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Illinois State University Athletics

2024 Cross Country Roster

Ken Moreland
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

Mathis Chavand

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Feurs, France
  • Highschool Lycée du Forez

Biography

  • PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS
  • AWARDS & HONORS
    • 5000m School Record Holder
    • 2024 Missouri Valley Conference 3k Champion
    • 2023 NCAA All-Region
    • 2022 MVC Freshman of the Year
    • 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Team Champion
    • MVC All-Conference
    • MVC Scholar Athlete
  • 2024 Outdoor
    • Tallied a victory in the 1500m with a time of 3:47.52 at the Redbird Challenge (Mar. 29-30)... Set a personal best mark of 13:48.14 in the 5000m at the 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 11-13)... Recorded a personal best time of 3:46.11 in the 1500m at the 114th Drake Relays (Apr. 24-27).. Finished runner-up in the 5000m with a mark of 14:23.14 at the 2024 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 10-12)... Ran a time of 14:51.81 in the 5000m at the NCAA West First Round (May 22-25).
  • 2024 Indoor
    • Opened the season with a victory in the 3000m with a time of 8:11.96 at the IUPUI Invitational (Jan. 26-27)... Finished third in the mile with a personal best mark of 4:07.62 at the 2024 Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3)... Set a personal record time of 8:00.73 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9-10)... Secured the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Championship in the 3000m with a time of 8:08.93 at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25-26).
  • 2023 Cross Country
    • Ran in five events for Illinois State… Finished third at the Redbird Invite (Sep. 15) with a time of 24:33.9 in the 8k… Set a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:11.3 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sep. 29)... Secured a second-place finish at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 13) with a mark of 24:15.1… Earned another second-place finish at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 24:31.8… Finished with a 30:59.5 mark in the 10k at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10).
  • 2023 Outdoor
    • Set a personal best time of 1:52.85 in the 800m at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-15)... Finished third in the 5000m with a mark of 14:30.74 at the Gary Wieneke Memorial (Apr. 21-22)... Tallied an eighth-place finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:49.23 at the Drake Relays (Apr. 26-29)... Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 1500 with a mark of 3:58.47 at the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship
  • 2023 Indoor
    • Opened the season with a victory in the 3000m with a mark of 8:23.72 at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (Jan. 14)... Finished ninth in the mile with a time of 4:13.46 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 20-21)... Recorded a third place finish in the DMR with a mark of 10:09.10 at the 2023 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 26-27).
  • 2022 Cross Country
    • Competed in five events for the Redbirds… Finished ninth in the 8k with a time of 25:06.2 at the Redbird Invite (Sep. 16)... Earned a ninth place finish at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 28) in the 8k with a mark of 24:52.6… Ran a time of 30:49.9  in the 10k at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 11).
  • 2022 Outdoor
    • Ran a time of 15:16.10 in the 5000m at the Illini invitational (Apr. 22-23_
  • PERSONAL
    • Born on May 17, 2022… Son of Marilyse and Xavier… Brother to Candice and Lona Eve… Majoring in Exercise

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2023Redshirt Junior

  • 2024Redshirt Senior