Will Crocker

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Belvidere, Ill.
High School:
Belvidere North HS

MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
8000m Run – 24:38.20 // SEC Championships (10/30/15)
10000m Run – 33:09.50 // Midwest Regional (11/13/15)
Indoor Track & Field
800m Run - 1:49.24 // Alex Wilson Invitational (2/20/16)
Mile Run - 4:01.34 // Tyson Invitational (02/14/2015)
Outdoor Track & Field
800m Run - 1:48.99 // John McDonnell Invitational (04/11/2015)
1500m Run - 3:41.89 // Princeton Qualifier II (6/18/16)

NOTEWORTHY

2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (1500m Run)
2016 All-SEC Indoor (DMR)
2015 Indoor All-SEC for the DMR (third)
2015 Outdoor All-SEC for the 1500m (second)
2015 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 800m and 1500m???????
Mizzou School Record Holder in the 1500m Run (3:41.89)
No. 2 All-Time in the Indoor Mile Run (4:01.34)
No. 4 All-Time in the Indoor Distance Medley Relay (9:41.29)

TFRRS Page

2015-16
Seasons' Bests
8000m (XC) – 24:38.20 // SEC Championships (10/30)
10000m (XC) – 33:09.50 // Midwest Regional (11/13)
800m (ITF) – 1:49.24 // Alex Wilson Invitational (2/20)
Mile Run (ITF) – 4:01.71 // SEC Championships (2/26)
800m (OTF) – 1:51.83 // Florida Relays (3/31)
1500m (OTF) – 3:41.89 // Princeton Qualifier II (6/18)

Cross Country - Kicked off the cross country season with a ninth-place finish at the Illini Challenge, posting a time of 19:20.30 in the 6000m … Finished first for Mizzou and 27th overall in the 8000m at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 24:47 … Posted a personal-record time in the 8000m at the SEC Championships with a time of 24:38.20 … Ran at the NCAA Midwest Regional, posting a time of 33:09.50 in the 10000m.

Indoor Track - Placed second in the 800m at the Illinois-Iowa Border Battle, posting a time of 1:53.40 … Finished first in the mile run at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 4:06.22 … Ran a personal-record 1:49.24 in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Placed fourth in the mile run at the SEC Championships with a season-best time of 4:01.71.

Outdoor Track - Competed in the 800m and the 1500m during the outdoor season … Finished first at the Georgia Spec Town Invitational in the 1500m, finishing with a time of 3:45.51 … Placed third at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 1500m with a time of 3:42.30 … Ran the 1500m in the SEC Championships and the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing seventh and 18th, respectively … Set the school record in the 1500m at the Princeton Qualifier with a time of 3:41.89.

2014-15
Seasons' Bests
8000m (XC) - 26:17.30 // Bradley Pink Classic (10/17)
800m (ITF) - 1:51.77 // Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (01/23)
Mile (ITF) - 4:01.34 // Tyson Invite (02/14)
800m (OTF) - 1:48.99 // John McDonnell Invite (04/11)
1500m (OTF) - 3:43.66 // Stanford Invite (04/03)

Cross Country - Will competed in four meets during the fall, including a fifth-place overall finish, first for the Tigers, at the Bradley Pink Classic, where he crossed with a season's best 26:17.30 for 8000m.

Indoor Track - It was an exciting indoor season for Will, culminating in the second-fastest mile time in school history and an All-SEC finish in the DMR...First, though, was a season's best 800m performance at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, where he crossed in 1:51.77 for 13th overall...He followed that up with a PR in the mile at the Armory Track Invitational, crossing in 4:14.79 for 11th...He was also a member of the winning DMR team at the Armory (10:00.42)...Next up was the Tyson Invitational, where Crocker barreled through his mile PR to clock a winning performance of 4:01.34, the second-fastest time in school history and just off of the record...He closed his season at the SEC Championships, placing fourth in the mile (4:04.02) and earning his first All-SEC honor as a part of the third-place DMR (9:46.65).

Outdoor Track - Will's success continued into the outdoor season, where he once again made his mark in the Mizzou history books...His season started with a winning effort at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, where he moved up from his usual 800m/1500m to cross first in the 3000m with a final time of 8:24.11...Next came a PR performance in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational, as Will crossed in fourth in the prestigious field with a final time of 3:43.66, the fourth-fastest performance in Mizzou history...Will was third in the 800m at the John McDonnell Invitational, clocking yet another PR of 1:48.99...He earned his first Drake Relays title after cruising to a 3:43.93 win in the 1500m run...He was also part of the fifth-place 4x1600m team (16:36.44)...He earned his second All-SEC finish at the Championship meet in Starkville, Miss., crossing in second in the 1500m (3:45.32)...Will closed his season at the NCAA West Preliminary Round where he finished in 41st for the 1500m and 21st in the 800m.

2013-14
Seasons' Bests
8000m (XC) - 25:52.50 // Bradley Classic (10/18)
600m (ITF) - 1:21.86 // Missouri Invite (02/07)
800m (ITF) - 1:50.97 // Tyson Invite (02/15)
Mile (ITF) - 4:15.74 // Rod McCravy Memorial (01/25)
800m (OTF) - 1:57.56 // Mt. SAC Relays (04/19)
1500m (OTF) - 3:51.11 // SEC Championships (05/18)

Cross Country - Will made his cross country debut at the Arkansas v. Missouri Dual, where he placed 34th overall in 23:08.20 on the 6600m course...His only other meet of the season came at the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Ill., where he was the third Tiger finisher in 25:53 for 8000m.

Indoor Track - Kicked off his season at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, where he just missed his mile PR by two-seconds with a 4:15.74 finish for 14th in the field...He doubled-up at the following meet, the Missouri Invitational, winning the 600m run in 1:21.86 and hitting 52.27 for his first 400m dash in the Tiger uniform...Will closed the regular season at the Tyson Invitational with an 800m run PR of 1:50.97 to take third...Was a member of the seventh-place DMR squad at the SEC Championships in College Station, Tx.

Outdoor Track - Will focused on the 800-meter and 1500-meter runs during the outdoor season...His first meet was the Crimson Tide Invitational, where he placed 12th in the 1500-meter run with a final time of 3:58.36...He followed that up with a PR performance in the 800-meter run, crossing the line in 1:57.56 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Closed his season with a break-through performance in the 1500-meter run at the SEC Championships, qualifying for the finals with his 3:51.11 and finishing seventh overall.

2012-13
Seasons' Bests
800m (Ind.) - 1:56.37 | Collegiate Challenge (02/15)
Mile (Ind.) - 4:13.71 | SEC Championships (02/23)
1500m (Out.) - 3:51.20 | Crimson Tide Invite (04/06)

Cross Country - Redshirted the cross country season...Competed at the Iowa State Invitational, finishing the 8000-meter course in 28:27.

Indoor Track - Donned the black and gold for the first time at the Missouri Invitational, where he finished eighth in the 1000-meter run...Was 12th in the mile run at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, crossing the line in 4:14.24...Came back from the highly-competitive UW Husky Classic to hit a season-best time of 1:56.37 at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge, placing third in the 800-meter run...Represented the Tigers at the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark...Was a member of the Tigers' eighth-place DMR team and placed 15th in his own right in the mile with a PR of 4:13.71.

Outdoor Track - Will began the season at home with a 1500-meter/800-meter double before traveling to Arkansas for the Spring Invitational...He had an impressive third-place performance in Fayetteville in the 1500-meter run, crossing in 3:56.26 and was also a member of the 11th-place 4x400-meter relay team...Traveled to the Crimson Tide Invitational where he had another breakthrough 1500-meter run performance (3:51.20) to place fifth...He was second at the Iowa Musco Invitational in the 1500-meter run, crossing in 3:53.50...Ended the season at the SEC Championships, hosted by Missouri, where he competed in both the 1500-meter run and the 4x400-meter relay.

HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
800m - 1:52.10 | 1600m - 4:15.90 | 5000m (XC) - 14:54

Noteworthy

2012 USATF Junior Nationals finalist in the 800m
2012 Arcadia Invitational, seventh in the 800m
Two-time IHSA Track & Field All-State in the 800m
2011 IHSA Track & Field Champion in the 4x800m
IHSA Cross Country All-State

Will competed for Belvidere North HS under coach Troy Yunk...CROSS COUNTRY...Team was three-time IHSA State Champions (2009-11) and was ranked fifth in the nation in 2010...Was 16th at the 2011 IHSA Cross Country Championships...Was 39th at the 2011 Nike Cross Midwest Regional...TRACK & FIELD...Will was the 2011 Sectional Champion in the 4x800-meter relay and 800-meter run...Was the 2011 IHSA Champion in the 4x800-meter relay...Earned an IHSA All-State honor for the 800-meter run in 2011...Fourth at the 2012 IHSA State Championships in the 800-meter run...Was seventh at the 2012 Arcadia Invitational in the 800-meter run...Eighth at the USATF Junior Nationals in the 800-meter run.

PERSONAL

Parents are Bob and Lisa Crocker...Born November 1, 1993...Was on the NIC 10 All-Academic Team and the Cross Country All-State Academic Team as a senior...Is studying Sports Management.