2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Carol Chen

Kavanaugh FitzPatrick

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Minocqua, Wis.
  • High School Lakeland Union
  • Instagram kavfitz

Biography

Honors: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten in track and cross country
Personal Bests
Cross Country Indoor Track Outdoor Track
8K 25:55.1 10/15/21 3000 meters 8:35.07 1/31/20 Steeplechase 9:11.98 5/6/22
Mile 4:11.64 2/12/22

TFRRS Profile

2022 Outdoor Track: Won the steeplechase in a personal best time of 9:11.98 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) ... finished 12th in the steeplechase at the Indiana Invitational (April 23) in 9:28.31

2022 Indoor Track: Won the mile in 4:14.31 at the Badgers' St. Valentine's Open (Feb.18) ... placed fifth in the mile with a personal best time of 4:11.64 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... won the mile in 4:16.67 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan. 22) ... finished in eighth place in the mile in 4:17.51 at the Midwest Invitational (Jan. 15)

2021 Cross Country: Finished 59th in the 8k with a personal best time of 25:55.1 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct.15)...placed ninth and completed a personal best in the 6K with a time of 19:12.4 at the Badger Classic (Sept. 10 )

2021 Outdoor Track: Finished second in the Minnesota City Classic (April 30) steeplechase in 9:30.03 ... took sixth in the steeplechase at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays (April 23) in 9:29.07 ... placed fifth in the steeple at the Big Ten Invite #3 (April 17) in 9:27.58

2021 Indoor Track: Finished fourth in the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16) 3,000 meters in 8:39.19

2020 Indoor Track: Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters in the Indiana relays (Jan. 31) in 8:35.07

2019 Cross Country: Finished fourth at the Badger Classic (Sept. 6) in 26:00.3 ... finished 53rd overall and seventh for the Badgers at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28) in 26:11.89... finished 96th in the "B" race at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 18) in 27:21.8


2019 Outdoor Track: Finished 58th overall in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:25.09 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) ... took fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 9:16.86 at the Sun Angel Classic (April 5)

2019 Indoor Track: Redshirt season ... competed unattached, took sixth in the 3000 meters in 8:38.91 at the Red & White Classic (2/15)

2018 Cross Country: Redshirt season ... competed unattached in the 'B' race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Sept. 28), finishing 72nd in 26:10.5

High School: Qualified for state cross country meet as a freshman … 4x800-meter relay state champion his freshman year … qualified for the state meet in track and field in the 4x400 and 4x800 as a sophomore... finished 14th overall at the state cross country meet as a junior … team Lee Hillver Award Winner … named GNC Runner of the Year his junior year … finished 14th in the 800m, 15th in the 1600m and state champion in the 4x800 relay at the state track meet as a junior … won the state cross country meet his senior year … named Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association State Runner of the Year … finished runner-up in the 800 meters, seventh in the 3200 meters and runner-up in the 4x800 relay at the state track and field meet his senior year … won the 2K steeplechase at the Kansas Relays as a junior and senior … took sixth in the 3K steeplechase at the US Junior Championships ... four-time WCCCA Academic All-State honoree and WIAA Scholar Athlete recipient

Personal: Parents are Kevin and Joanne FitzPatrick… has one sister, Delaney and one brother, Mackinley… father competed in track and cross country at UW-La Crosse, and coached track and field at UW-Oshkosh and Ferris State… mother competed in basketball and softball at UW-Oshkosh… sister Delaney competed in track and field and cross country at Yale and Minnesota… brother Mackinley competed in nordic skiing for Harvard… majors are mathematics, political science, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian studie and economics

Why Wisconsin?

“I chose Wisconsin because of the strong athletic tradition, especially in cross country, coupled with world-class academics. I saw an opportunity for great athletic success in my time at UW due to great teammates and great coaching.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

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