Missouri Personal Bests
Event	Mark	Meet	Date
CROSS COUNTRY
10K	35:39.52	NCAA Midwest Regional	11/13/2010
8K	26:19	Greater Louisville Classic	09/15/2012
TRACK
800m	1:47.53	NCAA West Region Prelim	05/2010
1000m	2:26.42	KU-MU Dual	01/13/2012
1500m	3:51.66	Tom Botts Invitational	04/14/2012
Mile	4:16.60	Missouri Invitational	01/08/2010

Noteworthy:

Six-time All-Big 12 for the 800m (2009-Indoor and Outdoor, 2010-Indoor and Outdoor, 2011-Indoor, 2012-Indoor)
2010 Big 12 Outdoor Champion in the 800m (1:48.40)
2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier for the 800m (18th)
Is on the Top-Ten All Time list for Mizzou in the 800m

2011/2012:

Cross Country- Finished 30th in the 8K race at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge, posting a final time of 30:07.63

Indoor Track- Competed primarily in the 4x400m and 800m during the season...Started with a 1st and 2nd place finish at the KU-MU Dual in the 1000m (2:26.42) and DMR (10:14.95), respecitvely...Ran 4:22.73 in the Mile at the Illini Clasic, placing 5th to pair with the 2nd place in the 4x400m (3:18.71)...Had a season-best in the 800m at the Texas A&M Invitational, where he ran 1:48.69 to place 4th...He was also part of the 2nd place DMR team at Texas, crossing the line in 10:01.25...Competed at the Big 12 Championships in the 4x400m (3:14.47) and 800m (1:49.46), placing 7th and 5th, respectively...Took 12th in the 800m (1:49.84) at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational

Outdoor Track- Started the season at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, where he took 3rd in the 800m (1:50.14) and 4th in the 4x400m (3:12.72)...Ran his season-best 800m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou Invitational, finishing 4th in 1:48.07...Also took 5th for the 4x400m (3:11.75) at LSU...Took a pair of 2nd place finishes at Tom Botts in the 4400m (3:13.09) and 1500m (3:51.66)...Took 3rd in the 800m at Drake Relays (1:50.43) and 15th as part of the Sprint Medley Relay (3:38.19)...Was part of the 7th place 4x400m team at the Big 12 Championships (3:10.69)...Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 800, and finished 11th in 1:50.78

2010/2011:

Cross Country- Placed 11th overall, and 4th among the Tigers, at the SIU Early Bird with a time of 20:58.90...Was 5th for the black and gold, 82nd overall, at the Big 12 Championships clocking in at 29:54.41...He was 5th for the Mizzou squad, 169th overall, at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing the 10K course in 35:39.52

Indoor Track- Had another winning start to his season, taking 1st at the Missouri Invitational for the 4x400m (3:19.65)...Accompanied that performance with a 4th place finish in the 600 yrd. race, crossing the line in 1:14.62...Took 1st in the 800m at the KU-MU Dual in 1:54.67 and paired that finish with a 2nd place performance in the 4x800m (8:04.11)...Raced the 4x400m and 800m at the Adidas Classic, finishing in 5th and 2nd, respectively...Took 3rd in the 4x400m (3:15.43) and 13th in the 800m (1:53.64) at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Competed in the 800m (8th), 4x400m (8th), and DMR (10th) at the Big 12 Championships

Outdoor Track- Did not compete

2009/2010:

Cross Country- Ran in the SIU Early Bird and was clocked at 21:33.80 for the 6K course, good for 22nd

Indoor Track- Competed primarily in the 800m and 4x400m...Started the season with a couple 2nd place finishes at the Missouri Invitational for the 4x400m (3:20.80) and Mile (4:16.60)...Competed in the DMR and 1000m at the MU-KU Dual, finishing in 2nd (10:14.32) and 1st (2:32.13), respectively...Had another win at the Adidas Classic in the 800m, finishing in 1:50.56...Also competed as part of the 4x400m at the Adidas Classic, crossing the line in 3:18.27 for 7th...Raced in the 4x400m (11th) and 800m (58th) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational...Had a PR in the 800m at the ISU Classic, finishing 6th in 1:49.31...He also competed as part of the 12th place 4x400m at ISU...Took 3rd at the Big 12 Championships for the 800m, crossing the line in 1:50.39...Competed in the Iowa State NCAA Qualifier, finishing 8th for the 800m in 1:50.51

Outdoor Track- Started the outdoor season with a 1st place finish in the 800m at the Missouri Relays (1:53.78), and a 3rd place finish for the 4x400m (3:18.03)...Ran in the 1500m at the Tom Botts Invitational, and finished 5th in 3:59.63...Took 11th in the 800m at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational (1:52.38)...Had a successful Kansas Relays, taking 1st place in both the 800m (1:50.52) and 4x880 yrd. (7:39.25), and 2nd in the 4x400m (3:12.83)...Took 5th in the 4x800m (7:20.17) and DMR (9:44.08) at the Drake Relays...Won the Arkansas Twilight 800m (1:49.88) and took 6th in the 4x400m (3:14.37)...Was the Big 12 Champion in the 800m (1:48.40), and took 8th in the 4x400m (3:10.40)...Had a new personal record in the 800m at the NCAA West Region Prelims, where he took 8th in 1:47.53...Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 800m, and finished in 1:50.25 for 18th place

2008/2009:

Cross Country- Finished 5th for the Tigers, 75th overall, at the Bradley Classic

Indoor Track- Started the season with a win at the Missouri Invitational, hitting 1:55.63 in the 800m...Took 2nd in the 1000m at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge, running 2:36.22...Took 8th in the 800m at the Big 12 Championships in 1:52.25

Outdoor Track- Finished the 800m at the Indiana Billy Hayes Invitational in 5th with 1:50.11...Grabbed another 8th place finish at the Big 12 Championships, finishing the 800m in 1:55.12

High School:

Blake ran for Pleasant Valley HS under coach Erik Belby...Also ran for the Riverdal XC Club...He was an IHSAA All-State athlete in Cross Country, and helped lead his team to State Titles in 2006 and 2007...He earned five State Titles in Track and Field, including a sweep of the 800m and 1600m in 2008...Also helped his team earn the 2008 State Track Championship Title...He was State Runner-Up in the 1600m his junior year...He was a five-time Drake Relay Champion, including two titles for the 1600m and two for the 4x800m...He was nominated for the Relays' Athlete in 2007 and earned Runner-Up in 2008...Blake was a two-time USATF Junior Olympic Champion...High School Bests were 49.28 (400m), 1:52.69 (800m), 3:58.21 (1500m), 4:15.91 (1600m), 15:02 (3-mile), and 15:41 (5K)

Personal:

Parents are Thomas and Dawn...Born February 21, 1990 in Lich, Germany...Is studying Communications with a minor in Business

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