2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
TFRRS Profile
2025 Cross Country: Finished 32nd overall at the Mizzou Opener (Aug. 29) covering the 5k course in 15:49.2.
2025 Outdoor Track: Finished 32nd in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:01.34 at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...finished sixth in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:35.97 at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18)...finished 11th in Section Two of the 5000 meters with a time of 13:39.10 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 18).
2025 Indoor Track:Â Finished third in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:43.78 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...finished 12th in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:12.18 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite (Feb. 15)...finished eighth in the 3000 meters with a personal best of 7:57.60 at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 1)...finished third in the mile with a time of 4:07.76 at the Fighting Illini Invite (Jan. 25)...U20 New Zealand 5000 meter record holder...moved to 10th all time on the UW performance list, finished 44th overall in the 5000 meters at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 7) with a personal record time of 13:41.17.
2024 Cross Country: Finished 60th overall at NCAA Championships (Nov. 23) covering the 10k course in 29:40.5...earned first-team All-Big Ten honors (Nov. 1) ...named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Nov. 1)...finished 7th overall at Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1) covering the 8k course in 22:58.9...finished 17th at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite (Oct. 4) covering the 8k course in 23:30.0... named the Big Ten Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week and Big Ten Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Week (Sept. 13)...finished first overall at the Big Ten Preview (Sept. 13) covering the 8K course in 23:42.4.
2024 Indoor Track: Finished fourth in his collegiate debut in the 3000 meters at 8:12.23 at the Jimmy Grant Invite (Dec. 9)
High School:Â Senior Boys New Zealand High School cross country champion... U20 NZ club cross country champion... U18 Australian cross country champion... U20 NZ 5000m champion... U20 NZ 5000m champion... U20 NZ 3000m champion... U20 Australian 5000m champion... as a junior was the New Zealand High school cross country champion... U18 NZ 3000m champion... freshman high school cross country champion.Â
Personal: Parents are David and Emrie de Vaal... has one brother, David... majoring in accounting
Why Wisconsin?
"The prestigious tradition in distance running and strong academic reputation of Wisconsin made the decision easy. Right away I recognized an awesome team culture and a great coach."
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