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Julien Gillum - Men's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Julien Gillum

Position Hurdles
Class Jr.
Hometown Biloxi, Miss.
High School Goose Creek Memorial
Previous School Coffeyville CC

2023 — Indoor – placed seventh in 400 meters with a collegiate-best 46.73 at Tyson Invite… that time ranks seventh all-time at Iowa… placed second in 600 meters with a season-best 1:17.53 at Meyo Invite… placed seventh in 400 meters (47.70) and anchored team-leading 1,600-meter relay that placed third in 3:08.27 at B1G Championships… Outdoor – two-time honorable mention All-American, placing 21st as part of 1,600-meter relay (3:06.59) and 22nd in 400-meter hurdles (51.57) at NCAA Championships… placed second in 400-meter hurdles at Desert Heat Classic with a collegiate-best 49.73, earning Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honors… that time ranks fourth all-time at Iowa… anchored B1G Champion 1,600-meter relay (3:06.30) and B1G runner-up in 400-meter hurdles (50.46)… placed ninth in 400-meter hurdles (50.40) and anchored 1,600-meter relay that placed 11th in 3:04.94 at NCAA West Preliminary… ran third leg on team-leading 1,600-meter relay to second place at Florida Relays (3:03.70)… placed 14th in 400-meter hurdles at USATF Championships (50.74), running a 50.53 in prelims… letterwinner.

2022 — Indoor – second team All-American as part of 1,600-meter relay, placing 12th in 3:09.79 at NCAA Championships… ran second leg on B1G Champion 1,600-meter relay (3:05.47)… that time ranks sixth all-time at Iowa… ran second leg on school record-setting 1,600-meter relay at Tyson Invite (3:02.40)… placed third in 600 meters with a collegiate-best 1:16.11 at B1G Championships… that time ranks second all-time at Iowa… ran second leg on winning 1,600-meter relay at Meyo Invite (3:05.63) and lead leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed third at Razorback Invite (3:05.68)… those times rank seventh and eighth, respectively, all-time at Iowa… won 400 meters with a season-best 46.88 at Larry Wieczorek Invite… Outdoor – first team All-American as part of 1,600-meter relay and second team All-American in 400-meter hurdles… anchored 1,600-meter relay to seventh-place finish at NCAA Championships (3:03.04), running a team-leading 3:01.79 in prelims… that time ranks second all-time at Iowa… placed 15th in 400-meter hurdles at NCAA Championships (50.84)… placed 11th in 400-meter hurdles at NCAA West Preliminary with a season-best and team-leading 50.26… Big Ten 400-meter hurdles champion (51.12)… ran third leg on team-leading 1,600-meter relay that won race at Jim Click Shootout (3:02.39), which ranks fourth all-time at Iowa… anchored 1,600-meter relay to fifth place finish at NCAA West Preliminary (3:03.62), which ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… anchored 1,600-meter relay that placed third at B1G Championships (3:10.28)… ran third leg on team-leading sprint medley relay that won race at Drake Relays (3:18.06)… that time ranks fifth all-time at Iowa… placed 20th in 400-meter hurdles at USATF Championships (52.76)… letterwinner.

2021 — Indoor – placed third in 600 meters at B1G Championships (1:17.81), running a team-leading 1:17.13 in prelims… Iowa’s Male B1G Sportsmanship Award winner… won 400 meters at Husker Quad (47.36)… Outdoor – All-American… ran third leg on team-leading 1,600-meter relay that placed fifth in 3:02.54 at NCAA Championships, earning first team All-America honors… that time ranks fifth all-time at Iowa… ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed ninth at NCAA West Preliminary (3:04.71) and third at B1G Championships (3:06.77)… placed ninth in 400 meters with a season-best 47.41 at at B1G Championships.

 

2020 — Indoor – ran 600 meters at Meyo Invite (1:18.50) and B1G Championships (1:18.85), and 600 yards at Iowa State Classic (1:11.47).

2019 — Track – did not compete.

2018 — Indoor – All-American in 600 meters, placing seventh in 1:19.23… won 600 meters (1:21.31) and ran on 1,600-meter relay that placed second (3:19.31) and 3,200-meter relay that placed fourth (8:07.00) at Region VI Championships… Outdoor – All-American, placing seventh in 400-meter hurdles at NJCAA Championships… (52.91)… placed third in 400-meter hurdles (52.10) and ran on 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relays that placed fourth and sixth, respectively at Region VI Championships… won 400 meters at Southwestern College Invite (48.23).

Personal — born January 14, 1998… communications major.

Julien Gillum’s All-Time Results via TFRRS.org