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FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN - 2001
FIRST TEAM ALL-NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL - 2001
AT ILLINOIS...
2001: (Senior) A First-team All-Big Ten selection ... All-NCAA Midwest Regional performer ... Finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 24:13.2 on the 8,000m course ... That time by the junior was a personal best shattering his previous best by 31 seconds ... Was Illinois’ top finisher in all-six events ... Had three top-10 finishes on the season including a career-best second-place finish at the season-opening Purdue Meet of Champions ... Had a personal-best 10,000m performance (31:02.6) at the NCAA Midwest Regional where he finished eighth. 2000: (Redshirt) Did not compete during the cross country season, but finished fourth at the 2001 Big Ten Championship in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 14:37.63.
1999:(Sophomore) Competed in four meets for the Illini ... Ran a personal best 8K time of 25:42.46 at the Pre-Regional meet ... Was Illinois’ top finisher at the Pre-NCAA "B Race," placing 31st ... Top individual finish was 13th at the Pre-Regional Meet.
1998: (Freshman) Ran in three meets for Illinois as a freshman ... Best race came at the Illinois Invitational, registering a 33rd place finish over 10K.
HIGH SCHOOL:... Earned four letters in cross country and three in track ... Placed 31st at the Class AA cross country meet as a senior, helping lead Wheeling to a third place finish ... Earned All-State honors in cross country as a junior, placing 21st at state.
PERSONAL:... Parents are Don and Carol Kronforst ... Majoring in biology ... Uncle John Kronforst was a running back for Wake Forest University ... Illinois State Scholar and National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES...
8,000 meters: 24:13.2, Big Ten Championships (10/28/01)
10,000 meters: 31:02.6, NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10/01)
