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2025 Men's Track and Field Roster

Michael Barber

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 145
  • Hometown Homer Glen, Ill.
  • High School Lockport Township HS

Biography

2024-2025 Indoor: Competed in eight meets during the season… Ran a personal best time of 4:28.02 in the Mile at the Carthage Firebird Finale… Ran a season best time of 1:25.96 in the 600 meter at the Tadd Metzger Invitational… Placed 11th at the CCIW Championships in the 800 meter with a season best time of 2:00.33… Earned All-CCIW honors in the 4x400 meter relay placing fourth at the CCIW Championships with a time of 3:29.14.

2024 Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in six meets during the season…Ran a season best of 1:57.06 in the 800 meter run at the CCIW Championships…Ran a season best of 4:12.09 in the 1500 meter run at the NCC 1st Chance Invitational.

2023-24 Indoor Track and Field: Competed in eight meets for the Firebirds...Ran a 1:25.35 in the 600m at the Tadd Metzger Inivitational... Ran a 4:35.61 in the mile at the Forever Red Alumni Classic. 

2023 (Track and Field): Participated in 16 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Took third place in the mile at the Firebird Finale, with a time of 4:31.83 ... Placed ninth at the CCIW Outdoor Championship, with a time of 1:56.84 in the 800m...Received CCIW All-Conference merit for the 800m.

2022 (Track and Field): Participated in 13 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Took first place in the distance medley relay at the Aurora Grand Prix, with a time of 10:25.46... Placed second at the Tadd Metzger Invitational with a time of 2:43.97 in the 1000m...Received USTFCCCA Academic All-Region award…Earned CCIW Athlete of the Week. 

2021 (Cross Country): Competed in six meets ... Took 17th place at the Firebird Classic on October 8.

2021 (Track and Field): Ran in 13 meets during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ... A member of the first-place DMR teams at the Carthage Triangular indoor meets on January 30 and February 6.

2020 (Cross Country): Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

High School: Ran for head coach Thomas Razo at Lockport Township High School ... Helped his team to a pair of state qualifiers as a sophomore and junior ... Played one year of baseball.

Personal: Majoring in business ... Son of Laura Brasch and Tom Barber.

Career Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    Distance
    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    Distance
    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2024Senior

    Distance
    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2025Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'10" 145 lbs