Sean Curran

Sean Curran

Events Distance
Yr. Fr.
Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Plainfield North

2023 (Cross Country): Started the season by finishing the 6K in 19:39.0 at Valpo’s Winrow Open on Sept. 1... Turned in an 8K of 26:40.9 on Sept. 15 at the Illinois State Invite... Posted a time of 26:35.9 in the five-mile race at Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 29... Recorded an 8K time of 27:40.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 13... Finished the 8K in 27:27.5 at the MVC Championship on Oct. 27... Competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 10 and clocked a 10K time of 33:50.8.

2023 (Track & Field): Had a personal season best of 9:10.29 in the indoor 3,000 at the GVSU Big Meet… Had the team’s best 3,000 steeplechase of the season at 10:10.25 at the MVC Outdoor Championships… Earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors.

2022 (Cross Country): Began the season with a 21:20.6 6K time at the Valparaiso Winrow Open on Sept. 2... Clocked a 28:05.07 in the 8K at the Sept. 16 Spartan Invite... Turned in a five-mile time of 26:53.2 at the Joe Piane – Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 30... Finished the 8K in 26:28.5 at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 14... Had an 8K time of 27:16.7 at the MVC Championship on Oct. 28... Closed the season with a 10K performance of 34:34.8 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 11.

2022 (Track & Field): Established his personal best in the indoor mile at 4:48.77 at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 22... Closed out the indoor campaign with a PR in the 800 (2:00.53) at the MVC Indoor Championships... Competed in the Valpo Invite on April 30 and boasted a PR of 4:19.46 in the 1,500.

2021 (Cross Country): Ran a 6K time of 20:59.3 at the Valparaiso Winrow Open on Sept. 3... Followed with an 8K of 28:15.3 on Sept. 17 at the Illinois State Invite... Turned in a five-mile time of 28:48.7 on Oct. 1 at the Joe Piane – Notre Dame Invitational... Finished the 8K course in 27:46.7 at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 15.

2021 (Track & Field): Had his top indoor 800 of the season on Jan. 29 with a 2:06.58 at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic… Competed in the indoor 3000 on Feb. 26 at the MVC Championship and posted a 9:32.78… Posted a season-best 2:03.54 in the outdoor 800 on April 16 at the Gibson Invitational… Ran in the outdoor 1500 on April 9 at the Big Blue Classic and finished in 4:36.54… Member of MVC Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Cross Country): Did not compete in the MVC Championship, the team’s lone race of the season.

Prep: Ran three years of varsity cross country and served as a team captain at Plainfield North… Was on the freshman baseball team but decided to run track instead beginning with his sophomore season… Also played 10 years of travel baseball and wrestled for five years… Was a member of the President’s Education Awards Program.

Personal: Majoring in electrical engineering… Son of Marcie and John Curran… Has two younger brothers, Jack and Owen… Hobbies include playing cards, strategy games, camping, fishing and exploring state parks… Enjoys going on walks in forest preserves, exploring new things and eating ramen.