Honors: 2024 first-team All-American in the distance medley relay... 2024Second-team All-Big Ten in the 3000 meters and 5000 meters ... 11th UW athlete to run sub-4 minute mile at 3:58.48 ... no. 4 on the UW top-10 list in the 3000 meters with a time of 7:46.32 ... 2023 first-team indoor All-American in the DMR ... 2022 and 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 10,000 meters ... 2021 and 2022 Big Ten Cross Country Champion ... 2021 and 2022 first-team All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 and 2022 All-Region in cross country ... 2020 second-team All-Big Ten in cross country ... ranks second at UW in the indoor 5000 meters ... ranks second at UW in the outdoor 10,000 meters and seventh in the outdoor 5000 meters
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
Outdoor |
Cross Country |
| Mile |
4:03.52 |
1/14/23 |
1500 meters |
3:48.72 |
4/9/22 |
8K |
23:14.0 |
10/14/22 |
| 3000 meters |
7:51.82 |
2/24/23 |
5000 meters |
13:27.92 |
4/13/23 |
10k |
29:30.2 |
11/19/22 |
| 5000 meters |
13:28.03 |
12/2/23 |
10,000 meters |
28:00.77 |
3/31/23 |
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TFRRS Profile
2024 Outdoor: Competed unattached in 1500 meters at the Badger Challenge (May 3), finishing eighth at 3:44.38
2024 Indoor: Ran the final leg of the DMR, finishing eighth at 9:30.16 to earn first-team All-American at the NCAA Championships (March 8)...runner-up in the 3000 meters at 7:51.96 and the 5000 meters in 13:57.08 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)...placed No. 4 on the UW top-10 list in the 3000 meters with a time of 7:46.32 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 10)...became 11th UW athlete to run sub-4 minute mile with seventh fastest time in school history at 3:58.48 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 27)...placed second on the all-time UW 5000 meters list at 13:28.03 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Open (Dec. 2)
2023 Cross Country: Placed 83rd overall at the 2023 NCAA Championships (Nov. 18), covering the course in 30:24.3 (10K)... Won the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship (Nov. 10), finishing the 10k Zimmer Championship Course in 29:40.9...won the Big Ten Championship (Oct. 27), covering the 8k Zimmer Championship Course in 23:57.0...Won the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 29), crossing the 8k course in 23:26.6
2023 Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 10,000 meters crossing in 29:15.10 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 7-10)... Finished third in the 10,000 meters in 28:21.65 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 24-27)...placed fourth in the 5000 meters in 13:57.37 at the Big Ten Championships (May 12-14)...set a new school record in the 4xMile relay squad with a time of 16:24.14 at Penn Relays (April 27-29)...recorded a personal best and finished fourth in the 5000 meters in 13:27.92 at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15)...finished seventh in the 10,000 meters running a personal best of 28:00.77 at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 31-April 1)...placed third in the 5,000 meters in 14:57.64 at the USF Bulls Invitational (3/17/23)
2023 Indoor: Finished third in the DMR in 9:31.77 at the NCAA 2023 Championships (March 10)...recorded a personal best in the 3000 meters finishing third at 7:51.82 and placed fourth in the 5000 meters in 14:10.51 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.24-25)...placed fourth in the 5000 meters, running a personal best at 13:35.64 at the Windy City Invite (Feb.10-11)...ran a personal best finishing fourth with a time of 13:35.64 at the Windy City Invite(Feb.10-11)...won the mile running a personal best of 4:03.52 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite (Jan.14)
2022 Cross Country: Earned All-America honors with a 34th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19) in 29:30.2 ... earned all-region honors after taking 13th in 30:08.3 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) ... won second-straight Big Ten title in 23:48.9 (Oct. 28) ... finished fourth in 23:14.0 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 14) ... placed sixth in 24:18.5 at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23)
2022 Outdoor: Placed third in the 5,000 meters in 14:10.57 and third in the 10,000 meters in a personal best time of 29:01.28 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13-15) ... ran a personal best of 3:48.72 in the 1500 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (April 9) to finish fourth ... placed sixth in the 5,000 meters in a personal best time of 13:37.24 at the Oregon Relays (April 23) ... member of the fourth-place 4x1600-meter relay at the Drake Relays (April 30) in 16:41.22... finished third in 5000 meters with a time of 14:10.57 and third in the 10K with a time of 29:01.28 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)... recorded a new personal best in the 10K with 28:47.40 at the NCAA West Prelims (May 25-28)... placed 22nd in the 10,000 meter finals with a time of 29:02.46 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 8-11)
2022 Indoor: Did not compete
2021 Cross Country: Placed 66th overall and second for the Badgers in the 10k with a personal best time of 29:50.6 at the NCAA Championships (Nov.20) ... finished second on the team and 15th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 20:08.4 (Nov. 12) ... won the Big Ten Championships in 24:38.7 in the 5.2 miles (Oct.29) ... led the Badgers and finished fifth overall at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 15), crossing in 23:27.1
2021 Outdoor Track: Finished ninth in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (May 14) in 29:31.59 ... placed 13th in the 5,000 meters at the Big Ten Invite #3 (April 16-17) in a personal best 14:04.69 ... member of the second-place 4x1600-meter relay (16:46.71) and placed 12th in the 1500 meters (3:51.68) at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays (April 23)
2021 Indoor Track: Ran a personal best of 8:11.66 in the 3000 meters at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13) to finish 10th ... placed 13th in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-27) in 8:15.03 ... won the 3000 meters at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16) in 8:20.51
2020-21 Cross Country: Placed 12th overall and fourth on the UW team at the Big Ten Championships (Jan. 30), crossing in 24:22.3 ... competed unattached and finished 24th at the XC Town Meet of Champions (Nov. 14) in 24:44.1 .... competed unattached at the Parkside Ranger Invitational, crossing in 24:57.7
High school: Aided his team to the 2019 Illinois state 3A cross country championship ... finished sixth individually at the state meet as a senior ... qualified for the 2019 Footlocker National Championships, finishing 24th ... earned NXN All-America honors ... three-time state qualifier in cross country and two-time state qualifier in track ... coached by Chris Bosworth
Personal: Parents are Dave and Sandi Liking ... has one brother, Tom (19) ... brother plays baseball at Concordia Moorhead ... born May 16 ... major is physical education
All-American Honors (3)
2024 - Indoor (1)
DMR: 8th (9:30.16)
2023 - Indoor (1)
DMR: 3rd (9:31.77)
2022 - Cross Country (1)
10K: 34th (29:30.2)
All-Big Ten Honors (6)
2024 - Indoor (2)
3000 Meters: 2nd (7:51.96)
5000 meters: 2nd (13:57.08)
2023 - Cross Country (1)
8K: 1st (23:57.0)
2022 - Cross Country (1)
8K: 1st (23:48.9)
2021 - Cross Country (1)
8K: 1st (24:38.7)
2020 - Cross Country (1)
8K: 12th (24:22.3)
At the NCAA Championships
2024 - Indoor
DMR: 8th (9:30.16)
2023 - Cross Country
10K: 83rd (30:24.3)
2023 - Indoor
DMR: 3rd (9:31.77)
2022 - Cross Country
10K: 34th (29:30.2)
2021 - Cross Country
10K: 66th (29:50.6)
At the NCAA West Preliminary
2023 - Outdoor
10000 Meters: 3rd (28:21.65)
2022 - Outdoor
10000 Meters: 8th (28:47.40)
At the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional
2023 - Cross Country
10K: 1st (29:40.9)
2022 - Cross Country
10K: 13th (30:08.3)
2021 - Cross Country
8K: 15th (20:08.4)
At the Big Ten Championships
2024 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 2nd (7:51.96)
5000 meters: 2nd (13:57.08)
2023 - Cross Country
8K: 1st (23:57.0)
2023 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 4th (13:57.37)
2023 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 3rd (7:51.82)
5000 Meters: 4th (13:57.37)
2022 - Cross Country
8K: 1st (23:48.9)
2022 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 3rd (14:10.57)
10000 Meters: 3rd (29:01.28)
2021 - Cross Country
8K: 1st (24:38.7)
2021 - Outdoor
10000 Meters: 9th (29:31.59)
2020 - Cross Country
8K: 12th (24:22.3)
Why Wisconsin?
"Everyone within the program from coaches to athletes are extremely nice and Madison just felt like home. The culture of the team along with excellent academics are what really drew me to Wisconsin."
