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Honors (through 2022 season): All-American in the indoor 5,000-meter run (2022) … WIAC champion (first team All-WIAC) in the distance medley relay (2022) … WIAC runner-up (second team All-WIAC) in the 3,000-meter run (2022) … three-time USTFCCCA All-Region (2021 indoor, 2022 indoor, 2022 outdoor) … holds the No. 3 all time performance in program history in the 3,000-meter run (8:18.68 in 2022), the No. 3 all time performance in the 10,000-meter run (29:57.41 in 2022), the No. 4 all time performance in the indoor 5,000-meter run (14:20.27 in 2022) and the No. 5 all time performance in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (14:24.51 in 2022) … posted the No. 9 personal record time in program history in the 1,500-meter run (3:54.16 in 2022) … two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2021, 2022) ... two-time winner of the team’s Highest GPA Award (2021, 2022) ... Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll (2020-21)
2022: Indoor – season-best 4:18.32 in the 1-mile run at the Karl Schlender Invitational on Jan. 22 … placed first in the distance medley relay and second in the 3,000-meter run in a season-best 8:18.68 at the WIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26 … finished sixth in the 5,000-meter run in a season-best 14:20.57 and 17th in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 11-12 in Winston-Salem, N.C. …
Outdoor – season-best 3:54.16 in the 1,500-meter run at the UW-La Crosse Final Qualifier on May 19 … season-best 14:24.51 in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15 … season-best 29:57.41 in the 10,000-meter run at the WashU Distance Carnival on April 1 … placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 6-7 … finished 10th in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on May 26-28 in Geneva, Ohio
2021: Indoor – season-best 4:17.41 in the 1-mile run against UW-Platteville on Feb. 6 … season-best 15:12.27 in the 5,000-meter run at the WIAC Multis on Feb. 25 … season-best 8:37.57 in the 3,000-meter run at the WIAC Last Chance Meet on March 6 …
Outdoor – finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 7-8 … season-best 3:55.88 in the 1,500-meter run at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open on May 14 … season-best 9:57.37 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Warhawk Invitational and Multi on April 16-17 … season-best 14:47.86 in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-La Crosse NCAA Final Qualifier on May 19-20
Personal: Majoring in physical education ... parents are Holly and Jeff Schlender ... competed in cross country and track and field at Brillion High School, where he was a three-time team Most Valuable Player in cross country, a team MVP in track and field, a four-time state qualifier in cross country, a state qualifier in track and field, a member of National Honor Society and a Magna Cum Laude graduate ... career ambition is to be a public health educator ... favorite TV show is "Saved by the Bell ... chose to attend UW-Whitewater for its rich history of academic and athletic success, the great team and coaches, and the atmosphere suited for success
