Erik Sowinski

Class: Senior Hometown: Waukesha, Wis. High School: West

Position: Middle Distance

2011 -- Indoor - two-time All-American, placing fourth in 800 meters (1:49.47) and running third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed fourth at NCAA Championships (3:07.16)... ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that won Big Ten title (3:12.13) and set school record of 3:06.66 at Last Chance Qualifier... set school record in 800 meters (1:47.98) with second-place finish at Huskie Invite, earning an automatic NCAA bid in that event... runner-up in 800 meters at Big Ten Championships (1:50.34) and placed third at Razorback Invite (1:48.75)... ran second leg on winning 1,600-meter relay at Razorback Invite (3:07.84), which ranks third all-time at Iowa... ran third leg on distance medley relay that placed fifth at Big Ten Championships in 9:57.44, which ranks seventh all-time at Iowa... placed third with season-best 600 meters (1:18.50) at Jack Johnson Classic... Outdoor - placed 15th in 800 meters with a collegiate-best 1:47.83 at NCAA Championships, earning second team All-America honors... that time led team and ranks third all-time at Iowa... ran third leg on team-leading 1,600-meter relay that placed 10th at NCAA Championships in 3:05.64, earning second team All-America honors... that time ranks sixth all-time at Iowa... runner-up in 800 meters (1:48.58) and ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed second (3:06.70) at Big Ten Championships, helping team to first Big Ten title since 1967... ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed sixth in 3:07.58 at NCAA West Regional... anchored school record-setting sprint medley relay that won at Drake Relays in 3:16.18... anchored school record-setting 3,200-meter relay to runner-up finish at Drake Relays in 7:23.77... won 800 meters at LSU Invite (1:48.15), Sun Angel Classic (1:48.32) and Musco Twilight XII (1:48.80)... academic all-Big Ten.

2010 - Indoor - earned All-America honors by placing seventh in the 1,600-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships... set school record in the 800 meters with a provisional qualifying 1:48.90 winning time at the ISU Classic...ran lead leg on team-leading 1,600-meter relay with a season-best provisional qualifying time of 3:09.83 at the Meyo Invite...1,600-meter relay earned second team all-Big Ten honors (3:12.00)...led team in the 600 meters with a season-best 1:18.38 second-place finish in the Big Ten Championships prelims...won the 800 meters at the Razorback Invite (1:50.09) and placed second at the Meyo Invite (1:49.21) and the NCAA Qualifier (1:48.99)...won the 600 meters at the Iowa Open (1:19.63)...Outdoor - ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that qualified for NCAA Championships (3:05.84)...anchored team-leading 1,600-meter relay that placed second at Drake Relays (3:05.73) and Big Ten Championships (3:07.75)...earned second team all-Big Ten honors... led team in 800 meters with collegiate-best 1:48.56 at the Sun Angel Classic...this ranks third-all-time at Iowa... anchored sprint medley relay squad that placed second at Drake Relays (3:17.74)...ran collegiate-best 400 meters at Razorback Invite (47.72)...won the 800 meters at the Tiger Track Classic (1:49.66) and Musco Twilight XI (1:50.53).

2009 -- Indoor - set school record in 600 meters (1:18.05) in Big Ten Championships prelims, placing eighth with a 1:19.10 time in the finals... ran season-best 1:51.39 in 800 meters at Last Chance Qualifier... that time ranks fifth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... also ran 800 meters at Meyo Invite (1:52.70), Iowa State Classic (1:52.82), Razorback Invite (1:54.22) and Iowa Open (1:55.22)... Outdoor - qualified for NCAA Midwest Regional as part of team-leading 1,600-meter relay (3:08.81)... ran second leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed fourth at Drake in 3:11.46 and third leg on 3,200-meter relay that placed 11th at Drake Relays in 7:33.08, which ranks second in school history... ran second leg on the team-leading distance medley relay (10:02.91) at Drake Relays... ran collegiate-best 800 meters (1:51.10) at John McDonnell Invite... letterwinner.

High School -- won state 800-meter title (1:54.29), anchored state champion 3,200-meter relay (7:50.96) and ran on fifth-place 1,600-meter relay (3:22.08) senior year... five-time all-conference honoree, earning all-state honors in track twice... two-time track team MVP... two-time conference champion, winning 400 (49.46) and 800 meters (1:56.33) senior year... set school records in 400 (49.46) and 800 meters (1:54.29), and as part of 3,200-meter (7:50.96) and sprint medley relays (3:28.15)... ran on sprint medley relay that placed fourth (3:28.15) and 3,200-meter relay that placed 19th at Nike Outdoor Nationals... lettered two years in basketball, earning all-conference honors at point guard... captained track and cross country teams as a senior, and basketball team three years... National Honor Society member... four-year honor roll student... Brady academic all-star and WIAA scholar athlete as a senior... academic all-state in cross country as a senior... coaches were Josh Johnson, Bill Megna and Tom Lahiff.

Personal -- born December 21, 1989...son of Bryan and Jane Sowinski... integrative physiology major.