2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Kavanaugh FitzPatrick

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Minocqua, Wis.
  • High School Lakeland Union
  • Instagram kavfitz

Biography

Honors: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten in track and cross country
 
Personal Bests
 Cross Country  Indoor Track  Outdoor Track
 8K  25:55.1  10/15/21  3000 meters  8:35.07  1/31/20  Steeplechase  9:11.98  5/6/22
 Mile  4:11.64  2/12/22

TFRRS Profile

2022 Outdoor Track: Won the steeplechase in a personal best time of 9:11.98 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) ... finished 12th in the steeplechase at the Indiana Invitational (April 23) in 9:28.31

2022 Indoor Track: Won the mile in 4:14.31 at the Badgers' St. Valentine's Open (Feb.18) ... placed fifth in the mile with a personal best time of 4:11.64 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... won the mile in 4:16.67 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan. 22) ... finished in eighth place in the mile in 4:17.51 at the Midwest Invitational (Jan. 15)

2021 Cross Country: Finished 59th in the 8k with a personal best time of 25:55.1 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct.15)...placed ninth and completed a personal best in the 6K with a time of 19:12.4 at the Badger Classic (Sept. 10 )

2021 Outdoor Track: Finished second in the Minnesota City Classic (April 30) steeplechase in 9:30.03 ... took sixth in the steeplechase at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays (April 23) in 9:29.07 ... placed fifth in the steeple at the Big Ten Invite #3 (April 17) in 9:27.58

2021 Indoor Track: Finished fourth in the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16) 3,000 meters in 8:39.19  

2020 Indoor Track: Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters in the Indiana relays (Jan. 31) in 8:35.07

2019 Cross Country: Finished fourth at the Badger Classic (Sept. 6) in 26:00.3 ... finished 53rd overall and seventh for the Badgers at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28) in 26:11.89... finished 96th in the "B" race at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 18) in 27:21.8


2019 Outdoor Track: Finished 58th overall in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:25.09 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) ...  took fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 9:16.86 at the Sun Angel Classic (April 5)

2019 Indoor Track: Redshirt season ... competed unattached, took sixth in the 3000 meters in 8:38.91 at the Red & White Classic (2/15)

2018 Cross Country: Redshirt season ... competed unattached in the 'B' race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Sept. 28), finishing 72nd in 26:10.5

High School: Qualified for state cross country meet as a freshman … 4x800-meter relay state champion his freshman year … qualified for the state meet in track and field in the 4x400 and 4x800 as a sophomore... finished 14th overall at the state cross country meet as a junior … team Lee Hillver Award Winner … named GNC Runner of the Year his junior year … finished 14th in the 800m, 15th in the 1600m and state champion in the 4x800 relay at the state track meet as a junior … won the state cross country meet his senior year … named Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association (WCCCA) State Runner of the Year … finished runner-up in the 800 meters, seventh in the 3200 meters and runner-up in the 4x800 relay at the state track and field meet his senior year … won the 2K steeplechase at the Kansas Relays as a junior and senior … took sixth in the 3K steeplechase at the US Junior Championships ... four-time WCCCA Academic All-State honoree and WIAA Scholar Athlete recipient

Personal: Parents are Kevin and Joanne FitzPatrick… has one sister, Delaney and one brother, Mackinley… father competed in track and cross country at UW-La Crosse, and coached track and field at UW-Oshkosh and Ferris State… mother competed in basketball and softball at UW-Oshkosh… sister Delaney competed in track and field and cross country at Yale and Minnesota… brother Mackinley competed in nordic skiing for Harvard… majors are mathematics; political science; Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian studies; and economics

Why Wisconsin?

“I chose Wisconsin because of the strong athletic tradition, especially in cross country, coupled with world-class academics. I saw an opportunity for great athletic success in my time at UW due to great teammates and great coaching.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Redshirt Freshman

  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2021Redshirt Junior