2020-21 Men's Track and Field
Biography
PERSONAL RECORDS
1,000m: 2:30.35
1,500m: 3:44.45
Mile: 4:00.68
3,000m: 8:10.24
5,000m: 13:52.78
CAREER ACCOLADES
2021 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (5,000m)
2019 XC Second-Team All-Ivy
2019 XC Ivy League Heps Team Champion
PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
Outdoor 1,500m: 3rd ... 2021 ... 3:44.45
Outdoor Mile: 3rd ... 2021 ... 4:00.68
Outdoor 5,000m: 3rd ... 2021 ... 13:52.78
Indoor 3,000m: 8th ... 2020 ... 8:10.24
Indoor 5,000m: 1st ... 2020 ... 14:09.30
OUTDOOR 2021
- Took first place in the 5k at the Penn Challenge on March 27, clocking a personal-best time of 13:52.78 to move into third in program history
- Set a personal-best time of 3:44.45 in the 1,500m at the Temple Invitational on April 9 to shift into third in program history
- At the Penn Twilight on May 1, took first place in the mile with the third-best time in program history at 4:00.68 to set a new personal best
- Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville for the 5,000m, entering as the 35th seed with a time of 13:52.78 and finishing 33rd with a time of 14.12.15
INDOOR 2021
- All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
CROSS COUNTRY 2020
- All 2020 Ivy League fall sports were canceled on July 8 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
OUTDOOR 2020
- All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
- Competed four times during the indoor season.
- Scored for Penn with a third-place finish at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1) in the 5,000m with a time of 14:22.75.
- Set the program record in the 5,000m with a time of 8:10.24 at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 1) with a third-place finish.
- Moved into the top 10 in program history in the 3,000m after finishing in 14:09.30 in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 15).
CROSS COUNTRY 2019
- Ran five times during cross country season, scoring in four races, including the Ivy League Heps (Nov. 1).
- Helped Penn win the Ivy League championship with a 14th-place finish, earning second-team All-Ivy.
- Led Penn at the Fordham Fiasco (Sept. 7) with a 20th-place finish, crossing the line in 27:47.1.
- Finished 23rd at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 5) pushing Penn to a second-place team finish of more than 40 teams.
- Finished 62nd at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (Nov. 15.).
OUTDOOR 2019
- Ran the 1,500m in four meets throughout the outdoor season.
- Posted a season-best time of 3:56.81 at the Rider Invitational (April 13), placing sixth.
INDOOR 2019
- Did not compete in the indoor season.
CROSS COUNTRY 2018
- Ran twice, scoring in both events.
- Opened the season third at the Bison Open, helping Penn win the team title.
- Finished 15th at Haverford’s Main Line Invitational, running four miles in 20:21.0.
OUTDOOR 2018
INDOOR 2018
- Ran in five meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the 1,000m, mile, 3,000m and 4x800m relay.
- Competed in the 1,000m at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25).
- Placed sixth in the mile at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 20).
- Totaled four top-10 placements on the year.
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
- Key contributor as a freshman, running in five races on the year and scoring twice.
- Placed fifth overall and fourth among Penn runners in collegiate debut at the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2).
- Finished sixth overall and fourth among Penn runners at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 15).
- Crossed the finish line 75th at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29).
- Placed 57th at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 27).
High School:Â Third at CIF California state championships ... Third in the mile at the Mt. Sac Relays ... U.S. #1 2017 DMR ... 2016 CIF Division 2 XC All-State.
Personal: Son of Kelly and John Renken ... Sister, Megan, played soccer at Washington University in St. Louis ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Sophomore
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