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Sr./Sr./Sr.

Napoleon, Ohio

Napoleon High School

Nick Kruse

 

Career-Best Times
Indoor Outdoor
800m - 1:59.33 1,500m - 3:57.20
1,000m - 2:42.56 5,000m - 14:52.78
Mile - 4:20.61 Steeplechase - 9:30.13
3,000m - 8:36.49  
5,000m - 15:26.76  


Yearly Breakdown

2006 Outdoor (Junior): Placed fifth in the 1,500m (4:00.26) and 14th in the 5,000m (15:58.63) at the Horizon League Championship...ran a personal-best time of 3:57.98 in the 1,500m to place third at the Northeast Ohio Invitational...turned in a personal-best time of 15:05.68 in the 5,000m to finish second at the All-Ohio Championship.

2005-06 Indoor (Junior):
Ran a personal-best time of 4:20.77 in the mile to finish fourth at the Horizon League championship...also placed 21st in the 3,000m at the league meet (9:26.14)...ran a season-best time of 8:59.43 in the 3,000m at the Golden Flash Gala to place fifth.

2005 Cross Country (Junior):
Was the squad's top finisher in three meets and posted a team-best 17th-place time at the Horizon League Championships...his time of 25:24 at the League meet was a personal-best time...was the top finisher at the Notre Dame Invitational (25:36), the Penn State National Invitational (26:46) and the Horizon League Championship...placed fourth at the Mel Brodt Invitational in helping to lead the squad to an overall first-place finish.

2005 Outdoor:
Redshirted.

2004-05 Indoor:
Redshirted.

2004 Cross Country:
Redshirted.

2004 Outdoor: (Sophomore)
Placed ninth in the 5,000-meter run with a season-best time of 15 minutes, 35.10 seconds at the Horizon League Championship...also placed 10th in the 3,000 steeplechase at the league meet (10:11.51)...ran a season-best time of 9:49.40 in the steeplechase at the All-Ohio Championship to place fifth...also turned in a season-best time of 4:13.88 in the 1,500 at the All-Ohio Championship.

2003-04 Indoor (Sophomore):
Placed 13th in the 1,000 at the Horizon League Championship with a personal-best time of 2:42.56...ran a personal-best 1:59.33 in the 800 at the Kent State Tune-Up...recorded a personal-best 4:21.81 in the mile at the Black Squirrel Classic to finish second...ran a personal-best time of 15:26.76 in the 5,000 at the Golden Flash Gala to place sixth...posted a season-best time of 9:01.95 in the 3,000 to place 13th at the Central Collegiate Championship.

2003 Cross Country (Sophomore):
Battled through injury-ridden season to finish 32nd at the Horizon League Championship with an 8K time of 27:01.42...scored in two meets...ran a season-best 8K time of 26:24 at the Notre Dame Invitational.

2003 Outdoor (Freshman):
Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 9:30.13...also finished 17th in the conference in the 1,500 and the 5,000...recorded a personal-best time of 4:00.80 in the 1,500 at the Jesse Owens Track Classic...posted a personal-best 15:32.34 in the 5,000 at the Shamrock Invitational.

2002-03 Indoor (Freshman):
Finished sixth at the Horizon League Championships in the 3,000 with a personal-best time of 8:36.49...also ran the third leg of the distance medley relay that finished third at the conference meet...recorded a season-best time of 2:00.56 in the 800 at the Kent State Tune-Up...ran a season-best 4:27.23 at the Penn State National Open in the mile...finished fifth in the 800 at the All-Ohio Championships.

2002 Cross Country (Freshman):
Finished 61st at the Horizon League Championships with an 8K time of 27:43...clocked in with a season-best 8K time of 26:06 at the Notre Dame Invitational...scored in two meets in his debut season.

High School:
Part of State Champion team at Napoleon...all-State in cross country and track...set the school-record in track in the two-mile run, the 4x800 relay, the 4x1600 relay, and the cross country 5k.

Personal:
Born 7/6/83…son of Nick and Sherry Kruse…major is exercise science.

Team Information
Horizon League Indoor Championsip
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