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Gage Eller - Men's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Gage Eller

Position Hurdles
Class Fr.
Hometown Ames, Iowa
High School Ames High

2018 — Indoor – ran 200 meters at Hawkeye Invite (22.40), Wieczorek Invite (22.61) and Meyo Invite (22.74)… ran 400 meters at ISU Classic (50.15)… Outdoor – ran 400-meter hurdles at Musco Twilight (53.55), Battle on the Bayou (54.34) and Mt. SAC Relays (54.52)… academic All-Big Ten… President’s List student… Dean’s List student… letterwinner.

2017 — Indoor – ran 200 meters at Iowa Open (22.71), Black & Gold Premier (22.83), Larry Wieczorek Invite (22.93) and Border Battle (22.98)…. ran 400 meters at Larry Wieczorek Invite (50.78)… Outdoor – ran 400-meter hurdles at Drake Relays (53.40), Baldy Castillo Invite (53.43) and Florida Relays (53.54)… academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student… letterwinner.

2016 — Track – redshirted… Indoor – ran 60-meter hurdles (8.69) and 200 meters (23.76) at Iowa Duals while competing unattached… Outdoor – placed fifth in 400-meter hurdles at Kip Janvrin Open (54.78), fifth at Jim Duncan Invite (55.64) and eighth at Musco Twilight (3:58.04) while competing unattached… Dean’s List student.

High School — state and conference runner-up in 400-meter hurdles senior year… two-time all-state selection in 1,600-meter relay that placed third and fifth at state meet his junior and senior season… member of all-state 3,200-meter relay and shuttle hurdle relay… academic all-state selection (2012-15)… two-time letterwinner in football and soccer… member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal — born November 9, 1996… son of Matt and Lynn Eller… father played football at Bethel University in Minnesota before playing professionally for the Vikings in 1993… has one brother, Jake, and two sisters, Lauren and Annalissa… human physiology major.

Eller’s Collegiate Bests
Event Time Meet Date
200 Meters (I) 22.40 Hawkeye Invitational 1/13/18
400 Meters (I) 50.15 at ISU Classic 2/10/18
400-Meter Hurdles (O) 53.40 at Drake Relays 4/29/17