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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

Michael Von Borstel

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orland Park, Ill.
  • High School Sandburg

Biography

(Track & Field ) 2017: Registered a time of 15:17.74 in the 5000 meter run at the CCIW Indoor Championship, good enough for sixth place... Broke the indoor 5000 meter run record at the Grand Valley State University Meet with a time of 15:02.27... Notched an indoor one mile run personal-best 4:25.10 at the Margaret Bradley Invitational... CCIW Spring Academic All-Conference.

(Cross Country) 2016:  Named Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete and Named to the 2016 Fall CCIW Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference...Participated in four events... Earned All-CCIW Second Team with a time of 27:29.7 at the CCIW Championship on October 29, good enough for 19th place... Tallied a season-best 26:07 at the NCAA Midwest Regional on November 12... First Red Men to cross the finish line at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational on October 8 with a time of 26:44.5, good enough for 17th place. 

(Track & Field) 2016: Named to the Spring CCIW All-Academic. Tallied a time of 15:26.25 in the 5000 meter run at the CCIW Indoor Track & Field Championships, good enough for ninth place.....Finished eighth in the 5000 meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 15:03.23... Set the Carthage outdoor track & field record in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:43.05.

(Cross Country) 2015:  Named to the Fall CCIW All-Academic. Did not compete. 

(Track & Field) 2015:  Did not compete.

(Cross Country) 2014: Named to the Fall CCIW All-Academic. Named Jon & Mary Swift Most Valuable Performer... Named to the 2014 Fall CCIW Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference... Earned first-team All-CCIW honors with a 10th-place finish and a time of 24.42.78 at the CCIW Men’s Cross Country Championship…finished 79th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 25:55.20…named CCIW “athlete of the week” after finishing 10th at the Sept. 20 Wheaton (Ill.) “Gil Dodds Invitational”…named CCIW “athlete of the week” again after finishing second at the Oct. 10 Benedictine (Ill.) “Eagle Invitational”…ran a career-best time of 24:28.03 at the Sept. 27 Wilmington “Pre-Nationals Invitational.”... Fall sports recipient of the CCIW Jack Swartz All-Academic Award. 

(Track & Field) 2014:  Finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run (15:28.43) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished eighth in the 5,000-meter run (15:34.77) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.

(Cross Country) 2013:  Earned second-team All-CCIW honors with an 20th-place finish at the CCIW Men’s Cross Country Championship and a time of 26:22.94…Carthage's top-finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 56th-place with a season-best time of 25:56.70.

(Track & Field) 2013:  Finished 13th in the 5,000-meter run (15:46.03) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 17th in the 3,000-meter (9:03.39) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.

(Cross Country) 2012:  Finished 40th at the CCIW Men’s Cross Country Championship with a time of 26:45…ran a 27:17.50 at the NCAA Midwest Regional…ran a season-best 26:25.16 at the Benedictine (Ill.) “Eagle Invitational.”

High School:  Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by John O'Malley…in cross country, earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference, all-sectional and all-area honors his senior year on a team that won a conference title and a regional championship en route to a seventh-place finish at the Illinois High School Association Class 3A state championship…National Honor Society member, honor student and graduated with honors.

Personal:  Athletic training major…member of the 2012-14 Carthage cross country teams…named to the spring 2013 Carthage dean's list.

Cross Country Career Highlights:
2016 Date Time
NCAA DIII Cross Country Midwest Regional 11/12/16 26:06.5
CCIW Cross Country Championship 10/29/16 27:29.7
Lucian Rosa Invitational 10/8/16 26:44.5
Roy Griak Invitational 9/24/16 29:17.0
2014 Date Time
NCAA DIII Cross Country Midwest Regional 11/15/14 25.55.2
CCIW Cross Country Championship 11/1/14 24:42.8
AAE Invitational 10/18/14 25:25.4
Eagle Invitational 10/10/14 25:38.4
Pre-Nationals Invitational 9/27/14 24:28.0
Gil Dodds Invitational 9/20/14 26:00.0
Concordia University 9/13/14 26:35.8
2013 Date Time
NCAA DIII Cross Country Midwest Regional 11/16/13 25:56.7
CCIW Cross Country Championship 11/2/13 26:22.9
Brooks Invitational 10/19/13 26:16.2
Warrior Invitational 10/5/13 27.40.3
Gil Dodds Invitational 9/21/13 26:56.0
Four-Mile Dual 9/14/13 22:02.0
2012 Date Time
NCAA DIII Midwest Regional Championship 11/10/12 27:17.5
CCIW Cross Country Championship 10/27/12 26:45.0
Brooks Invitational 10/13/12 27:37.1
Eagle Invitational 10/5/12 26:25.2
Roy Griak Invitational 9/29/12 27:57.1
Falcon Invitational 9/15/12 26:50.5
Pointer Open 9/8/12 21:45.0

Indoor Track and Field Career Highlights:
2017 Date Event Time/Mark
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/24-2/25/17 5000 15:17.74
Margaret Bradley Invitational 2/18/17 Mile 4:25.10
GVSU Big Meet Invite  2/10/17 5000 15:02.27
Keck DIII Select 2/04/17 Mile 4:26.01
Tadd Metzger Invitational 1/27/17 3000 8:53.52
NCC Cardinal Opener  1/20/17 5000 NT
Private College Invite  1/14/17 DMR 10:46.97
2016 Date Event Time/Mark
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/26-2/27/16 5000 15:26.2
Chicagoland Indoor Championships 2/12-2/13/16 5000 16:08.5
2014 Date Event Time/Mark
Carthage College "Gill Athletics Final Qualifier" 3/7/14 3000 08:55.1
Carthage College "Gill Athletics Final Qualifier" 3/7/14 4x4 03:45.1
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/28-3/01/14 5000 15:34.8
UW - Stevens Point "Eastbay Invitational" 2/22/14 3000 09:02.6
Chicagoland Indoor Championships 2/14-2/15/14 5000 15:55.9
Carthage College "Red Invitational" 2/7/14 3000 09:05.3
Carthage College "Tadd Metzger Invitational" 1/31/14 Mile 04:37.2
2013 Date Event Time/Mark
CCIW Indoor Championships 2/22-2/23/13 3000 09:03.4
UW - Stevens Point "Eastbay Invitational" 2/16/13 Mile 04:34.2
Illinois Wesleyan University "Bob Keck Invitational" 2/2/13 3000 09:21.7

Outdoor Track and Field Career Highlights:
2017 Date Event Time/Mark
Benedictine Eagle Relays 4/14-4/15/17 1500 4:20.64
2016 Date Event Time/Mark
Gregory Final Qualifier 5/18-5/19/16 5000 14:43.1
Dr. Keeler Invitational 5/12-5/13/16 1500 04:00.6
CCIW Outdoor Championships 5/06-5/07/16 5000 15:03.2
Hillsdale College "Gina" Relays 4/28-4/30/16 5000 15:04.4
Meet of Champions 4/22-4/23/16 1500 04:01.3
Wheaton College (Ill.) 4/16/16 3000 08:45.6
2014 Date Event Time/Mark
North Central College "Dr. Keeler Invitational" 5/08-5/09/14 5000 15:38.2
CCIW Outdoor Championships 5/02-5/03/14 5000 15:28.4
Private College Championships 4/26/14 1500 04:16.5
Augustana College "Meet of Champions" 4/17-4/18/14 5000 15:25.7
Wheaton College (Ill.) Invitational 4/5/14 1500 04:08.0
2013 Date Event Time/Mark
CCIW Outdoor Championships 5/03-5/04/13 5000 15:46.0
Drake Relays 4/24-4/27/13 DMR 10:27.5
Augustana College "Meet of Champions" 4/20/13 10,000 33:01.4
Chicagoland Outdoor Championships 4/04-4/06/13 5000 16:10.8
North Central College First Chance Invitational 3/28-3/29/13 1500 04:11.8
Washington University Mini Meet 3/22/13 1500 04:14.1

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2014Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2015Junior

    Distance
  • 2016Senior

    Distance
  • 2017Senior

    Distance