2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster

James Stecker

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Whitefish Bay, Wis.
  • High School Whitefish Bay
  • Height 5-11

Biography

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
 

2017 Season

2017 Outdoor: Finished 32nd in the 100 meters at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 11.19 ... took 20th in the 100 meters with a time of 11.13 and helped the Badgers place fifth in the 4x100 meter relay at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8)

2017 Indoor: Placed 13th in the 60 meters with a run of 7.13 and finished 11th in the 200 meters with a time of 23.11 at the Shell Shocker (2/17) ... took 24th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.16 and placed 34th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.94 at the Iowa State Classic (2/10)

2016 Season

2016 Outdoor: Took 30th in the 100 meters in 10.87 at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) ... Finished 18th in the 100 meters with a time of 10.85 while also competing a part of the 4x100 meter relay squad that finished fourth in 41.35 at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/23)... took 12th in the 100 meters with a time of 10.83 at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9)

2016 Indoor: Finished 26th in the preliminary 60 meters in 7.19 and 34th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.90 at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) ... placed fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.91 while also finishing seventh in the 60 meters in 7.09 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)...finished fourth in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.13 at the Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame Dual (1/16) ... 
 

2015 Season

2015 Outdoor: Finished 15th in the preliminary heat of the 100 meters with a time of 10.75, while helping UW to an eighth place finish in the 4x100 relay with a time of 41.25 and a ninth place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:12.62 at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) ... Placed third in the 200 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a time of 21.76 ... Set personal records in both the 100 meters (10.65) to finsh sixth and in the 200 meters (21.66) to earn ninth at the Musco Twilight (5/2) ... competed as part of the 4x100 relay that finished second in sectionals with a time of 41.06, took fourth in the 4x400 sectionals in 3:12.97 and placed ninth in the sprint medley relay in 3:25.91 at the Penn Relays (4/24-25) ... at the LSU Gold Alumni (4/18), finished 14th in the 100 meters with a time of 10.89 and took 15th in the 200 meters in 22.21 ... in the season debut, finished 27th in the 100 meters with a time of 10.96 and set a personal best of 21.86 in the 200 meters at the Stanford Invitational (4/3-4)

2015 Indoor: At the Big Ten Championship (2/27-28) competed as part of the 4x400 relay that took third in 3:12.57 ... placed 12th in the 60 meters in 7.01, finished 13th in the 200 meters in 22.26 and competed as part of the 4x400 relay that took fourth in 3:13.88 at the ISU Classic (2/13-14) ... finished 48th in the preliminary round of the 60 meters with a time of 7.11 and placed 38th in the preliminary round of the 200 meters in 22.75 at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30-31) ... at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24), placed sixth in the 60 meters (7.12), finished fourth in the 200 meters (22.69) and competed as part of the 4x400 meter relay that took second with a time of 3:24.48 ... in his season debut, competed as part of the 4x400 meter relay that claimed first with a time of 3:24.21 at the Wisconsin Open (1/17)
 

2014 Season

2014 Indoor: Finished 57th in the 200 meters in 22.61 and 59th in the preliminary round of the 60 meters in 7.18at the Tyson Invitational (2/14-15) ... placed 13th in the preliminary round of the 60 meters by crossing the finish line in a personal-best time of 7.10 at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2/1) ... at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25), finished sixth in the 200 meters in 22.41 and 11th in the preliminary round of the 60 meters in 7.16 ... making his season debut, finished third in the 60 meters in a personal-best time of 7.13 at the Wisconsin vs. Missouri Dual (1/18)

2014 Outdoor: Propelled the Badgers to a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 with a time of 40.66 at the Big Ten championships (5/16-18) ... at the Wisconsin Open (5/10), placed fourth in the 100 meters (10.89) and helped UW to second in the 4x100 meter relay (40.76) ... at the Tom Botts Invitational (5/3), finished second in the 100 meters (10.79), fourth in the 200 meters (22.05) and helped his team win the 4x100 relay (40.90) ... at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18), placed 10th in the 100 meters (10.86) and 16th in the 200 meters (22.03) ... also finished 14th in the 100 meters (10.96) and 36th in the 200 meters (22.33 wa) at the Long Beach Invitational (4/19) ... finished sixth in the 200 meters in a wind-aided 22.08 and helped his team finish runner-up in the 4x100-meter relay in 41.90at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/12) ... at the Rex Foster Invitational (4/6), making his outdoor debut, won the 100 meters in 10.76 (wa), finished third in the 200 meters in 21.97 (wa) and helped his team earn a runner-up finish in the 4x100 relay in 42.04
 

2013 Season

2013 Indoor: Competing unattached, earned a runner-up finish in the 200 meters, clocking in at 22.57 seconds at the Red a White Open (2/15) ... competing unattached, finished 12th in the preliminary round of the 60 meters with a time of 7.17 seconds at the Badger Track Classic (1/12)

2013 Outdoor: Competing unattached, finished seventh in the 200 meters in 22.53 seconds at the Wisconsin Open (5/4)
 

Personal

Majoring in industrial engineering

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
60 Meters 7.01 2-13-15 100 Meters 10.65 5-2-15
200 Meters 22.26 2-13-15 200 Meters 21.66 5-2-15

At the Big Ten Championships
2017 - Outdoor
100 Meters: 32nd (11.19)

2016 - Outdoor
100 Meters: 30th (10.87)

2015 - Outdoor
100 Meters: 15th (10.75)
4x100 Relay: 8th (41.25)
4x400 Relay: 9th (3:12.62)

2015 - Indoor
4x400: 3rd (3:12.57)

2014 - Outdoors
4x100: 8nd-P (41.11), 6th (40.66)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2014-15Redshirt Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2015-16Redshirt Senior

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Redshirt Senior

    Sprints
    5'11"