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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF UW-STEVENS POINT

2024 Cross Country Roster

Derek Penzkover

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rice Lake, Wis.
  • High School Rice Lake

Biography

Penzkover TFRRS Top Performances
 
Honors
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2022)

2023: Ran in three meets…Started the season with an 11th-place finish at the Ken Weidt Classic (Sept. 9) with a time of 26:19.5…Took 119th at the Blugold Invitational (Sept. 29) with a mark of 27:25.6…Finished 310th at the Augustana Interregional (Oct. 14) with a time of 27:30.7.

2022: Ran in four meets…Placed 75th with a time of 26:31.5 at the Blugold Invitational (Sept. 30)…Ran a time of 26:18.5 and placed 54th at the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble (Oct. 15)…At the 2022 WIAC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29), raced to a 52nd-place finish and a final time of 26:31.0…Posted a season-best time of 25:46.2 and placed 46th at the NCAA Division III North Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12).

2021: Competed in five meets…Finished 88th at the Tom Hoffman Invite (Sept. 18) with a time of 29:05.0…At the Blugold Invite (Oct. 1), he crossed the finish line with a time of 30:23.62 in 318th place…Finished 52nd at the Gene Davis Invite (Oct. 9) at 28:49.5…At the Warhawk Open (Oct. 22), he finished in 24th place with a time of 28:25.6…Finishing off the season with a season-best finish in 11th and time of 28:01.56 at the Red Hawk Open (Nov. 5).

High School: Three-time state qualifier…first team all-conference…two-time second team all-conference…honorable mention…WCCCA Academic All-State…WIAA Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Soil science and land management major…Parents Jill and Dan…Siblings Mia, Ella, and Anna. Badger Boys State Representative…Magna Cum Laude…National Honors Society.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior