2018 Men's Track and Field Roster

Chris Donahue

Cooper Barth

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Middle Distance
  • Hometown Chippewa Falls, Wis.
  • High School Chippewa Falls
  • Height 6-0

Biography

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

Notables

  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree
    • Cross Country - 2017
    • Track -  2017, 2018

2017-18 Season

2018 Outdoor Track: Placed 15th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.02 at the Wisconsin Twilight meet (5/4) ... finished 19th overall in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.29 at the National Relays (4/27)

2018 Indoor Track: Won the mile event with a time of 4:17.53 at the Wisconsin Shell Shocker (2/16) ... ran a season best of 1:54.47 to place 49th overall in the 800 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/10) ... took fourth overall in his heat of the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.69 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26-27) ... finished sixth overall in the invite section of the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.74 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (1/19-20) ... finished fifth overall in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.88, and also helped the Badgers to a second place finish in the 4x400, with an overall time of 3:26.75 at The Dual (1/13)

2017 Cross Country: Finished 25th overall and sixth for the Badgers at the Wisconsin 'Mayflower Day' Open (9/16) with a time of 28:12.4 (8K)

2017 Season

2017 Outdoor: Finished 28th in the 800 meters at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:53.56 ... set a personal best in the 800 meters placing fifth in 1:50.75 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/5) ... helped the Badgers place fifth in the distance medley relay (9:59.94) at the Drake Relays (4/29) ... took fifth at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/22) in the 800 meters with a run of 1:53.34 ... placed seventh in the 800 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8) with a time of 1:54.02

2017 Indoor: Helped the Badgers place fifth at the Big Ten Championships (2/24) in the Distance Medley with a time of 9:42.45 ... earned a new personal best in the mile with a run of 4:11.64 to take second at the Shell Shocker (2/17)  ... placed 41st in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.50 at the Iowa State Classic (2/11) ... finished 10th in the Mile run at the Armory Invitational (2/3-4) with a time of 4:13.85 (a new PR) while also helping the Badgers take second in the Distance Medley ... took fourth in the Elite 800 meters with a time of 1:53.62 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/28) while helping the Badgers come in second in the Distance Medley ... placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.29 at The Dual (1/21) ... helped UW win the 4x400 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14) while also taking second in the Mile with a time of 4:18.22   

2016 Season

2016 Outdoor: Took 26th in the 800 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) in 1:54.45 ... Ran apart of a 4x1600 and sprint medley relay teams at the Drake Relays (4/27-30) that finished first and 14th, respectively... finished 10th in the 800 meters (1:54.28) and eighth in the 1500 meters (3:56.46) at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9)

2016 Indoor: Won the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.06 at the Red and White Open (2/19)... ran to a 43rd place finish and PR in the 800 meters, crossing the line in 1:53.21 at the Iowa State Classic (2/13)...placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.19 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)... finished second in the 600 meters with a time of 1:22.67 at Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame Dual (1/16)
 

2015 Season

2015 Outdoor: Redshirt season ... ran unattached at the NCC Gregory Final Qualifier (5/14) in the 800 meters and recorded a time of 1:52.43 ... Competed unattached to a third place finish in the 800 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a time of 1:53.60 ... raced to a fourth-place finish, while competing unattached, in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.34 at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/11)

2015 Indoor: Competed as part of the distance medley relay team that took seventh as the Big Ten Championship (2/27-28) ... finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 51.10 and took third in the 500 meters in 1:22.35 at the Red and White Open (2/20) ... placed 41st at the ISU Classic (2/13-14) in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.57 ... finished 17th in the 800 meters with a personal best of 1:54.24 and competed as part of the distance medley relay that took fourth in 10:06.01 at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30-31) ... at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24), placed fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.47 ... in his season debut at the Wisconsin Open (1/17), placed second in the 800 meters with a time 1:55.11
 

High School

Finished 11th in the 800 meters at the 2014 WIAA Division I state meet with a personal-best time of 1:55.15 ... placed fifth at the indoor state meet in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.71 ... finished eighth at the 2013 WIAA Division I state meet in the 800 in 1:56.40.
 

Personal

Majors are Political Science and Economics.

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
400 Meters 51.50 2-20-15 800 Meters 1:50.75 5-5-17
500 Meters 1:22.35 2-20-15 1500 Meters 3:56.46 4-8-16
800 Meters 1:53.21 2-13-16
Mile 4:11.64 2-17-17
Cross Country
8 Kilometers 28:12.4 9-16-17
At the Big Ten Championship
2017 - Outdoor
800 Meters: 28th (1:53.56)

2017 - Indoor
Distance Medley: 5th (9:42.45)

2016 - Outdoor
800 Meters: 26th (1:54.45)

2015 - Indoor
Distance Medley: 7th (9:48.37)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Middle Distance
    6'0"
  • 2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Distance
    6'0"
  • 2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Distance
    6'0"
  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Middle Distance
    6'0"