Evan Ferlic

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Roseville, Minn.
High School:
Mounds Park Academy

PRONUNCIATION

2019 Cross Country • Redshirt Senior Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten • team captain • earned fourth letter in cross country • ran four races • finished eighth on the team and 80th overall at the Big Ten Championships, running 25:38.4 for 8K • ran a season-best 24:42.1 for 8K as the fifth Gopher in 124th overall at the Paul Short Run • ran 25:24.4 for 8K to finish fifth on the team at Pre-Nationals • finished eighth at the season-opening Oz Memorial, running 21:13.8 for four miles.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: Team captain • named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned fourth letter in track & field • ran four races • placed ninth in the 5,000m in a season-best 14:08.86 at the Big Ten Championships • won the 3,000m in a season-best 8:24.23 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational • placed seventh in the mile in a season-best 4:12.62 at the Jack Johnson Classic • finished 10th in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2018 Cross Country • Redshirt Junior Season: Team Captain • NCAA All-Region • USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned third letter in cross country • competed in five meets, scoring for the Gophers in all five and recording a pair of top-10 finishes • recorded a new personal record of 24:06.8 for 8K at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 16th overall • opened the year with a fifth-place finish and a time of 25:03.2 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite as Minnesota captured the team title for the race • finished 10th overall at the Griak Invitational with an 8K time of 24:53.5 • ran 24:52.9 to place 74th at Pre-Nationals • closed out the season by finishing 24th at the NCAA Midwest Regional, running 31:30.3.

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Team Captain • competed in the mile, 3,000 meters, and 5,000 meters • won his only 3,000 meter race of the year at the Graduate Classic, clocking an 8:24.32 • season-best mile came at the Power Five Invite when he ran 4:15.88 • ran 14:21.70 in the 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic and 14:32.17 at the Big Ten championships.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Team Captain • competed in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Invitational, running 4:10.04 • Academic All-Big Ten • earned third letter in track & field.

2017 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned second letter in cross country • competed in five meets for the Gophers, factoring into team scoring four times • his time of 29:59.61 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (finishing 37th) ranks 11th all-time at the 'U' for a 10K race • opened the year with a sixth-place finish (25:08.0) at the IU Open • finished 76th at the Roy Griak Invitational (27:11.0) • ran a career-best 8K time of 24:34.5 to finish 79th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational • ran 25:12.0 to place 46th at the Big Ten Championships.

2018 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran five races • placed 11th in the 3,000 meters and 13th in the 5,000 meters in a season-best 14:24.14 at the Big Ten Championships • ran a season-best 8:09.89 to place 13th in the 3,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic.

2018 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned second letter in track & field • ran three races • placed 18th in the 5,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships • ran a season-best 14:10.80 in the 5,000 meters during prelims at the Cardinal Classic • placed sixth in the mile in 4:09.02 at the UCLA Events.

2016 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned first letter in cross country • competed in five meets • finished 32nd at the four-mile Oz Memorial (21:20.5) • came in 166th at the Roy Griak Invitational, running 27:12.2 for 8K • posted 8K personal records in back-to-back meets, finishing 163rd at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (25:43.5) and following up with a 39th-place showing at the Big Ten Championships (25:30.7) • made his NCAA debut, finishing 119th at the NCAA Midwest Regional by running 32:43.2 for 10K.

2017 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran four races • placed fifth in the mile at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual in a season-best 4:15.33 • finished fourth in the mile at the Minnesota Open • won the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic in a season-best 8:16.96 • made Big Ten Championships debut, placing 21st in the 5,000m in a season-best 14:30.28.

2017 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned first letter in track & field • ran four races • finished as 1500m runner-up at the Tomcat Twilight in a season-best 3:52.90 • ran a season-best 14:13.98 in the 5,000m prelims at the Cardinal Classic • finished 21st in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships (14:56.77) • anchored the fourth-place 4x1600m relay at the Drake Relays.

2015 Cross County • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2015 cross country season while competing in three meets as an unattached runner • opened the year with a 20th-place finish at the Oz Memorial, finishing in 19:51.9 • ran at the Griak Invitational and finished in 27:18.4 to place 138th • closed out the season with a fifth-place finish at the Fall Finale, clocking a 25:34.

2016 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the indoor track & field season • made two appearances in the mile while competing unattached • won the mile in a season-best 4:17.57 at the Northwest Open.

2016 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the outdoor track & field season • ran three races while competing unattached • ran a season-best 3:57.40 in the 1500m at the Hamline Invite • placed sixth in the 5,000m in 15:31.59 at the Tom Cat Twilight.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Mounds Park Academy • a member of Mounds Park Academy’s 4x800-meter relay squad that won the 2014 MSHSL Class A State Championship • named an all-state honoree during the 2014 cross country season • seven-time all-conference honoree • helped Mounds Park Academy record a runner-up finish at the 2013 MSHSL Class A Cross Country Championships • earned a total of 10 athletic letters (four cross country, four track, two Nordic skiing) and was a four-year academic letter winner • ran cross country for coach Dan Ethier and track for coach Bev Docherty • appeared on the Honor Roll every semester of high school • Science Award/Scholarship honoree • member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Michael and Charlotte Ferlic • has two siblings, Nolan and Mason • brother, Mason, ran cross country and track at Michigan • grandfather, Rollie Seltz, was an All-American basketball player at Hamline (1942-46) and played professional basketball with the Anderson Packers and the Waterloo Hawks (1946-51) • Economics major.

Ferlic's Cross Country Career Bests
10K	29:59.61	NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 10, 2017)
8K	24:06.8	Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28, 2018)
6K	19:51.9 (UA)	Oz Memorial (Sept. 11, 2015)
Finish	5th	Fall Finale (Nov. 6, 2015), Greeno/Dirksen Invite (Sept. 15, 2018)