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University of Illinois Athletics

2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

Joe Haight

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Wadsworth, Ill.
  • High School Warren

Biography

2018

Outdoor

  • Earned Second Team All-America honors on 4x100m relay that placed 10th
  • 4x100m relay set second fastest time in Illini history with time of 38.99  
  • Ran the third leg of Illinois' third-place 4x100m relay at Big Ten Championships 
  • Also competed in the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay 
  • Set 400m PR at the Jim Click Shootout, timing 46.85 
  • Ran the first sub-21 second 200m of his career at the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic, clocking a winning time of 20.95 
  • Won the 200m and 400m races at the Illinois Twilight 
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

  • Clocked PRs in both of his 400m races at Big Ten Championships, placing seventh in the final with a time of 47.08
  • Set a season-best 21.75 200m at the Iowa State Classic
  • Timed a 400m PR at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet, clocking 47.73
  • Won the 200m at the Illinois Open with a time of 22.27

2017

Outdoor

  • Ran the lead leg of Illinois' 8th place 4x400m relay at Big Ten Championships 
  • Timed an outdoor 200m PR of 21.42 to take fifth at the Illinois Twilight and placed fourth in the 400m (48.51)
  • Set a personal-best 100m time at Illinois State with a 10.59 performance in the final
  • Ran a leg of the 4x100m relay team that placed sixth at the Texas Relays
  • Placed runner-up in the 200m and fourth in the 400m at the UNLV Invite
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 400m with a 47.82 PR and ran the lead leg of the 4x400m relay that finish sixth with a time of 3:07.02
  • Set a 21.41 PR in the 200m at the ISU Classic

2016

Outdoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 200m with a 21.94 time
  • Won the 200m at the Illini Open with a time of 21.88
  • Set a PR at the Bryan Clay Invite with a 200m time of 21.57

High School

  • Holds Warren school records in the 200m and 4x200m
  • All-Conference in soccer and track
  • Qualified for four state events 
  • Coached by Bill Dawson 

Personal

  • Son of Tony and Isabella Haight
  • Born on November 1, 1996
  • Has a sister Becky and a brother Matt.
  • Majoring in engineering physics
  • Favorite athlete is Andrea Pirlo because of his ability to make every player around him better
  • Chicago Fire All-Academic team
  • National Honor Society

Personal Bests

Indoor
60m: 7.01 - Illini Classic (1/14/17)
200m: 21.41 - Iowa State Classic (2/10/17)
400m: 47.08 - Big Ten Championships (2/24/18)

Outdoor
100m: 10.59 - Redbird Invite (4/8/17)
200m: 20.95 - SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/24/18)
400m: 46.85 - Jim Click Shootout (4/7/18)

Updated June 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Senior

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