Ben Stricker

Maki Whelan

Multis

/ Men's Track & Field

Photo by: Collin Boyles

Position:
Distance
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fort Atkinson, Wis.
High School:
Fort Atkinson

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St. Thomas Career Performance List

2026
Indoor
Recorded two top-10 finishes during the indoor season... placed runner-up in the 5000m at the Mark Schuck Open and Multi with a time of 15:14.91... ran a personal-best 3000m time of 8:40.07 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet... added a ninth-place finish in the 3000m at the Snowshoe Open (8:42.53).

Outdoor
Recorded three top-10 finishes during the outdoor season... placed ninth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Summit League Outdoor Championships with a time of 9:49.97... ran a personal-best 3000m steeplechase time of 9:31.99 at the UW-La Crosse Uncaged Eagle Open... finished runner-up in the steeplechase at the Gene Glader Invitational (9:32.99) and placed fourth at the Gary Wilson Invitational (9:35.23)... also recorded a personal-best 5000m time of 14:58.17 at the University of St. Thomas Joe Sweeney Invite.

2025
Indoor
Competed in four meets... set a personal record in the mile with a time of 4:25.83 and placed 26th at the Iowa State Classic... recorded a personal best in the 3000m with a time of 8:49.42 and placed 11th at the Snowshoe Open... won the mile in 4:26.77 at the St. Thomas Invitational during first career indoor collegiate meet..

Outdoor
Competed in four meets... set personal record of 15:24.00 in the 5000m run at the Meet of the UnSaintly... established a time of 4:05.43 in the 1500m run at the Gary Wilson Invitational... recorded two sixth-place finishes in the 5000m run during first two career outdoor collegiate meets.

High School
A letter winner in cross country and track & field at Fort Atkinson High School under head coach Spencer Agnew... a three-time Wisconsin Cross Country State qualifier and a four-time Team MVP… earned gold honors over the past four years and is ranked among the top 10 academically in his class.

Personal
Son of Kari and Michael… intends to major in exercise science at St. Thomas.

Tuesday, May 19

Thursday, March 26

Thursday, March 19

Sunday, March 08

Tommies send hopefuls to Summit League Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, May 13

Track & Field to host Sweeney Invitational, travel for Badger Invitational

Tuesday, April 28

Gary Wilson Invitational, Drake Relays due up for Track & Field

Wednesday, April 22

Tommies rewrite record book across five-meet weekend

Monday, April 20

University of St. Thomas Athletics

2026 Men's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Barak Barner

Ben Batalden

Jonathan Bezdicek

Brock Bjerke

Anthony Borom

Braeden Brouwer

Blake Burnstad

Riddik Collier

Landon Deneen

Will DiSessa

Thomas Dundon

George Edgar

Dakota Egert

Andrew Eichmann

Lucas Esten

Jack Fischer

Ethan Foote

Jackson Ganser

Samuel Gausmann

Jack Gifford

Jacob Gilbertson

Brendan Harter

Sam Hebert

Cameron Heppner

Darius Irvin

Dominic Jenkins

Chase Johnson

Seth Johnson

Jayson Koel

Jackson LeMay

Adam Lueth

Peter McGivern

Joe McNeil

Sean McNiesh

Nate Meyer

Vincenzo Miller

Caden Nordberg

Isaac Nowak

Albert Ongwenyi

Jonah Pearson

Casey Poppler

Charlie Power-Theisen

Cameron Reagen

Jack Rosner

Trever Schirmer

Henry Skinner

Grayson Spronk

Ethan Starfield