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Wayne State University Athletics

2011 Men's Cross Country Roster

Travis Barczak

Travis Barczak

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Williamston, Mich.
  • High School:
    Williamston

Summary

Biography


2011: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... won (21:16.79) to lead the Warriors to an overall win at the Detroit Titan Invite  (9/10) ... finished 60th (25:53) at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (9/16) ... placed ninth (26:13) at the George Mason Invite (10/1) ... earned 22nd place finish (27:08.8) at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championship (10/7) ... took fourth place (26:28) at the Raider Run 8K (10/15) ... cracked the Top-25  (25th) at the GLIAC Championship with a time of 26:39.34 (10/22) ... finished 52nd at the NCAA Midwest Regionial with a time of 33:54.6 (11/5) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...

2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... running unattached, he finished 13th (21:07) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/11) ... ran to a 47th place showing (26:00) at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (9/17)  ... was 6th at the Carnegie Mellon Invite (26:13.63) ... posted an 89th place finish at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/16) with a time of 31:31.41 ... had a season-best finish at the Mercyhurst-Gannon Invite (10/23), placing 3rd (26:52.2) ... placed second (22nd) among all WSU runners at the GLIAC Championships (11/20) with a time of 26:03.6 ... ended the season with a 45th place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/20) with a time of 32:47.16 ... CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in eight races with two top-10 finishes ... produced his first top-10 mark with a 6th place (19:28) finish at the Winona Duel ... ran the Flyer 5k Challenge in 16:54 which was good enough for 60th place ... posted his second-best finish in his career with an 18th place showing at the Detroit Titan Invitational ... produced a top-20 finish (13th) at the Cardinal Invite ... posted his second top-10 finish at the Slippery Rock Invite with a 6th place finish in 26:45.8 ... finished 12th at the Lucian Rosa Invite (26:29.0) ... cut two minutes off of his time from his 2008 GLIAC Championship with a 32nd place finish in 26:09.7 ... recorded a time of 34:16.1 at the NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 29th ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

2008: Competed in five races ... best finish was 45th at the UP Collegiate Opener.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Williamston High School ... earned two varsity letters in cross country for coach Paul Nilsson ... earned all-area and all-league honors as well as WHS Most Improved Runner ... helped the Hornets to the Division 3 state title in 2007 by finishing 31st (16:26.2) ... was a 2007 Academic All-State selection ... placed 65th as a junior in the Division 3 state cross country meet (16:49.9) helping WHS to a second-place team finish ... also lettered twice as a diver (2004-05) earning all-league accolades both seasons ... selected as Rotary Club Student of the Quarter.

Personal: Full name--Travis M. Barczak ... born March 3, 1990, in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... son of David and Ellen Barczak ... has an older brother, Adam, and two older sisters, Adrienne and Erika ... Erika was a seven-time All-American diver at WSU (2004-08) ... majoring in kinesiology ... is enrolled in the Honors College at Wayne State University ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Fall 2010, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2009, Winter 2010 and Fall 2011.


Travis Barczak's Career Statistics 
2008
Meet Time Place
UP Collegiate Opener/MTU 18:27.1 45th
Detroit Titan Invitational 23:19 93rd
Mel Brodt/BGSU 30:03.30 63rd
Iona 29:31 244th
Slippery Rock Invite 29:00 129th
Michigan Intercollegiate DNR
GLIAC Championship  28:32.9  114th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships  DNR 
NCAA Division II Championships  DNQ 
2009
Meet Time Place
 Winona Duel  19:28  6th
 Flyer 5K Challenge  16:54 60th
Detroit Titan Invitational  21:24  18th
Cardinal Invitational   26:39.1  13th
Lehigh Paul Short Run  DNR 
Slippery Rock Invite  26:45.8 6th
Lucian Rosa Invite  26:29.0 12th
GLIAC Championship  26:09.7  32nd
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 34:16.1  29th
NCAA Division II Championships  DNQ
2010
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational 21:07 13th-UA
Michigan State Invitational 26:00 47th
Carnegie Mellon Invitational 26:13.6 6th
Chile Pepper CC Festival 31:31.4 89th
Mercyhurst-Gannon Invitational 26:52.2 3rd
GLIAC Championships 26:03.6 22nd
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 32:47.1 45th
NCAA Division II Championships DNQ
2011
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational 21:15.76 1st
Michigan State Spartan Invitational 25:53 60th
George Mason Invitational 26:13 9th
Michigan Intercollegiate Championships 27:08.80 22nd
Raider Run 8K at OCC 26:28 4th
GLIAC Championship 26:39.34 25th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championship 33:54.6 52nd
NCAA Division II Championships  DNQ

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2009Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2010Junior

    5'8"
  • 2011Senior

    5'8"