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Shane Knanishu

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

TFRRS

2022
Season Best:
10K (XC) - 30:08.9 // NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/11/22)
8K (XC) - 24:26.7 // BIG EAST Championship (10/29/22)

Earned All-Region Honors for his 25th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
Set a school record with his 10K time of 30:08.9 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/11/22)
Finished in the top-25 at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 24:26.7 (10/29/22)
Earned a 6th-place finish at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational with a time of 24:45.8 (9/30/22)

2021
Season Bests:
10K (XC) - 32:04.5 // NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/12/21)
8K (XC) - 24:17.7 // Louisville Classic (10/1/21-10/2/21)
6K (XC) - 18:31.9 // Butler Twilight Meet (9/3/21)

Finished in 10th during the 8K at the ISU Redbird Invitational with a time of 24:48.2 (9/17/21)
Earned an eighth-place finish in the Badger Classic 6K with a final time of 18:57.7 (9/10/21)

2020-21
Season Bests:
8K (XC) - 24:47.8 // BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (3/5/21)

Finished 11th at the EIU Open with a time of 25:28.1 (2/20/21)
Led DePaul and finished 42nd at the BIG EAST Championships (3/5/21)

2019
Season Bests:
8K (XC) - 25:26.6// Louisville Classic (10/5/19)
10K (XC) - 34:31.6 // NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (11/15/19)

Took 26th at the Illini Open (8/30/19) with a time of 27:12.0
Finished 12th at the Badger Classic (9/6/19) at a 27:13.2 mark
Set a season best time (25:26.6) at the Louisville Classic (10/5/19)
Placed in the top-50 at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (11/2/19)

2018
Season Bests:
6K (XC) - 22:45 // Butler Open (8/31/18)
4.97M (XC) - 28:26 // Vic Godfrey Open (9/8/18)

Competed in all seven competitions of the season.
Finished fourth for the Blue Demons at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships… placed 55^th in the 8K with a time of 26:45.6.
Represented DePaul at the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional… placed 180^th and fourth for the blue demons with a 10K time of 34:53.8.

High School

Three-time varsity letter winner for cross country at Batavia High School
Four-time varsity letter winner in track
Member of indoor track conference championship team in 2015, 2017, 2018 and four-time outdoor track conference championship team
Qualified for state cross country meet in 2014 and member of cross country state championship team in 2017
Had fourth best time in Illinois in the 4x800 meter relay
Named to track All-Conference team 2016 – 2018 and All-State in 2018
Coached under Denis Piron, Bronco Meeks and Alvin Freeman

Personal

Son of Robert and Julie Crane Knanishu
Has two brothers, Joey and Dylan - Brother Joe is a member of the DePaul cross country and track teams
Plans to study Biology