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Illinois State University Athletics

2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Ariel Atias

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Haifa, Israel
  • Highschool The Hebrew Reali School
  • Prev School South Alabama University
  • Major Biomechanics

Biography

  • PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS
  • AWARDS & HONORS
    • Three-time Men's MVC Indoor Heptathlon Champion (2022, 2024, 2025)
    • 2022 MVC Outdoor Decathlon Champion
    • Indoor Heptathlon School Record Holder (5,414)
    • Outdoor Decathlon School Record Holder (7,343)
  • 2024 Outdoor
    • Opened the season with a second-place finish as a member of men’s 4x400m that finished with a time of 3:23.02 at the Redbird Challenge (Mar. 29-30)... Tallied a second-place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 60.55m (198-8) at the Badger Challenge (May 3)... Notched a runner-up finish in javelin at the 2024 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 10-12).
  • 2024 Indoor
    • Began the campaign with a victory in the men’s heptathlon with 5266 points at the John Coughlan Invite (Dec. 1-2)... Recorded a third-place finish in high jump after clearing the bar at 1.90m (6-2.75) at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (Jan. 12)... Notched a third-place finish in pole vault after a clearance at 4.50m (14-9) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 19-20)... Finished third in the heptathlon with a total of 5324 points at the Illini Challenge (Jan. 26-27)... Secured the 2024 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 25-26) in the heptathlon after scoring 5414 points.
  • 2023 Outdoor
    • Did not compete
  • 2023 Indoor
    • Started the season with a win in pole vault after a clearance at 4.17m (13-8.25) at the John Coughlan Invite (Dec. 3)... Finished fifth in pole vault after clearing the bar at 4.15m (13-7.25) at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (Jan. 14)... Tallied a ninth-place finish at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 20-21) in pole vault with a clearance of 4.20m (13-9.25)... Recorded a fifth-place finish in the heptathlon with 5174 points at the 2023 PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational Indoor (Jan. 27-28)... Claimed a seventh-place finish in pole vault with a jump of 4.43m (14-6.25) at the 2023 Hoosier Hills (Feb. 10)... Finished runner-up in the heptathlon with 4858 at the 2023 Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 26-27). 
  • 2022 Outdoor
    • Opened the campaign with a fifth-place finish in javelin throw with a mark of 63.64m (208-9) at the 2022 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Mar. 23-26)... Finished ninth in the 110m hurdles with a time of 16.07 at the Illini Classic (Apr. 9)... Won the decathlon with 7231 points at the Redbird Challenge (Apr. 15-16).. Finished third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 58.59 at the Illini Invitational (Apr. 22-23)... Secured the win in javelin throw with a throw of 57.37m (188-3) at the Clark Wood Invitational 2022 (Apr. 29-30)... Claimed the 2022 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 13) decathlon with 7343 points. Recorded a throw of 56.93m in the javelin throw at the 2022 NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 25-28).
  • 2022 Indoor
    • Kicked off the season with a third-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.00 at the John Coughlan Invite (Dec. 4)... Finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 6.60m (21-8) at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (Jan. 15)... Tallied a runner-up finish in the heptathlon with 5285 points at the Illini Invite and Multi (Jan. 21-22)... Recorded a jump of 6.84m (22-5.25) in the long jump at the 2022 PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29)... Notched a second-place finish in the heptathlon at the Keck Select 2022 (Feb. 5) with 3679 points…. Won the 2022 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 27-28) title in the heptathlon with 5352 points.
  • SOUTH ALABAMA
    • Finished first in the heptathlon at the Samford Multi 2021 with a personal best score of 5,172 points…Placed 10th in the heptathlon at the 2021 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships.
  • PERSONAL
    • Born May 9, 1999 in Haifa, Israel… Majoring in Exercise Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Decathlon/Javelin/Pole Vault