2019 Track & Field Roster

Nathaniel Kucera

  • Position Middle Distance
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Elburn, Ill.
  • High School Kaneland
  • Major Economics

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

Personal bests (thru 2019):

  • 800: 1:51.33
  • 400: 49.10
  • 1,000: 2:31.64i

As a fifth-year senior (2018-19):
Outdoors

  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • Best Pac-12 finish of 11th, in 800.

Indoors

  • MPSF All-Academic.

Cross country

  • Did not compete.

As a senior (2017-18):
Outdoors

  • Ran 800 season best 1:53.47 at Payton Jordan Invitational.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoors
  • Ran season best 1:53.51 at the Power Five Invitational.
  • MPSF All-Academic.

Cross country

  • Did not compete.

As a junior (2016-17):
Outdoors

  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • Ran season best in the 800 of 1:54.20 at the Stanford Invitational.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

Cross country

  • Did not compete.

As a sophomore (2015-16):
Outdoors

  • Did not compete.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.
Cross country
  • Did not compete.

As a freshman (2014-15):
Outdoors

  • Did not compete.

Indoors

  • Made collegiate debut at the UW Indoor Preview, finishing third in his 800 heat in 1:54.14.
  • Also ran a third leg on a 4x400 team that was third in its heat at the UW Indoor Preview.
Cross country
  • Did not compete.

High School:

  • Anchored Kaneland to the 2013 Illinois state 2A 4x800 relay title.
  • Won the Midwest Distance Festival 800 in 1:51.33.
  • Showed great range, from 400 meters (49.10) to cross country (15:39.10 for three miles).
Career results:
Year Season (meets) Event Season best Conf. Region NCAA
2018-19 Outdoors (5) 800 1:52.03 1:52.03 -- --
Indoors (4) 800 1:53.95 20 (1:54.38) -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --
2017-18 Outdoors (5) 800 1:53.47 -- -- --
4x400 3:22.33 -- -- --
Indoors (4) 800 1:53.51 -- -- --
1,000 2:31.64 -- -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --
2016-17 Outdoors (6) 800 1:54.20 -- -- --
4x400 3:18.73 -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --
2015-16 Outdoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --
2014-15 Outdoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Indoors (1) 800 1:54.14 -- -- --
4x400 3:21.51 -- -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Middle Distance

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Middle Distance

  • 2017Junior

    Middle Distance

  • 2018Senior

    Middle Distance

  • 2019Fifth Year

    Middle Distance