2020 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Yunk, Eryk
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Eryk Yunk
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class (Indoor):
- Sr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Sr.
- Hometown:
- Belvidere, Ill.
- High School/Previous School:
- Belvidere North HS
Bio
2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
2020 Indoor Season
Placed fourth in the Distance Medley Relay at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Ran in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) ... Ran in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/15).
2019 Cross Country Season
2019 Outdoor Season
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2019 Indoor Season
Finished seventh in the mile at the Blazer Invitational (1/11), running 4:27.11 … Ran a personal-best 8:37.76 in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Competed in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9), running 8:38.51.Â
2018 Cross Country Season
Finished 18th in the 8K at the Falcon Classic (9/15) with a time of 26:03.39 … Ran the 8K at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/29) in a personal-best 25:49.0 … Placed 171st in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13), running 27:36.5.Â
2018 Outdoor Season
Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bulldog Relays (3/24) … Clocked a personal-best 9:20.86 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Florida Relays (3/30) … Ran a personal-best 1500m to win the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) in 3:58.79 … Finished 12th in the 3000m steeplechase at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … Placed 14th in the 3000m steeplechase at the conference meet … Finished the 5000m at the SEC Championships (5/13) in 15:27.12.Â
2018 Indoor Season
Opened the year with a fifth-place finish in the 3000m at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) … Placed 38th in the 3000m at both the Music City Challenge (2/9) and the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Set a personal best at the Music City with a time of 8:40.81 … Ran the 3000m at the SEC Championships (2/24).Â
2017 Cross Country Season
Completed the 6K at the Golden Eagle Duals (9/2) in 20:30.7 … Placed 13th in the 8K at the Falcon Classic (9/16) … Ran a personal-best 25:52.0 in the 8K at the Paul Short Gold (9/29) … Finished the Crimson Classic 8K (10/13) in 27:01.2.Â
2017 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.Â
2017 Indoor Season
Placed 32nd in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational, finishing in 8:48.91.Â
2016 Cross Country Season
Finished 25th in the four-mile run at the Memphis Twilight Classic (9/3) … Ran a then-personal-best 26:23.3 in the 8K at the Commodore Classic (9/17) … Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24) in the 8K … Ran the Crimson Classic (10/14) in 26:43.7 … Finished 90th at the South Region Championships (11/11) where he ran the 10K in 32:49.8.Â
Before the Bulldogs
Attended Belvidere North High School where he lettered in cross country and track and field for four years … Won the cross country regional title then finished fifth at the state cross country championships as a senior … Placed 10th in the 3200m at the state championships as a senior … Finished third in the indoor 1600m at the Illinois Top Times Championship where he ran a personal-best 4:19.54 … Also played basketball.Â
Personal
Born Eryk Andrew Yunk on Aug. 5, 1997 to Barbi and Troy Yunk … Father ran cross country and track at Eastern Illinois University … Has two brothers, Bruyn and Tyler … Both brothers ran cross country and track at Eastern Illinois … Tyler later transferred to Kansas … Majoring in communications with a concentration in broadcasting.Â
Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
Mile - 4:25.25 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/18/2020)3000m - 8:37.76 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/19/2019)
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Outdoor
1500m - 3:58.79 (Crimson Tide Invitational - 4/7/2018)3000m - 9:07.62 (Southern Miss Open - 4/27/2019)
3000m Steeplechase - 9:20.86 (Florida Relays - 3/30/2018)
5000m - 15:23.24 (Crimson Tide Invitational - 4/12/2019)
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Cross Country
6K - 20:30.7 (Golden Eagle Duals - 9/2/2017)4 Mile - 20:31.9 (Memphis Twilight Classic - 9/30/2016)
8K - 25:46.1 (Louisville Classic - 10/5/2019)
10K - 32:49.8 (South Region Championships - 11/11/2016)
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