2019-20 Men's Track & Field
Taylor Allen Sprints
Joey Black Distance
Alexander Bruno Mid-Distance
Eric Carothers Distance
Emanuel Daggett Sprints
Rylan Dreyer Distance
David Engstrom Jumps
Zack Fortener Hurdles
Victor Fortin Distance
Mike George Distance
Brian Hughes Sprints
Jared Humphrey Hurdles
Nate Izewski Distance
Eddie Juszczak Throws
Lucas Lavendusky Throws
Will Maidment Jumps
Collin McCullough Jumps
William Neupert Distance
Bryce Otterbach Sprints
Dominic Paoletti Distance
Francisco Ramirez Distance
Jake Rasawehr Throws
Peter Rhodes Throws
Jeremy Seiler Pole Vault
Ben Sekuloski Sprints
Lukas Sepulveda Sprints
Cameron Sheehy Distance
Evan Snow Pole Vault
Brady Southern Distance
Alek Trafton Throws
Noah Vanderhei Distance
Ignacio Veloz Bonilla Distance
T.J. Weinzimmer Jumps
Jack Worman Sprints
Andrew Zittel Distance
Full Roster
Nate Izewski

Nate Izewski

Events Distance
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Palatine, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Palatine

2022 (Track & Field): Had the team’s top mark of the season in the outdoor 10,000 at 32:21.23 at the MVC Outdoor Championships... During the indoor season, achieved personal bests in the 3,000 (8:59.87, Windy City Rumble) and the mile (4:27.12, ISU Open)... In outdoor competition, set PRs in the 5,000 (15:28.67, Illini Classic) and 1,500 (4:10.19, Valpo Invite).

2021 (Cross Country): Finished the 6K in 19:50.9 at the season-opening Valparaiso Winrow Open on Sept. 3... Turned in a 26:43.7 in the 8K at the Illinois State Invite on Sept. 17... Clocked a 27:38.1 in the Joe Piane – Notre Dame Invitational’s five-mile race on Oct. 1... Completed the 8K in 27:03.6 on Oct. 15 at the Bradley Pink Classic... Finished the 8K in 27:38.1 at the MVC Championship on Oct. 29... Closed the season with a 35:12 in the 10K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 12.

2020 (Track): Appeared in three meets for Valpo during his junior campaign, recording his season-best 800-meter run on Jan. 17 at the Bill Clinger Classic hosted by GVSU with a time of 2:08.83… Also ran his season’s fastest mile on Jan. 17 with a time of 4:37.48… Recorded his year’s best 3000 time on Feb. 15 at GVSU Big Meet at 9:34.31… Recorded a mile time of 4:46.79 at the MVC Indoor Championships, hosted by UNI on Feb. 29.

2019 (Cross Country): Recorded personal records five times during his junior season… Ran his best-ever 6K on Sept. 6 at Valpo’s Crusader Open with a time of 20:14.9… Ran a 26:52.57 in the five-Mile at Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invite on Oct. 4… Recorded his career-best 8K time at Bradley’s Pink Classic on Oct. 18 with a mark of 26:35.3… Ran the 8K at the MVC Championship — hosted by Valpo on Nov. 2 — in 27:45.1… Recorded a PR in the 10K on Nov. 15 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Madison, Wis. with a time of 34:12.4.

2019 (Track): Set a personal mark in the indoor 800-meter run at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 15 with a time of 2:04.88… Ran the best mile time of his career at the GVSU Tune-Up on Feb. 15, running it in 4:34.67... Competed in two events for Valpo during the outdoor campaign... Ran a 4:24.52 1,500-meter run April 6 at Gibson Invitational... Recorded his best outdoor time of 2:08.43 in the 800-meter run April 13 at Illinois Twilight.

2018 (Cross Country): Competed in three meets during his sophomore season…Posted his top 8K performance at the Bradley Intercollegiate, completing the circuit in 26:56.1…Was the seventh Valpo runner to cross the finish in the Crusader Open, completing the team’s lone 6K race of the season in 19:54.6.

2018 (Track): Ran his season-best 800 meters in the  Redbird Invite on April 14, recording a time of 2:11…Led the team in the 1500 meter run at the DePaul Invitational on April 21 placing 10th, clocking in a season best 1500 time of 4:15…Season-best 5000 meter run time came at the Gibson Invite April 6 with a time of 16:40.

2017 (Cross Country): In his rookie campaign, Izewski raced in all six meets for Valpo ... His best performance in the 8K occurred at the Bradley Classic, clipping the finish in 27:21.60.

Prep: Three-year letter winner for the Pirates ... 2016 IHSA state qualifier ... 18th-place team finish at the 2016 IHSA state cross country meet ... 2016 MSL West Division champions ... top-25 finisher in the MSL Varsity all-conference meet in 2016 ... top-25 in the MSL Frosh-Soph all-conference meet in 2013 and 2014 ... three-year letterwinner in track ... broke a school-record in the 4x800m freshman relay that stood for 42 years ... member of National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society.

Personal: Son to Sandra and Donald Izewski ... Received undergraduate degree in mathematics with minors in engineering and Spanish... Is currently pursuing a master's in analytics and modeling.