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Nate Conkel
Nate Conkel
  • Year:
    SR
  • Hometown:
    Hudsonville, MI
  • High School:
    Hudsonville
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Film and Media Production
Bio

2022-2023 at Taylor:

Indoor:

  • Took home TU’s best time of 1:52.43 in the 800-meter at the CL Championships
  • Ran a time of 4:38.11 in the mile at the Taylor Invite
  • Won the 800-meters and part of distance medley relay-winning team at Indiana Tech Invite
  • Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in 800-meters after winning the event at the Midwest Invite
  • Set new CL Championship mark in 800-meters after winning the event
  • All-Crossroads League in 800-meters
  • Seventh-place finish in 800-meters at NAIA Nationals
  • NAIA All-American in 800-meters

Outdoor:

  • Claimed TU’s top four times in the 800-meters, with a season-best mark of 1:51.65
  • Part of 4x800-meter relay team that provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals
  • Won the 800-meters at the CL Championships, named All-Crossroads League
  • Finished ninth in 800-meters at national meet
  • Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and CSC Academic All-District
  • Recognized as a CSC Second-Team Academic All-American

2021-2022 at Taylor:

Indoor: Posted TU’s best time of the season with a mark of 1:23.98 in the 600-meters, with which he won the Trojan Invite … Finished with TU’s top mark of the season in the 800-meters with a winning finish of 1:57.74 at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked a time of 3:28.83 at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished with a time of 8:02.29 at the Crossroads League Championships … Member of the distance medley relay team that clocked a time of 11:17.94 at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Trojan Invite.

Outdoor: Provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 800-meters … Finished 24th in the 800-meters at the NAIA National Championships … Posted TU’s top five times in the 800-meters, including a season-best mark of 1:53.27 at the Saint Francis Fighting Chance Meet … Posted a mark of 56.15 in the 400-meters at the Huntington Invite … Clocked a time of 4:18.18 in the 1,500-meters at the George Glass Invite … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished with a season-best time of 3:25.60 at the George Glass Invite … Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that posted a season-best mark of 7:56.47 at the Crossroads League Championships … USTFCCCA All-Academic.

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Finished 10th in the 800-meters at the NAIA National Championships … Set a career-best time in time in the 800-meters at the CL Championships, recording a mark of 1:56.10 … Competed in the distance-medley relay at the IWU Midwest Classic.

Outdoor: Recorded TU’s fastest 800-meter time this season, crossing the line in 1:56.55 at the Little State Championships … Clocked a time of 52.19 in the 400-meters at the Huntington Invite … Finished 21st in the 800-meters at the league meet … Member of the 4x400-meter squad at the Little State Championships and the Crossroads League Championships.

Prep: Ran cross country and track at Hudsonville High ... Earned eight varsity letters under Shane Malaski and Chris Bolhuis ... Owns 800-meter and 4x800-meter relay school records ... Competed in the distance medley relay at nationals in 2019 ... Named captain for both the cross country and track and field teams … Named USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Jennifer Conkel ... Majoring in film and media production.