Bryant Blahnik

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Red Wing, MN
High School:
Red Wing HS

Personal Bests
Event	Mark	Meet	Date
CROSS COUNTRY
8K	24:14	SEC Championship	10/26/2012
10K	31:08.72	NCAA Midwest Regional	11/09/2012
TRACK
5K	14:50	Missouri Relays	03/24/2012
3K	8:37	Missouri Collegiate Challenge	02/17/2012
1500m	3:54	Kansas Relays	04/2012

Noteworthy:

Took 10th at the USATF Cross Country Junior National Championships, finishing the 6K course in 21:35 (2012)
Was a USATF Junior Outdoor Nationals Qualfier in the 5000m (2012)

2011/2012:

Cross Country- Took 12th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge, finishing the 8K course in 27:29.92...Followed it with a 188th finish at Notre Dame, posting a time of 26:49 for the five-mile course...Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, where he finished 160th in 26:23...Clocked in his season-best at the Big 12 Championships, running a 25:50.10 to be the 65th overall

Indoor Track- Competed unattached at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge in the 3000m, taking first in 8:38.71

Outdoor Track- Placed fifth at the Missouri Relays, running unattached in the 5000m and finishing in 14:50.21...Competed unattached at the Kansas Relays, placing fifth in the Open 1500m, crossing the line in 3:54.53

High School:

Ran for Red Wing HS under coaches Adam Nelson, Pete Eberlein, and Jesse Nelson...Was part of a three-time Conference Champion team in cross country...Bryant was a three-time participant in the MSHSL State Cross Country and Track Championships...He was a two-time All-State finisher in Cross Country and earned one All-State honor on the track, finishing third in the mile...Was a two-time cross country conference champion, and four-time conference champion on the track...Was named the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Athlete of the Week...High school bests are 4:18 in the 1600m run, 9:33 in the 3200m, 1:57 in the 800m, and 15:42 for the 5,000m in cross country

Personal:

Parents are Dan and Brenda, brother Kyle...Born January 23, 1993...Brother Kyle played basketball for Minnesota State, Mankato...Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school...Is studying Nutrition and Fitness, Pre-Dental