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Michael Ronzone - Cross Country - Kansas Jayhawks

Michael Ronzone

Position Distance
Height 6'0"
Class Freshman
Hometown Batavia, Ill.
High School Marmion Academy
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CAREER RESULTS

2021 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)

Ran a 20:23.70 at the Bob Timmons Classic earning a seventh-place finish.

2020 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Traversed Rim Rock Farm’s 6K course in 20:14.5 to place 30th at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/19).

2019 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Fr.)
Placed 12th overall in the season-opening Bob Timmons Classic (8/31), finishing his 6K in a time of 20:05.0 … Finished 41st overall in the men’s 8K race at the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic (10/5) with a time of 28:00.2.

2019 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Posted a personal-best time of 10:05.16 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20) … Finished eighth in the 1,500-meter run at the National Relay Championships (4/26-4/27), clocking in with a personal-best time of 3:58.16.

2019 INDOOR (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field for head coach Dan Klatt at Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois … Captain on the cross country and track & field teams his senior year … MVP of both the cross country and track & field teams his final year … Helped his team win three Chicago Cathlic League championships in cross country and one outdoor track & field conference title … Also helped the Cadets win the 2018 Illinois 2A State Championships, just the second state title in school history in any sport … Helped the 4×800-meter relay team placed fifth at the state meet in 2018, missing the Marmion school record by just two-tenths of a seconds … Was an honor roll member and Academic All-Conference selection.

PERSONAL
Son of Matt and Liz Ronzone … Has two sisters, Madison and Megan … Great grandfather played football at Notre Dame … Father, Matt, ran cross country and track at Notre Dame and sister, Madison, is currently a member of the Fighting Irish track & field and cross country teams … Plans to major in exercise science.