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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2016-17 UNK Men's Track & Field Roster

Myron Graham
NW Missouri State Athletics

Cole Wellnitz

  • Hometown Rushville, NE
  • Highschool Gordon-Rushville
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Health & P.E. K-12
  • Position Distance

Biography

IN THE LOPER TOP 10
Indoors - DMR (1st/9:57.42, 3rd/10:03.23); Mile (2nd/4:08.57); 800 (8th/1:53.71)
Outdoors - 1,500 (1st/3:49.56); 800 (8th/1:52.53)

AS A JUNIOR (2015-16)
MIAA outdoor champ in the 1,500 (3:51.86) ... ran a 3:50.7 at the KU Relays and a new school record of 3:49.56 at the Dr. Keeler Invite ... has held the 1,500 record multiple times ... provisional qualifier ... also seventh in the MIAA at 800 meters (1:57.24) ... ran a 1:52.53 in prelims ... indoor provisional qualifier in the mile and as a member of the DMR team ... MIAA champ in the mile at 4:10.80 ... turned in a 4:09.55 at the SDSU Classic ... at the same meet, helped the DMR team set a new school record (9:57.42) ... top 800 time of 1:55.81 ...  USTFCCA All-Region (indoors/mile and DMR; outdoors/1,500) ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
All-American in the mile ... set two school records ... in the spring, ran a a 3:50.43 in the 1,500 at the Dr. Keeler Invite ... broke an 11-year old mark in the event with a 3:50.67 at the KU Relays ... provisional qualifier ... 15th in the event at conference ... career-low 1:53.55 in the 800 came at the NWU Invite ... had the second best time (1:53.71) in the 800 prelims at the the MIAA championships ... finished fourth in the finals ... provisional qualifier ... MIAA mile champ in 4:12.13 ... placed eighth at the NCAA's ... career-best 4:08.57 prelims ... helped two different DMR teams crack the all-time Loper top 10 ... at SDSU, broke a 53-year old school record by running a 10:03.23 ... provisional qualifier ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013-14)
MIAA runner up in the 1,500 (3:55.04) .. season-best 3:54.54 at the Dr. Keeler Invite  ... ran the 1,500 (fifth) and DMR (sixth) at the KU Relays ... ran a 1:55.11 in the 800 at the Concordia Invite ... during indoors, part of the second place DMR team (10:17.60) ... also seventh in the mile (4:22.27) ... turned in a 4:20.50 at Concordia ... had a 2:36.98 at 1,000 meters at the NWU Invite ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
Took a redshirt season ... ran unattached at the Charlie Foster, placing second in the mile (4:31.89)

HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior, Class C state champ in the 1,600 (4:26.7) and 3,200 (9:58.6) and also runner up in the 800 (1:59.1) ... two-time state champ in cross country (2011 & 201

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2014-15Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Redshirt Junior

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  • 2016-17Redshirt Senior

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