2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Karson Kowalchuk
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class (Indoor):
- --
- Class (Outdoor):
- Sr.^
- Hometown:
- Markham, Ont.
- High School/Previous School:
- TMS HS / Penn State
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.ย
2020 Indoor Season
Placed second in 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 6.80 โฆ Placed ninth in the 60m with a 6.87 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) โฆ Placed second in the 200m at Power 5 Invitational (1/31) โฆ 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
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Mississippi State: Opened the season on the 4x200m relay at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22), winning the event in 1:23.61 โฆ 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 โฆ Ran the 100m in a wind-aided 10.35 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) and was part of MSUโs 4x100m relay team that advanced to the finals โฆ Also ran on Stateโs third-place 4x200m relay in Austin โฆ 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 โฆ Was part of the 4x100m relay that placed fifth at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) where he also ran the 200m โฆ Ran on the third-place 4x100m relay at the National Relays (4/26) where he also competed in the 100m and 200m โฆ Ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the SEC Championships (5/9) โฆ Qualified for three events at the NCAA East Prelims (5/23) โฆ made it into the second round of the 100m where he ran 10.39 to finish 21st โฆ Clocked 21.09 in the 200m and competed on Stateโs 4x100m relay team.
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2019 Indoor Season
Placed third in the 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a time of 6.85 โฆ Finished fourth in the 60m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), running 6.80 โฆ Placed ninth in both the 60m prelims and 200m at the Razorback Invitational (1/25) โฆ Ran a season-best 6.75 in the 60m semifinals at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8), running 6.82 in qualifying โฆ Also ran 21.21 in the 200m at Tiger Paw, placing ninth โฆ Matched his season best in the 60m with a dash of 6.75 in the 60m prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22) โฆ Clocked a 200m prelim time of 21.32 at the conference meet.ย
2018 Outdoor Season
Canada: Placed 11th in the 100m and 200mย at the Athletics Canada Championships (7/6) where he was the youngest competitor.ย
Mississippi State: Posted the Bulldogsโ top times in the 100m and 200m on the year โฆ 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 โฆ Ran the 100m and 200m at the Florida Relays (3/29) โฆ Placed fourth in the 100m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) with a wind-aided run of 10.35 โฆ Also took third in the 4x100m relay โฆ Finished fourth in both the 4x100m and 4x200m relays at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) where he also ran the 100m in 10.47 โฆ Was part of third-fastest sprint medley relay in school history at the Penn Relays (4/28), crossing the line in 3:15.70 โฆ Also ran the 4x100m relay at Penn โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ Broke his personal best in both 200m races he won, advancing to Oregon with a wind-aided 20.55 โฆ Clocked a 10.21 in the 1000m to qualify in 12th place โฆ Also ran on the 4x100m relay at the Prelims โฆ Finished 24th in the 100m at the NCAA Championships (6/6).
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2018 Indoor Season
Ran the 60m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) and the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) โฆ Won the 60m at the Crimson Elite Meet (2/2) with a personal-best 6.72 โฆ Placed sixth in the 200m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) โฆ Ran the 60m and the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9) โฆ Placed 15th in the 60m and 13th in the 200m at the SEC Championships (2/24) โฆ Posted a personal-best time of 21.20 in the 200m.ย
2017 Outdoor Season (At Penn State University)
Ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invitational (3/24) โฆ Also placed fifth in the 100m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/8) with a 10.73 โฆ Finished ninth at LSU in the 200m with a personal-best 21.42 โฆ His 4x100m relay team won the Virginia Challenge (4/21) while he placed fifth in the 100m โฆ Aย member of the 4x100m and 4x200m relays at the Penn Relays (4/27) โฆ 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 โฆ Also competed in the 200m and 4x100m relay โฆ A member of the 4x100m relay that placed third at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) โฆ Ran on the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Championships (6/7).ย
Before the Bulldogs
Ran at Penn State University โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ Set a meet record in the 100m at the Canada Summer Games in 2017.ย
Personal
Born Karson Vincent Kowalchuk on Dec. 30, 1998 to Dan and Susan Kowalchuk โฆ Has a brother, Kolton โฆ Majoring in finance.ย
Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
60m - 6.72 (Crimson Elite Meet - 2/2/2018)200mย - 21.20 (SEC Championshipsย - 2/24/2018)
300m - 35.38 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/11/2019)
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Outdoor
100mย - 10.21ย (NCAA East Prelims - 5/25/2018)200m - 20.55wย (NCAA East Prelims - 5/25/2018)
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