Mark Battista

Hometown: New Lenox, Ill. High School: Lincoln Way Central

2011 -- Indoor - team captain... ran mile (4:3130) at Jack Johnson Classic and 3,000 meters (8:48.32) at Meyo Invite... Outdoor - led team in 3,000-meter steeplechase, running 9:16.94 for 13th place at Big Ten Championships... placed second in steeplechase at Musco Twilight XII (9:18.71) and 11th at Drake Relays (9:20.63).

2010 -- Indoor - ran a collegiate-best 8:25.82 in the 3,000 meters at Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate best 4:16.37 with a second-place finish in the mile at the Iowa Invite... anchored distance medley at ISU Classic (10:05.33)... Outdoor - ran a collegiate-best 9:04.60 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Drake Relays, a time that ranks ninth all-time at Iowa... competed in 3,000-meter steeple chase at NCAA West Regional (34th, 9:10.34)... ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters at Musco Twilight XI (3:56.00)... ran collegiate-best in 1,500 meters (3:56.26) and season-best in 3,000 meters (8:32.66) at Tiger Track Classic... letterwinner... Cross Country - team captain... placed 29th at NCAA Regional with a collegiate-best 10,000 meters (30:45), which ranks 10th all-time at Iowa... also ran collegiate-best 19:07 (6,000 meters) for fourth place at Hawkeye Invite... placed third at Bradley Classic (24:00), 25th at Big Ten Championships (24:20), 47th at Wisconsin Adidas Invite (24:25) and second at Iowa Invite (25:15)... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2009 -- Indoor - placed third in 3,000 meters at Last Chance Qualifier (8:40.20)... ran collegiate bests in mile (4:24.73) at Jack Jennet Invite and 5,000 meters (15:00.63) at Iowa State Classic... Outdoor - runner-up in 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:37.20) at Lee Calhoun Memorial... placed fourth in 1,500 meters (4:08.60) at Messersmith Invite and 3,000 meters (8:42.11) at Illinois Invite... Cross Country - all-region honoree, placing 25th at NCAA Regional with a season-best 31:42 (10,000 meters)... placed 34th at Big Ten Championships (26:18)... one of four Hawkeyes to compete in every race... ran season-best 6,000 meters (19:08) at Hawkeye Invite... placed third at Iowa State Intercollegiate (25:24)... also competed at Wisconsin Adidas Invite (25:07) and NCAA Pre-Nationals (25:02)... letterwinner.

2008 -- Track - redshirted... Cross Country - ran collegiate-best 8,000 meters (23:48) at Auburn Invite and season-best 6,000 meters (19:28) at Iowa Invite... his 8,000-meter time ranks seventh in school history... placed 55th at NCAA Midwest Regional with a season-best 32:37 (10,000 meters)... placed 39th at Big Ten Championships (25:31)... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

2007 -- Cross Country - placed 57th with season-best 8,000 meters (25:26) at Big Ten Championships... placed 60th with season-best 10,000 meters (31:53) at NCAA Midwest Regional... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

High School -- two-time conference and sectional cross country champ and two-time conference runner-up in track two miles... two-time sectional 3,200-meter champion... placed sixth at cross country state meet senior year... five-time all-conference and all-section, three-time all-region and two-time all-state... bests were 4:18 in mile and 9:15 in two miles.

Personal -- born March 12, 1989... son of Mark and Pamela Battista... business major.