twilight ... Took fifth (51.55) in the same event at the Lewis Twilight ... Contributed to second-place finish (3:13.30) for Loyola's 4x400m relay at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... Saw action in the 400m dash preliminaries (16th; 53.03) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2017-18: Ran on Loyola's first-place (3:14.48) 4x400m relay at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Took third (35.66) in the 300m dash at the John Tierney Classic ... Helped 4x400m relay post a sparkling 3:12.84, the seventh fastest time in program history, en route to a third-place finish at the SPIRE D1 Invitational ... Ran a 200m dash season-best of 21.72, moving to third all-time at Loyola, as he picked up a victory at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Finished sixth overall in the 200m dash at the MVC Indoor Championships, checking in at 21.97 ... Competed in the 200m dash during the outdoor season at both the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational (14th; 22.05) and the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5th; 21.94).

2016-17: Opened collegiate career by helping Loyola's 4x400m relay team to consecutive first-place finishes at the GVSU Holiday Open (3:15.98) and the John Tierney Classic (3:22.93) ... Moved into the top 10 on Loyola's indoor record boards in both the 60m dash and the 200m dash ... Took fifth in the 60m dash at the John Tierney Classic with a time of 7.07, tied for the ninth-fastest in school history ... Moved to fourth all-time in the 200m dash following a run of 21.83 (14th) at the Meyo Invitational ... Member of 4x400m relay that posted season-best time of 3:14.23 (9th) at the Meyo Invitational ... Did not compete during the outdoor season.

High School: Captured 400m conference title as a senior ... Sectional champion in both 400m and 4x400m relay ... Clocked top 400m tile on 47.07 during his senior season ... National Honor Society member.

Wells' Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Year
60m (I) 7.07 John Tierney Classic 2017
200m (I) 21.72 Alex Wilson Invitational 2018
300m (I) 35.66 John Tierney Classic 2018
400m (I) 48.61 Meyo Invitational 2017
200m (O) 21.93 Wisconsin Alumni Classic 2018
400m (O) 50.39 Musco Twilight 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints