Dillon Blake

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Mundelein, Ill.
High School:
Mundelein HS

2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2022 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned a 109th place finish in the 8K at the St. Olaf Invitational with a final time of 28:13.7 in his only competition of the season.

2020 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Mundelein High School where he competed for coaches Kurt Rutz and Nathan Sweet • varsity letterwinner in both track & field and cross country • three-time all-conference, two-time all-state, two-time all-section, and 2019 all-area honoree in cross country • three-time Illinois Country Class 3A State Championships qualifier, placing 41st as a sophomore, 12th as a junior, and 16th as a senior • finished second on the team to help Mundelein to a 12th-place team finish at the state meet as a sophomore • helped the Mustangs to a North Suburban Conference cross country title a junior after team finished as runner-up as a sophomore and freshman • team won back-to-back regional titles as a sophomore and freshman • named cross country team’s Most Valuable Runner as a senior • two-time all-conference and 2019 all-section honoree in track & field • two-time Illinois Track & Field 3A State Championships qualifier in the 3200m, placing 19th as a junior and 40th as a sophomore • two-time North Suburban Conference champion on the track, winning both the 1600m and 3200m as a junior in 2019 • holds Mundelein school records for 3200m on the track and three miles in cross country • owns high school personal bests of 4:08.16 for 1500m, 4:25.01 for mile, 4:23.55 for 1600m, 9:16.14 for 3200m, and 14:28.7 for cross country three miles • academic all-conference honoree • named Mustang Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Son of Patty and Bill Blake • has one sibling, Riley • intends to major in computer science • enjoys computer programming • graduated as valedictorian of high school class.