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Patrick Hilby
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ill.
- High School:
- Aurora Central Catholic
TFFRS
Honors: 2025-26 Academic All-Big Ten...A part of fourth fastest UW 4xMile team with a time of 16:19.64...apart of school record DMR (indoor) team with a time of 9:18.44...apart of second fastest UW 4x400m relay...ranks No. 2 in the indoor 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36...ranks No. 3 in the outdoor 800 meters with a time of 1:46.83...apart of school record holding speed medley relay...2025 first-team All-American in the DMR
2026 Outdoor Track: Placed 15th in the 800 meter with a 1:47.20 at the NCAA West Regional (May 27)...was a part of the 4x400 that placed 12th at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:17.59 (May 17)...placed 19th in the 800 meter with a 1:48.69 at the Big 10 Championships (May 16)...finished fifth in the 4xMile with a time of 16:19.64 at the Penn Relays, a time that ranks No. 4 in school history (April 24-25)...finished sixth in the 800 meters (Elite) with a time of 1:46.03, a mark that ranks No. 3 in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 17)...finished fourth in Section 2 of the 1500 meters with a time of 3:42.87 at the Stanford Invitational (April 3).
2026 Indoor Track: Finished fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.67 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28)...finished second in the DMR, running a school record time of 9:18.44 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21)...finished third in the 800 meter invite with a time of 1:47.26 and won the 4x400m invite with a time of 3:08.38, a mark that now ranks No.2 in Wisconsin history at the Windy City Invite (Feb. 6-7)...ranks No.2 on Wisconsin's indoor all-time list for the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36...won the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36, breaking the Penn Elite meet record at the Penn Elite and finished fourth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:10.83 (Jan. 24)...won the DMR with a time of 9:38.97 and finished third in the 4x400m Relay with a time of 3:11.57 at the Indiana Invitational (Jan. 16-17)...finished sixth in the mile with a time of 4:01.53 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 6).
2025 Outdoor Track: Finished 19th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:48.39 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Jun 11-14)...finished ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.30 at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...finished eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:48.01 and ninth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:09.45 at the Nig Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18)...Won the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.89 at the Badger Challenge (May 2)...apart of school record holding speed medley relay...finished fourth in the sprint medley with a time of 3:16.69 on Penn Relays (April 25)...finished 11th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:11.15 at the 44 Farms Team Invite (April 12).
2025 Indoor Track: Finished eighth in the DMR with a time of 9:23.08 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 14)...won the DMR with a time of 9:20.15 securing the second fastest time in UW history and ranking 11th in NCAA history at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 22)...finished third in the 800 meters invite with a personal record and top-10 time of 1:48.47 and finished sixth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.00 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite (Feb. 15)...finished third in the 800 meters crossing the line in 1:48.59, earning a top-10 mark and finished fourth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:16.65 at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 1)...won the DMR with a time of 9:52.88 (Jan. 24) and finished 16th in the Mile Invitational with a time of 4:08.40 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (Jan. 25)...won the 600 meters with a personal best of 1:18.14, placing him ninth on the program's all-time indoor list and finished second in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:14.09 at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 18)...finished second in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:25.17 and won the 4x400 in 3:21.29 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 11)...finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 50.52 and won the 600 meters crossing the line at 1:23.27 at the Chicago State Invite (Dec. 6).
High school: Two-time state cross country qualifier…all-state and all-conference as a junior, all-state and all-conference as a senior…four-time state track and field qualifier… all-state in the 4x8 as a freshman…all-conference in the 800 and 4x4 as a freshman…all-state in the 800 (3rd place), 400 (6th place) as a sophomore…all-conference in the 100, 200, 400, 4x4 as a sophomore…all-conference in the 800, 1600 and 4x4 as a junior…state champion in the 800, 2A state meet record of 1:50.49, All American Honors at New balance Outdoor Nationals with a time of 1:48.87 as a junior…state champion in the 800 and 400 as a senior…all-state in the 4x4, third place as a senior…state champion in the 800 and 400 as a senior, Indoor National champion at New Balance Indoor Nationals with a time of 1:48.47, fastest indoor 800 in Illinois state history, 5th fastest in US history as a senior…Outdoor National Champion in the 800 with a time of 1:47.55, fastest outdoor 800 in Illinois state history, 6th fastest 800 in US high school history as a senior.
Personal: Parents are Annie and Chuck Hilby... has one sister, Cece (16), and two brothers, Charlie (12), Jack (9)...born July 23... intends on majoring in finance
Honors: 2025-26 Academic All-Big Ten...A part of fourth fastest UW 4xMile team with a time of 16:19.64...apart of school record DMR (indoor) team with a time of 9:18.44...apart of second fastest UW 4x400m relay...ranks No. 2 in the indoor 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36...ranks No. 3 in the outdoor 800 meters with a time of 1:46.83...apart of school record holding speed medley relay...2025 first-team All-American in the DMR
2026 Outdoor Track: Placed 15th in the 800 meter with a 1:47.20 at the NCAA West Regional (May 27)...was a part of the 4x400 that placed 12th at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:17.59 (May 17)...placed 19th in the 800 meter with a 1:48.69 at the Big 10 Championships (May 16)...finished fifth in the 4xMile with a time of 16:19.64 at the Penn Relays, a time that ranks No. 4 in school history (April 24-25)...finished sixth in the 800 meters (Elite) with a time of 1:46.03, a mark that ranks No. 3 in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 17)...finished fourth in Section 2 of the 1500 meters with a time of 3:42.87 at the Stanford Invitational (April 3).
2026 Indoor Track: Finished fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.67 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28)...finished second in the DMR, running a school record time of 9:18.44 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21)...finished third in the 800 meter invite with a time of 1:47.26 and won the 4x400m invite with a time of 3:08.38, a mark that now ranks No.2 in Wisconsin history at the Windy City Invite (Feb. 6-7)...ranks No.2 on Wisconsin's indoor all-time list for the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36...won the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36, breaking the Penn Elite meet record at the Penn Elite and finished fourth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:10.83 (Jan. 24)...won the DMR with a time of 9:38.97 and finished third in the 4x400m Relay with a time of 3:11.57 at the Indiana Invitational (Jan. 16-17)...finished sixth in the mile with a time of 4:01.53 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 6).
2025 Outdoor Track: Finished 19th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:48.39 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Jun 11-14)...finished ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.30 at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...finished eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:48.01 and ninth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:09.45 at the Nig Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18)...Won the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.89 at the Badger Challenge (May 2)...apart of school record holding speed medley relay...finished fourth in the sprint medley with a time of 3:16.69 on Penn Relays (April 25)...finished 11th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:11.15 at the 44 Farms Team Invite (April 12).
2025 Indoor Track: Finished eighth in the DMR with a time of 9:23.08 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 14)...won the DMR with a time of 9:20.15 securing the second fastest time in UW history and ranking 11th in NCAA history at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 22)...finished third in the 800 meters invite with a personal record and top-10 time of 1:48.47 and finished sixth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.00 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite (Feb. 15)...finished third in the 800 meters crossing the line in 1:48.59, earning a top-10 mark and finished fourth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:16.65 at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 1)...won the DMR with a time of 9:52.88 (Jan. 24) and finished 16th in the Mile Invitational with a time of 4:08.40 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (Jan. 25)...won the 600 meters with a personal best of 1:18.14, placing him ninth on the program's all-time indoor list and finished second in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:14.09 at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 18)...finished second in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:25.17 and won the 4x400 in 3:21.29 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 11)...finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 50.52 and won the 600 meters crossing the line at 1:23.27 at the Chicago State Invite (Dec. 6).
High school: Two-time state cross country qualifier…all-state and all-conference as a junior, all-state and all-conference as a senior…four-time state track and field qualifier… all-state in the 4x8 as a freshman…all-conference in the 800 and 4x4 as a freshman…all-state in the 800 (3rd place), 400 (6th place) as a sophomore…all-conference in the 100, 200, 400, 4x4 as a sophomore…all-conference in the 800, 1600 and 4x4 as a junior…state champion in the 800, 2A state meet record of 1:50.49, All American Honors at New balance Outdoor Nationals with a time of 1:48.87 as a junior…state champion in the 800 and 400 as a senior…all-state in the 4x4, third place as a senior…state champion in the 800 and 400 as a senior, Indoor National champion at New Balance Indoor Nationals with a time of 1:48.47, fastest indoor 800 in Illinois state history, 5th fastest in US history as a senior…Outdoor National Champion in the 800 with a time of 1:47.55, fastest outdoor 800 in Illinois state history, 6th fastest 800 in US high school history as a senior.
Personal: Parents are Annie and Chuck Hilby... has one sister, Cece (16), and two brothers, Charlie (12), Jack (9)...born July 23... intends on majoring in finance
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