2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Kowalchuk, Karson

Karson Kowalchuk
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Markham, Ont.
- High School/Previous School:
- TMS HS / Penn State
Bio
2021 Outdoor Season
At the Florida Relays, he was a part of the fifth-place finishing 4x100m relay (4/3) ...2021 Indoor Season
Did not compete.2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Indoor Season
Placed second in 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 6.80 … Placed ninth in the 60m with a 6.87 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Placed second in the 200m at Power 5 Invitational (1/31) … Also ran in the 60m at the meet ... Ran in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14) ... Also ran in the 200m at the meet ... Performed in the 60m at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) ... Also ran in the 200m at the Championships.
2019 Outdoor Season
Mississippi State: Opened the season on the 4x200m relay at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22), winning the event in 1:23.61 … Also won the 100m in a wind-aided 10.38 and ran on the 4x100m relay that crossed the line in 39.91 to place second … Ran the 100m in a wind-aided 10.35 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) and was part of MSU’s 4x100m relay team that advanced to the finals … Also ran on State’s third-place 4x200m relay in Austin … Posted a season-best 20.81 in the 200m to finished seventh at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) where he placed second in the 100m at 10.37 … Was part of the 4x100m relay that placed fifth at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) where he also ran the 200m … Ran on the third-place 4x100m relay at the National Relays (4/26) where he also competed in the 100m and 200m … Ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the SEC Championships (5/9) … Qualified for three events at the NCAA East Prelims (5/23) … made it into the second round of the 100m where he ran 10.39 to finish 21st … Clocked 21.09 in the 200m and competed on State’s 4x100m relay team.
2019 Indoor Season
Placed third in the 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a time of 6.85 … Finished fourth in the 60m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), running 6.80 … Placed ninth in both the 60m prelims and 200m at the Razorback Invitational (1/25) … Ran a season-best 6.75 in the 60m semifinals at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8), running 6.82 in qualifying … Also ran 21.21 in the 200m at Tiger Paw, placing ninth … Matched his season best in the 60m with a dash of 6.75 in the 60m prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22) … Clocked a 200m prelim time of 21.32 at the conference meet.2018 Outdoor Season
Canada: Placed 11th in the 100m and 200m at the Athletics Canada Championships (7/6) where he was the youngest competitor.Mississippi State: Posted the Bulldogs’ top times in the 100m and 200m on the year … Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 100m at the Bulldog Relays (3/24) where he also won the 4x100m, 4x200m and sprint medley relays … Ran the 100m and 200m at the Florida Relays (3/29) … Placed fourth in the 100m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) with a wind-aided run of 10.35 … Also took third in the 4x100m relay … Finished fourth in both the 4x100m and 4x200m relays at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) where he also ran the 100m in 10.47 … Was part of third-fastest sprint medley relay in school history at the Penn Relays (4/28), crossing the line in 3:15.70 … Also ran the 4x100m relay at Penn … Qualified for the postseason with his performances at the SEC Championships (5/11) where he was 13th in the 100m, ninth in the 200m and ran on the 4x100m relay that scored with an eighth-place finish … Advanced to the Championships after having the weekend of his career at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) with personal bests in three of four races … Broke his personal best in both 200m races he won, advancing to Oregon with a wind-aided 20.55 … Clocked a 10.21 in the 1000m to qualify in 12th place … Also ran on the 4x100m relay at the Prelims … Finished 24th in the 100m at the NCAA Championships (6/6).
2018 Indoor Season
Ran the 60m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) and the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … Won the 60m at the Crimson Elite Meet (2/2) with a personal-best 6.72 … Placed sixth in the 200m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) … Ran the 60m and the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9) … Placed 15th in the 60m and 13th in the 200m at the SEC Championships (2/24) … Posted a personal-best time of 21.20 in the 200m.2017 Outdoor Season (At Penn State University)
Ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invitational (3/24) … Also placed fifth in the 100m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/8) with a 10.73 … Finished ninth at LSU in the 200m with a personal-best 21.42 … His 4x100m relay team won the Virginia Challenge (4/21) while he placed fifth in the 100m … A member of the 4x100m and 4x200m relays at the Penn Relays (4/27) … Finished fourth in the 100m at the Big Ten Championships with a 10.22 wind-aided time after turning in a personal-best 10.55 in the prelims … Also competed in the 200m and 4x100m relay … A member of the 4x100m relay that placed third at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) … Ran on the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Championships (6/7).Before the Bulldogs
Ran at Penn State University … Attended TMS School in Ontario where he placed fourth at the OFSAA championship in the 100m as a senior after laying down the fastest time in prelims … Finished second at the OFSAA championship in the 200m was named Athletics Ontario Junior Athlete of the Year in 2017 and track athlete of the year in high school … Set a meet record in the 100m at the Canada Summer Games in 2017.Personal
Born Karson Vincent Kowalchuk on Dec. 30, 1998 to Dan and Susan Kowalchuk … Has a brother, Kolton … Majoring in finance.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
60m - 6.72 (Crimson Elite Meet - 2/2/2018)200m - 21.20 (SEC Championships - 2/24/2018)
300m - 35.38 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/11/2019)
Outdoor
100m - 10.21 (NCAA East Prelims - 5/25/2018)200m - 20.55w (NCAA East Prelims - 5/25/2018)
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