2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Sophomore/Sophomore
2020 Season
2020 Indoor: >Placed ninth as a member of the 4x400 (premier) team with a time of 3:21.90 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/18)... Placed 16th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.70 at the Indiana Relays (2/1)... Placed 35th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.47 at the Meyo Invitational (2/8)
2019 Season
2019 Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.22 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3) ... competed in the 800 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/19) and finished with an personal best time of 1:54.17... in his outdoor season debut, finished seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.55 at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6)
2019 Indoor: Took 26th overall in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.02 at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) ... finished sixth in the 800 meters, crossing the line in 1:57.10 at the Red & White Classic (2/15) ... finished 43rd overall in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.91 at the Iowa State Classic (2/8-9) ... took tenth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.72 and helped the Wisconsin "B" 4x400 relay to a ninth place finish with an overall time of 3:21.15 at the Indiana Relays (1/25-26) ... finished third overall in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.00 and helped the Wisconsin "C" relay team to a fifth place finish with an overall time of 3:22.88 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/18-19) ... in his UW debut, finished third in the 600 meters with a time of 1:21.50 and helped the Wisconsin 4x400 relay win the event with an overall time of 3:26.08 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)
High School
Sophomore year, was the 800 meters runner-up at the conference meet … also finished runner-up in the 800 meters at sectional meet … finished 11
th overall in the 800 meters at the Wisconsin state meet … junior year was the conference champion in the 800 meters and also was the runner-up in the 400 meters … took third in the 800 meters at the sectional meet … finished third overall in the 800 meters at the state meet … senior year, was the indoor state champ in the 800 meters, finished runner-up in the 800 meters at the conference meet … sectional champ in the 800 meters … finished runner-up at the state meet in the 800 meters … also competed in cross country … high school coach was Mike Miller
Personal
Parents are Kristine Davis-Koch and Thomas Koch … has a sister, Reilly (21) and a twin brother, Rowan (19) … intended major is marketing
Why Wisconsin?
“It was a dream of mine to run for the University of Wisconsin since my freshman year of high school after watching my idols (now teammates) commit to this university and being amazed at the standard of athletes who were recruited. Wisconsin has a history of excellence in athletics and I wanted to add to that.”
Personal Bests
Indoor |
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Outdoor |
600 Meters |
1:21.50 |
1-12-19 |
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800 Meters |
1:54.17 |
4-19-19 |
800 Meters |
1:54.00 |
1-19-19 |
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4x400 Relay |
3:21.15 |
1-26-19 |
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Honors and Accolades
At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Indoor
800 Meters: 26th (1:56.02)
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Middle Distance
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2019-20Sophomore
Middle Distance