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Eli Oetken

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Highschool Trinity

Biography

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Cross Country Records
8K - 
25:22.2 at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10-3-2025)
10K - n/a

Top Track Times / Marks
Indoor-
Mile: 4:13.05 at Meyo Invitational (1-31-2026)
3,000m: 8:31.68 at GVSU Big Meet-Saturday (2-14-2026)
5,000m: 14:44.04 at Horizon League Championships (2-28-2026)
Outdoor-
1,500m:
3:51.89 at Wake Forest Invitational (4-17-2026)
5,000m: 14:48.27 at WashU. Distance Carnival (3-27-2026)

2025-2026 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Competed in three meets, including the Horizon League Championships... made his varsity debut at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 3, running a personal best 8K time of 25:22.2... followed as the team's No. 5 finisher (53rd overall) at the Angel Mounds Invitational on Oct. 17, running an 8K time of 25:24.72... capped the season with an 8K time of 26:03.6 at the Horizon League Championships on Nov. 1 as the team's No. 12 finisher (85th overall). 
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets... scored in the 5,000m event at the Horizon League Championships, running a personal best time of 14:44.04 to place seventh overall... also competed in the mile at the league championships with a time of 4:19.16... ran a personal best time of 4:13.05 in the mile at the Meyo Invitational on Jan. 31... had a personal best 3,000m time of 8:31.68 at the GVSU Big Meet-Saturday on Feb. 14, placing second overall. 
Outdoor (Freshman): Participated in five meets... qualified for the finals of the 1,500m event at the Horizon League Championships with a preliminary time of 3:56.88 on May 8... just missed scoring in the event, placing ninth in the finals in a time of 3:56.95 on May 10... had a personal best 1,500m time of 3:51.89 at the Wake Forest Invitational on Apr. 17 in a runner-up finish... had his best 5K of the outdoor season at the WashU. Distance Carnival on Mar. 27 with a time of 14:48.27. 
Academics: Named to IU Indy's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

High School: Starred in cross country and track at Louisville Trinity (Ky.) High School... was runner-up at the KHSAA State Cross Country 3A Championships his senior year after placing fifth his junior year... was a two-time Region 4 champion in cross country and runner-up his senior season... placed fourth at the KHSAA State Championships in both the 1,600m and 3,200 events... closed his high school career with personal best times of 15:05.74 (5K XC), 4:10.79 (1,600m) and 9:10.50 (3,200m).
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