Lukasz Kierys

Height:

5-8
Hometown:

Palatine, IL
Year:

SR
High School:

Palatine HS

Bio

Awards

NCCAA Indoor National Meet Participant (2011) - track

2010-11 (sophomore)

Cross Country

Ran in three meets
Season was cut short due to injury
Top 8K time was 28:13 at Illinois Intercollegiate Meet (9/17)
Best finish was 37^th at Wisconsin Lutheran (10/2) in 28:52

Track and Field

Ran in five meets – 2 indoor, 3 outdoor
Ran in three events at the NCCAA National Indoor Meet in the distance medley relay, 4x800 meter relay, and 4x400 meter relay
Ran the 800 meter dash at Chicagoland Championships in 2:07.91
Ran the 800 meter dash outdoors – 3 times
Best outdoor 800 meter time was 2:02.97 at Wisconsin-Whitewater
Finished 15^th in the 800 meter run at the CCAC Championships (2:09.03)

2009 (freshman)

Ran in seven meets
First collegiate meet was Elmhurst (9/4) with a 6K time of 21:51
Finished in 92^nd place
Top finish came at Northern Illinois University meet in 30^th (29:26 - 8K)
Top 8K time was 27:40 at Illinois Intercollegiate Meet (9/18)
Was 37^th at CCAC Championship Meet (11/7) with time of 29:33 (8K).

High School

Graduated from Palatine High School in 2009…four-year letter man in cross country under Coach Quick…also lettered in track…helped team to third place at Illinois State Cross Country Meet in 2007 and 10^th in 2008…finished 15^th at conference cross country meet…team won four straight conference, regional and sectional championships…best time in three-mile run was 15:57…qualified for the Illinois State preliminaries in the 4x800.

Personal

Son of Jon and Lucy Kierys…born on April 21, 1991…is majoring in business and accounting…enjoys running and playing Call of Duty 4…is a fan of the Chicago Fire…loves to eat cereal…vacations in Keys, Florida.

2010 Running Times

Date Time Place Meet

9/10/2010 28:25 8k 40 Olivet Nazarene

9/17/2010 28:13 8k 160 Illinois Intercollegiate

10/2/2010 28:52 8k 37 Wisconsin Lutheran

2011 Track & Field Times/Places

Indoor

Chicagoland Championships: 800 meter run (2:07.91)

NCCAA Championships: distance medley relay; 4x800 meter relay;

4x400 meter relay

Outdoor

UChicago: 800 meter run (2:03.42 – 13th)

Wisconsin-Whitewater: 800 meter run (3rd - 2:02.97)

CCAC Championships: 800 meter run (15th; 2:09.03)

2009 Running Times

Date Time Place Meet

9/4/2009 21:51 6k 92 Elmhurst College

9/12/2009 29:26.14 8k 30 Northern Illinois

9/18/2009 27:40 8k 88 Illinois Intercollegiate

10/10/2009 28:28.4 8k 106 Wisconsin-Parkside

10/17/2009 27:59.20 8k 368 Wisconsin-Osh Kosh

10/24/2009 28:23.04 8k 270 NAIA Great Lakes Challenge

11/7/2009 29:33.30 8k 37 CCAC Championships