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Blake Schlotzhauer - Men's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Blake Schlotzhauer

Position Distance
Class Jr.
Hometown Davenport, Iowa
High School Central

2006 — Indoor – placed 16th in 3,000 meters (8:31.23)… ran collegiate-best mile (4:20.02) at Iowa State Classic… Outdoor – placed 22nd in 5,000 meters (14:55.76) at Big Ten Championships… ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (4:04.38) at Tom Botts Invite… letterwinner…Cross Country – placed 32nd at NCAA Midwest Regional with collegiate-best 10,000 meters (31:55)… placed 40th (25:40) at Big Ten Championships and ran collegiate-best 8,000 meters (24:52) at NCAA Pre-Nationals… placed 12th (19:12-6,000 meters) at Hawkeye Open, 142nd at Roy Griak Invite (26:42-8,000 meters) and 206th (33:47-10,000 meters) at NCAA Championships… academic all-Big Ten… earned most improved cross country runner team award… letterwinner.

2005 — Cross Country –ran collegiate-best 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (18:55) and season-best 25:28 at Murray Keatinge Invite… letterwinner.High School — competed for Centennial High School in Las Vegas, NV, before moving to Davenport his senior year… seven-time conference and district champion in track… three-time conference and district champion in cross country… runner-up in 3,200 meters and placed fourth in 1,600 meters at state meet senior year… placed third at state cross country meet senior year and second as a sophomore… three-time all-conference, all-district and all-state in cross country and track… set school records in cross country 5,000 meters at Central (15:19), and in 1,600 (4:26), 3,200 (9:52), cross country three miles (15:00) and cross country 5,000 meters (15:48) at Centennial… placed second in two miles (9:15) and third in mile (4:15) at 2005 Drake Relays… all-academic team member, graduating with first honors… cross country coaches were Sam Richardson and Paul Barasel… track coaches were Coach Miller and Randy Peters.

Personal — born December 9, 1986… guardian is Dick Phelps… pre-athletic training major.

Schlotzhauer’s Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Date
1,500Meters (O) 4:04.38 at Tom Botts Invite 4/15/06
Mile (I) 4:20.02 at Iowa State Classic 2/11/06
3,000 Meters (I) 8:31.23 Big Ten Championships 2/25/06
5,000 Meters (O) 14:55.76 at Big Ten Championships  5/14/06
6,000 Meters (CC) 18:55 Hawkeye Invite 9/2/05
8,000 Meters (CC) 24:52 at Pre-Nationals 10/14/06
10,000 Meters (CC) 31:55 at Midwest Regional 11/11/06