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2019-20 Men's Track and Field

Archie Blaes

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Manassas, Va.
  • Highschool Osbourn

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS/RECORDS

  • Mile: 4:27.02
  • 1500:4:20.25
  • 3000: 9:01.69
  • 5000: 15:23.44

2020 OUTDOOR

  • Earned a personal record of 4:20.25 in the 1500-meter run at the Bobcat/Shark Relays
  • The NCAA canceled the remainder of the 2020 outdoor season

2020 INDOOR

  • Finished fifth in the mile at the Vince Brown Invitational with a personal record of 4:27.02
  • Secured a personal record of 15:23.44 in the 5000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite

2019 OUTDOOR

  • Finished eighth in 3000 at the Fred Hardy Invitational, recording a time of 9:04.95
  • Placed within the top-15 in the 5000 at the George Mason Spring Invitational after securing time of 15:34.88
  • Earned a fourth place finish at the New Captains Classic & Combined Events, posting a time of 15:45.53 in the 5000

2019 INDOOR

  • Placed in the top-10 in the 3000 at the Virginia Tech Invitational after achieving a time of 9:06.43
  • Earned a fifth place finish at the Liberty Flames Invite, posting a time of 15:30.95 in the 5000
  • Finished within the top-15 in the mile at the Winter Relays, recording a time of 4:30.87

PERSONAL

  • Son of Anastasia and Mark Blaes
  • Born on December 28, 1999 
  • Has a younger brother, Leo Blaes
  • Majoring in Environmental Science 
  • Enjoys tending to plants in his spare time.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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