Joe Knanishu

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Batavia, Ill.
High School:
Batavia

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2024
Season Best:
8K (XC) - 24:45.5 // Bradley Pink Classic (10/18/24)

2023
Season Best:
8K (XC) - 26:33.8 // Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational (9/29/23)

2022
Season Best:
8K (XC) - 25:51.1 // Weis-Crockett Invitational (10/15/22)
4.97M (XC) - 24:27.4 // Bradley Intercollegiate (9/16/22)

Finished in 65th-place at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 26:23.7 (10/29/22)
Earned a finish in 45th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational with a time of 26:17.1 (9/30/22)

2021
Season Bests:
8K (XC) - 26:13.0 // Louisville Classic (10/1/21-10/2/21)
6K (XC) - 20:02.3 // Butler Twilight Meet (9/3/21)

Earned a top-60 finish in the 8K at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 27:07.4 (10/29/21)
Finished in 15th place in the 6K with a time of 20:19.7 at the Badger Classic (9/10/21)

2020-21
Season Bests:
8K (XC) - 25:33.1 // BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (3/5/21)

Set a personal best in the 8K with a time of 25:33.1 at the BIG EAST Championships, finishing in 61st (3/5/21)
Earned an 18th-place finish in the 8K with a time of 26:13.9 at the EIU Open (2/6/21)

High School

Earned varsity letters in both cross country and track at Batavia High School
Finished third at the 3200m relay at the Illinois High School State Championships in 2019

Personal

Son of Rob Knanishu and Julie Crane
Has two brothers, Shane and Dylan - Shane currently is a graduate student on the DePaul cross country and track team