2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Carol Chen
David Stluka
Taylor Wolfram
David Stluka
Carol Chen
Carol Chen

Evan Bishop

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • High School East Grand Rapids
  • Instagram evanbishop5

Biography

Honors: 2022 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 5,000 meters ... 2021 first team All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 All-region in cross country ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country
 
Personal Bests
Indoor Outdoor Cross Country
3000 meters 7:58.56 2/11/23 5000 meters 13:45.59 4/23/22 8K 23:25.9 10/1/21
5000 meters 14:20.13 2/13/21 10,000 meters 29:03.72 5/13/22 10K 30:13.4 11/12/21
 Mile  4:05.81  1/21/23

TFRRS Profile

2024 Outdoor
Track: Finished 10th in his section in the 5000 meters at 14:00.61 at the Stanford Invitational (March 29)

2024 Indoor Track: Placed 21st in the mile crossing in 4:11.49 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 27)

2023 Cross Country:  Competed at NCAA Championships (Nov. 18), helping the Badgers finish 10th overall...competed at Big Ten Championships (Oct. 27), finishing fourth at 24:23.3...finished 82nd overall at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational Presented by Under Armour, covering the 8k course in 24:17.6...placed 11th overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 29), crossing the 8k course in 23:54.8

2023 Indoor Track: Placed sixth in both the 3000 meters (7:59.60) and the 5000 meters (14:13.62) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.24-25)...ran a personal best and finished fourth in the 3000 meters at 7:58.56 at the Windy City Invite (Feb.10-11)...finished fourth running a personal best of 8:00.29 and third in the DMR at 9:51.64 at the Indiana University Relays (Jan.27-28)...ran a personal best, finishing sixth, in the men's mile with a time of 4:05.81 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan.20-21)

2022 Cross Country: Placed 83rd at NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 19), running the 10k in 30:05.6...finished first for the Badgers at Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships (Nov. 11), covering the 10k course in 30:07.6...placed 11th at Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28), finishing the 8k course in 24:12.2...finished 66th overall in 23:52.2 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 14)...finished 14th at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23), with a time of 24:26.7

2022 Outdoor Track: Placed fourth in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), running a personal best time of 29:03.72 ... finished ninth in the 5,000 meters with a personal best of 13:45.59 at the Oregon Relays (April 23) ... placed 17th in the 5,000 meters in 13:55.37 at the Stanford Invitational (April 2) ... member of the fourth-place 4x1600-meter relay in 16:41.22 at the Drake Relays (April 30)

2022 Indoor Track: Did not compete 

2021 Cross Country: Placed fifth overall and second among the Badgers in the 8K with a personal best time of 23:25.9 at the Louisville Classic (Oct.1) ... finished seventh  overall and third on the UW team in 25:06.3 at the Big Ten Championships (Oct.29)... came in 21st overall and fourth on the team in the 10k with a personal best time of 30:13.4 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov.11) ... placed 138th overall and sixth on the UW team in the 10k with a 30:30.6 at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 20)

2021 Outdoor Track: Placed seventh in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championship (May 14) in 29:22.70 ... won the 5,000 meters at the M City Classic (May 1) in 14:10.82

2021 Indoor Track: Placed fifth in the 5000 meters at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 12) in 14:20.13 ... finished 25th in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25) in 8:23.43

2020-21 Cross Country: Finished 15th overall and fifth on the team at the Big Ten Championship (Jan. 30) in 24:25.8 ... competed unattached at the XC Town Meet of Champions (Nov. 14), finishing 14th in 24:17.3 ... competed unattached at the Parkside Ranger Invitational (Oct. 3), finishing in 24:50.7

High School: Two-time Foot Locker Nationals cross country All-American, finishing ninth as a junior and sixth as a senior ... two-time track All-American ... finished second at the 2019 U20 USATF Cross Country Championship to be named to U.S. National Team ... silver medalist at the Pan-American Championships in British Columbia ... finished seventh in the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals in the 5000 meters and fourth in the outdoor 5000 meters ... also finished 10th in the outdoor championship two-mile race ... 2019 state Division 2 cross country champion ... placed fourth in the 5000 meters at the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 14:30.41, the No. 7 all-time mark ... four-time all-state and all-conference in cross country ... three-time state qualifier on the track ... two-time conference champion at 3200 meters ... three-time school record holder ... coach was Dan Rietberg ... member of the National Honor Society ... Dartmouth Book Award winner ... ranked in the top 15 in his class

Personal: Parents are Michelle and Kurt Bishop ... has two brothers, Jonah and Rowen ... born Aug. 13 ... major is kinesiology

All-Big Ten Honors (6)
2023 - Cross Country
8K: 4th (24:23.3)

2023 - Indoor 
3000 Meters: 6th (7:59.60)
5000 Meters: 6th (14:13.62)

2022 - Cross Country
8K: 11th (24:12.2)

2022 - Outdoor
10000 Meters: 4th (29:03.72)

2021 - Cross Country
8K: 11th (23:25.9)

2021 - Outdoor
10000 Meters: 7th (29:22.70)

Why Wisconsin?

"The prestigious tradition in distance running and strong academic reputation of Wisconsin made the decision easy. Right away I recognized an awesome team culture and a great coach."
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2021Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2022Junior

    5'11"
  • 2023Senior