Tony Rakaric

Hometown: Palatine, IL High School: Palatine Height / Weight: 5-10 / 150

2005 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best mile (4:13.11) at Big Ten Championships and two miles (9:39.34) at Iowa Open... won mile (4:15.17) at Hawkeye Open... placed sixth in 5,000 meters (14:31.45) at Last Chance Meet, which ranks sixth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... Outdoor - placed eighth in steeplechase with a collegiate-best 9:03.29 at Big Ten Championships... that mark led the team and ranks seventh on Iowa's all-time bests list... won steeplechase at Tom Botts Invite (9:04.19), placed 13th at Drake Relays (9:18.45) and 15th at NCAA Midwest Regional (9:18.30).

2004 -- Indoor - ran anchor leg on team-leading distance medley relay (10:02.09)... placed 12th in 3,000 meters (8:26.75) at Big Ten Championships... won mile (4:17.83) at UNI Invite... placed fourth in two miles (9:14.22) at Hawkeye Invite... ran season-best mile (4:16.64) at Husker Invite... placed third in 800 meters (1:56.97) at Iowa Open... Outdoor - led team in 1,500 meters (3:56.73)... placed fifth in 5,000 meters (14:59.84) at Iowa Musco Twilight VI... placed 19th in 10,000 meters with a collegiate-best 30:58.59 at Big Ten Championships... that time ranks 10th on Iowa's all-time bests list... also placed 20th in 5,000 meters (15:14.01) at Big Ten meet... letterwinner... Cross Country - team captain... ran in seven of eight races... placed 24th (31:19:98) at NCAA Midwest Regional, earning all-region honors... placed 15th (25:02.00) at Murray Keatinge Invite, 16th (26:42) at Hawkeye Triangular, 43rd (25:22) at Big Ten Championships and 129th (33:17) at NCAA Championships... letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - placed 13th in 3,000 meters with collegiate-best 8:20.31 at Iowa State Classic, which ranks 10th on Iowa's all-time bestss list... placed eighth in 3,000 meters (8:22.19) at Big Ten Championships... led team in that event... won mile (4:14.41) at Iowa Open... Outdoor -- qualified for NCAA regional in 5,000 meters at Stanford Invite with collegiate-best 14.22.92... that time ranks eighth on Iowa's all-time bests list... placed 12th in 5,000 meters at Big Ten meet (14:54.39) and NCAA Midwest Regional (15:00.31)... ran third leg on 6,400-meter relay that placed seventh (17:06.27) and anchor leg on distance medley relay that placed 11th (10:01.72) at Drake Relays... ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (3:53.65) at Iowa Musco Twilight V... led team in 5,000 meters... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 31st (32:12) at NCAA Midwest Regional... placed 11th (24:33) at Big Ten Championships, earning second team all-Big Ten honors... ran a career-best 8,000 meters (24:28) at Pre-National Invite... also placed 16th (19:41) at Iowa Invite, 18th (26:44) at Iowa State Open and 98th (25:45) at Roy Griak Invite... letterwinner.

2002 -- Track - redshirted... ran 8:25.07 in 3,000 meters at Iowa State Classic while competing unattached... Cross Country - placed 19th (30:31.42) at NCAA Midwest Regional, earning all-region honors... placed 36th (25:04.9) at Big Ten Championships and 136th at NCAA Championships (31:51.8)... placed eighth (25:44) at Iowa State Open, 50th (24:50) at Pre-National Invite and 83rd (25:27.8) at Roy Griak Invite... letterwinner.

2001 -- Cross Country - placed 11th at Illini Invite (24:32)... placed 13th (25:42.60) at Purdue Open and 72nd (25:52.6) at Big Ten Championships.

High School -- placed fourth at state cross country meet as a senior with a collegiate-best 14:31... two-time 3,200-meter conference champion, placing second at state senior year... two-time all-state in track, once in cross country... three-time all-conference in cross country, two-time in track... set school records in indoor 1,600 (4:17.3) and 3,200 meters (9:13.3), and cross country 5,000 meters (15:31)... collegiate bests were 52.3 in 400, 1:56 in 800, 9:09 in 3,200 meters and 14:31 in cross country three miles... named team MVP and captain twice in cross country and once in track... National Honor Society, Varsity Club and four-year honor roll student... coaches were John Nalley and Ron Theberge.

Personal -- born June 8, 1983... son of Zelko and Danica Rakaric... mechanical engineering major.

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