Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Brian Cole ITF 2015

Brian Cole

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/1/2015
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • Bio
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Junior Brian Cole had a big day with wins in both the 5K and 10K races at the Beloit Relays held on April 24-25.

Cole fought off difficult weather conditions and six runners ahead of him to pull out a spirited victory in the 10K. He won the race in a new meet record time of 33:19.93, shattering the previous best of 33:53.17 in 2014.  He also moved up to #6 on the Knox all-time top 10 individual list for the 10K and has the fastest Midwest Conference time in the event so far this season.

In addition, Cole led a sweep of the top three spots by the Prairie Fire in the 5K.  He finished first in 16:45.14.  Along with the 10K, Cole also holds top 10 MWC times in the 5K and 3K Steeplechase.


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