Michael Church

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
East Peoria, Ill.
High School:
East Peoria H.S.

TFRRS BIO

PERSONAL BESTS

800 Meters - 2:02.87
1500 Meters - 4:07.77
Mile - 4:22.00
3000 Meters - 8:47.94
5000 Meters - 16:02.91

2019-20 INDOOR SEASON

Competed in one meet for the Salukis ... finished 30th in the mile with a time of 4:23.57 at the Music City Challenge (2/14-2/15).

2019 OUTDOOR SEASON

Competed four times for the Salukis ... Took 13th in the 5000 with a time of 16:09.28 at the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Followed it up with a 24th place finish in the 5000 at the Tennessee Relays ... Set a personal-best in the 1500 with a time of 4:07.77 at the Kentucky Track and Field Invitational ... Finished up the outdoor season with a personal-best time of 16:02.91 in the 5000 at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational.

2018-19 INDOOR SEASON

Competed four times for the Salukis ... Took eighth and clocked a 4:30.97 mile at the John Gartland Invitational ... Set a personal-best in the 800m with at time of 2:02.87 and followed up with a ninth-place finish in the mile with at time of 4:25.97 at the Don DeNoon Invite ... Finished with his best time in the mile of the season with a sub 4:23.78 at the Bulldog Invite ... Finished the indoor season with a PR of 8:47.94 in the 3000 and a time of 10:46.80 in the DMR at the MVC Indoor T&F Championships.

2018 OUTDOOR SEASON

Competed at the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14) where he finished 16th in the 1500m with a time of 4:27.74… Ran the 5000m in 16:10.21 in his collegiate track and field debut at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/24) … Set a collegiate-best in the 1500m at the Billy Hayes Invite (5/4) with his time of 4:19.67.

2017-18 INDOOR SEASON

Clocked a sub-9 minute 3000m at the 2018 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) to finish 33rd ... Set a personal-best in the mile with a time of 4:22.00 at the Music City Challenge (2/10) ... Competed at four indoor meets.

HIGH SCHOOL

Qualified for the IHSA Class 2A Cross Country state meet in each of his four seasons at East Peoria High School ... As a freshman, helped East Peoria's cross country team qualify for the state meet for the first time since 1992 ... Qualified for the state track meet three-times in the 1600m ... Earned a spot on the medal stand as a junior with a sixth-place finish in the 1600m, which was the highest finish in the event at the state meet in school history...Member of National Honors Society.

PERSONAL

Full name is Michael Lee Church ... Born on Nov. 25, 1998 ... Son of Scott and Jeannie Church ... Father, Scott, is a mechanical engineer ... Has one brother, Matthew ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.