Notables
- NCAA Great Lakes All-Region Performer (Cross Country)
- 2017 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner (Cross Country)
- USTFCCCA Academic Honoree
- Cross Country - 2016, 2017
- Track and Field - 2017, 2018
- Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
- Cross Country - 2016, 2017, 2018
- Track and Field - 2017, 2018
- NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier
Personal Bests
| Indoor |
|
Outdoor |
| 3000 Meters |
8:09.70 |
1-26-19 |
|
5000 Meters |
14:02.12 |
4-20-18 |
| 5000 Meters |
13:57.52 |
2-8-19 |
|
10,000 Meters |
28:55.76 |
3-29-19 |
| Cross Country |
| 6 Kilometers |
19:01.8 |
9-23-16 |
| 8 Kilometers |
23:43.4 |
10-28-18 |
| 10 Kilometers |
30:39.5 |
11-17-18 |
Honors and Accolades
First-Team All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2018 - Cross Country
4th : 23:43.4 (8K)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2018 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters - 21st (29:37.50)
At the NCAA Championships
2019 - Cross Country
149th : 32:19.2 (10K)
2018 - Cross Country
104th : 30:39.5 (10K)
2016 - Cross Country
157th : 31:18.7 (10K)
At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Cross Country
13th : 24:21.8 (8K)
2019 - Indoor
5000 Meters - 5th (13:59.91)
2018 - Cross Country
4th : 23:43.4 (8K)
2018 - Outdoor
5000 Meters - 7th (14:38.91)
10,000 Meters - 4th (30:34.14)
2018 - Indoor
5000 Meters - 9th (14:14.65)
2017 - Cross Country
20th : 24:41.1 (8K)
2017 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters - 19th (29:56.78)
2017 - Indoor
5000 Meters - 13th (14:21.76)
2016 - Cross Country
26th : 25:18.3 (8K)
At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2019 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
26th : 30:56.6 (10K)
2018 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
15th : 31:28.1 (10K)
2017 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
14th : 31:21.6 (10K)
2016 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
21st : 31:02.7 (10K)
Cross Country Eligibility: Redshirt Senior
Indoor/Outdoor Track Eligibility: Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
2019-20 Season
2019 Cross Country: Placed 42nd in the 5-mile race at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 24:11.65... finished 53rd in the 8K race at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 24:19.1... Placed 13th overall and third for the Badgers at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 24:21.8 in the 8K race... finished 26th overall and fourth for the Badgers at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 30:56.6 in the 10K race... placed 149th overall and fourth for the Badgers at the NCAA Championship 10K race with a time of 32:19.2
2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor Track: In his season debut, finished runner-up in his section of the 10,000 meters with a personal best time of 28:55.76 at the Stanford Invitational (3/29)
2019 Indoor Track: Earned a fifth place finish in the 5000 meters after crossing the line with a time of 13:59.91 at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) ... finished fourth overall in the 5000 meters with a personal best time of 13:57.52 at the Iowa State Classic (2/8-9) ... took sixth overall in the 3000 meters with a personal best time of 8:09.70 at the Indiana Relays (1/25-26)
2018 Cross Country: Finished fourth for UW and 104th overall at the NCAA Championship (11/17) with a personal best time of 30:39.5 (10K) ... crossed the line 15th overall and fourth for the Badgers at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/9) with a 10K time of 31:28.1 ... finished fourth overall and third for Wisconsin at the Big Ten Championship (10/28) with an 8K time of 23:43.4 ... in his first race of the season, finished 31st overall and fourth for UW at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28), crossing the line in 23:51.4 (8K)
2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor Track: Crossed the line in 29:37.50 in the 10,000 meters to place 21st at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships (5/24) ... finished seventh in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:38.91 and crossed the line in 30:34.14 in the 10,000 meters to take fourth overall at the Big Ten Championships (5/11-13) ... placed ninth overall in the 5000 meters with a personal best time of 14:02.12 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/20) ... finished 14th overall in the 10,000 meters with a personal best time of 29:17.42 at the Stanford Invite (3/30)
2018 Indoor Track: Finished seventh overall in the seeded section of the 5000 meters with a time of 14:14.65 at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/24) ... ran a personal best time of 14:05.84 in the 5000 meters to place 13th overall in the event at the Iowa State Classic (2/9-10) ... in his indoor track season debut, ran a personal best time of 8:14.46 in the 3000 meters at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26-27)
2017 Cross Country: At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/10), crossed the finish line at 14th overall and third for Wisconsin with a 10K time of 31:21.6 ... finished 20th overall and third for the Badgers at the Big Ten Championship (10/29) with an 8K time of 24:41.1 ... in his first race of the season, finished 90th overall and second for Wisconsin at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/13) with a time of 24:39.9 (8K)
2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 10,000 with a time of 29:56.78 at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) ... placed 12th in the 5000 meters at the Aztec Invitational (3/24) with a time of 14:59.84
2017 Indoor: Finished 13th at the Big Ten Championships (2/25) with a time of 14:21.76 in the 5000 meters ... placed fourth in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:13.91 at the Iowa State Classic (2/10) ... took fifth in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:19.45 at the Armory Invitational (2/3)
2016 Cross Country: Ran to a 157th overall finish and fifth for Wisconsin at the NCAA Cross Country Championship (11/19) in 31:18.7 (10K) ... placed 21st overall and fifth for UW at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11) with a time of 31:02.7 (10K) ... took 26th at the Big Ten Championship (10/30) in 25:18.3 (8K) ... finished 81st overall and fourth for UW with a time of 24:52.7 (8K) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/14) ... placed fourth overall and fourth for UW at the Badger Classic (9/23) with a time of 19:01.8 (6K)
2015-16 Season
2016 Outdoor Track: Redshirt season ...
Competed unattached at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/16) in the 5000 meters, finishing 21st in 14:39.41
2016 Indoor Track: Redshirt season ... took an unattached 12th place finish in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:55.79 in his season debut at the Red and White Open (2/19)
2015 Cross Country: Redshirt season
High School
Became the first WIAA state cross country champion for the Nekoosa/Port Edward leading the Papermakers to victory at the WIAA Division 2 state championship in 15:42.71 … competed at Nike Heartland Region Championships placing ninth (15:28.6) as a senior … first place finish at track state in the 1600 meters and 3200 meters as a senior… WCCCA all-state boy’s first-team athlete award and WCCCA Division 2 Runner of the Year as a senior… SCC cross country champion as a junior … SCC track and field champion in the 800, 1600, and 3200 meters as a junior … all-state first team track and field and second team all-state cross country as a junior … cross country conference champion as a sophomore … placed 37th at state cross as a sophomore … third place finish in the 4x800 at state track and field championship as a freshman … second team all-conference track and cross country as a freshman
Personal
Parents are Steve and Amy Eidenschink ... has two siblings: Matthew and Nick ... WIAA Scholar Athlete ... National Scholar Athlete Award … majors are Business: Finance, Investment and Banking and Finance.
Why Wisconsin?
“There is not another place in the world where scholastic achievement and tradition come hand in hand like they do at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I chose UW because of its beautiful location, history of success, and promising future to students like myself.”
