2019 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Eligibility (Cross Country): Freshman
Eligibility (Outdoor/Indoor): Freshman/Freshman
2018-19 Season
2019 Indoor Track: Competing unattached, took ninth in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:46.54 at the Red & White Classic (2/15)
2018 Cross Country: Did not compete
High School
Top freshman at the WIAA State Cross Country Meet… MVP award in cross country and track as a freshman… All-Academic Conference in cross country and track… All-Academic State for track as a sophomore… took seventh place in the 3200 meter at the WIAA State Track and Field Meet as a sophomore… team MVP for cross country and track… All-Academic Conference for cross country and track as a junior… team MVP award finalist in cross country… All-Academic Conference and State as a senior… first team All-Area team track… Team WIAA State Cross Country winners… Team qualified for Nike Cross Nationals… took third in the 3200 meter WIAA State Track Meet as a senior… also participated in downhill skiing… participated in Model United Nations… Middleton High School Athletic Scholar Award… attended the 2017 Nike Cross Country Nationals for the Heartland Region… high school coach was Brian Finnel
Personal
Parents are John and Christine Rader… has a twin sister, Erika… intending on majoring in political science
Why Wisconsin?
“My family has had several generations who have graduated from Wisconsin and since I was very young I always looked up to the UW traditions and dreamed of doing a sport one day for Wisconsin. When I was offered the chance to join the team, I immediately took it.”
