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Illinois State University Athletics

2025 Cross Country Roster

Kane Shields

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sydney, Australia
  • Highschool Sydney Boys
  • Prev School New Mexico

Biography

  • PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS
  • 2025 Outdoor
    • Started the season with a runner-up finish in the 1500m with a mark of 3:57.64 at the Redbird Challenge (March 28-29)...Placed seventh in the 800 with a time of 1:51.51 at the Joe Walker Invite (April 4-5)...Ran a college-best 1:51.51 in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 16-18)...Finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 3:48.6 at the Fighting Illini Twilight (April 26)...Notched a career-best time of 3:48.04 to finish first in the 1500m at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 9)...Placed seventh in the 1500m with a time of 3:49.50 at the MVC Track and Field Championships.
  • 2025 Indoor
    • Placed eighth in the 800m with a time of 1:53.52 at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)...Recorded a college-best mile time of 4:19.20 to finish runner-up at the Redbird Tune-Up (Sep. 13)...Member of Distance Medley Relay team that secured a runner-up finish with a time of 9:57.08 at the 2025 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 2-3).
  • BEFORE ILLINOIS STATE
    • Saw action in six outdoor meets in 2024 with the University of New Mexico, running the 1500m in each…Finished eighth in the 1500m with a time of 3:48.73 at the Mountain West Track and Field Championships (May 9-11).
    • Competed in the Mile twice indoors … Recorded season-best time of 4:15.37 to finish fourth at the UNM Collegiate Classic (Feb. 3).
  • HIGH SCHOOL
    • Attended Sydney Boys High School…Finished 10th in the 1500m at the Brisbane Track Classic in 2022...Selected to represent Australia at the Oceania Games for the 1500m in 2022
  • PERSONAL
    • Born on Aug. 2, 2004