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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Dominic Baima, EIU
Dominic Baima, EIU

Sam Nowak

  • Class Senior
  • Major Computer Science
  • Hometown LaGrange, Ill.
  • Highschool Lyons HS

Biography

STATS

EIU CROSS COUNTRY
2024 (SENIOR):
Competed in all six meets during the 2024 season... placed 21st at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships with an 8K time of 25:11.1 which was best 8K time of the season... season best finish was 15th at the season opening EIU Walt Crawford Open... placed 163rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 32:38.71... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Competed in all six meets during the 2023 season... competed at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships helping EIU win a fourth straight OVC team championship... placed 31st at the OVC Championship with a season best 8K time of 24:58.92... added a Top 20 finish at the season opening EIU Walt Crawford placing 16th... was 142nd at the NCAA Regional with a 10K time of 33:16.2... 

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in three meets during the 2022 season... member of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship team placing 68th at the OVC Championship with an 8K time of 28:01.7... had a season best finish of 37th running in the Bradley Pink Classic White Division race... season best 8K time was at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 26:15.1... 

2021 (FRESHMAN): Competed in three meets during the 2021 season... ran in the two opening meets of the year with a season best finish of 31st at the EIU Walt Crawford Open... posted best 8K time of the year in the white race at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 26:42.2... 

EIU TRACK
2025:
Competed in only indoor track during the 2025 season… INDOOR: Competed across three meets during the course of the indoor season… ran the 3000m race in 9:14.97 at the EIU John Craft Invite… crossed the finish line in 8:59.72 in the 3000m race at the Missouri Bob Teel Invitational… finished the 5000m run 15:45.85 at the Grand Valley Big Meet…

2024: Did not compete in any meets during the 2024 indoor track season... OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season... posted a personal best time of 4:13.62 in the 1,500 meter race at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue... posted a personal best time of 15:38.42 in the 5,000 meter race at the Gibson Invite... season best steeplechase time was 9:52.32 at the Gary Wieneke Memorial... 

2023: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2023 season... INDOOR: Competed in three meets during the indoor season... ran the 3,000 meter event with a season best time of 9:17.43 at the ISU Gartland Invite... OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season... scored points with an eighth place finish in the steeplechase at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship... season best steeplechase time was 9:49.34 at the Clark Wood Open... season best 1,500 meter time was 4:19.41 at the EIU Big Blue... 

2022: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2022 season... INDOOR: Competed in two meets during the indoor season... ran the 3,000 meter event with a season best time of 9:16.47 at the EIU Friday Night... OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season... ran the steeplechase and 5,000 meter run... season best steeplechase was 10:10.34 at the Illini Invitational... season best 5,000 meter run was 15:47.05 at the EIU Big Blue Classic... 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Ran cross country and track at Lyons HS in LaGrange, IL... advanced to the IHSA Class 3A State Championships as a junior with a finals time of 15:53.8 which placed 173rd in the state... placed 12th in the Regional and 25th in the Sectional as a senior... ran the 3,200 meter event during the track season...

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

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