University of Georgia Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Nicholas Yanek
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bettendorf, Iowa
- High School:
- Milton (Ga.)
2021: Indoor – Ran an 8:20.09 in the 17th in the 3000m at the Razorback Invitational…Had a season-best time of 14:49.32 in the 5000m for 21st at the Music City Challenge.
2020: Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs...Named to the 2019-20 SEC Community Service Team for track & field and cross country.
2019: Cross Country - Finished as the Bulldogs’ leader in all six of their meets, including his season-opening 10th-place finish (18:37.9) at the 6k Bulldog Invitational…Took 34th (24:02.6) at the 8k Paul Short Run…Posted a top-10 finish at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals after finishing eighth with a 25:06.1…Earned Freshman All-SEC honors after taking 19th (23:28.0) at the 8k SEC Championships…Narrowly missed All-Region honors by taking 26th with a 10k time of 31:07.0 at the NCAA South Regional.
Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs...Honored as one of UGA’s eight Presidential Scholar-Athletes for Spring 2019, accruing a perfect 4.0 GPA while taking 14 credit hours.
Indoor - Led the Bulldog distance runners in the 5,000 meters at his first SEC Indoor Championships, clocking a team-best time of 14:47.69 for 16th place...Registered a bronze finish in the 5,000 at the Tyson Invitational (14:56.17)...Opened his collegiate career with a second-place finish at the UAB Blazer Invitational, coming in at 14:55.70 in the 5,000 meters.
2018: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Finished 44th at the 2017 Nike Cross Nationals after moving to Georgia following his junior year…Helped lead the Eagles to the 2017 GHSA 7A state title in cross country his senior year…Part of second-place cross team in Iowa at the 2016 state meet as a junior…Was runner-up in the 3200m at the 2018 Georgia state meet as a senior…Part of First Team at Nike Cross Southeast Regionals after taking sixth…Took second in the 3200m at the Georgia Meet of Champions…Named to Third Team after finishing 16thoverall at the 2016 Nike Regionals…Took 13thin the 5000 meters at the 2017 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 5000m as a junior…Was 10that the Iowa Elite All-Star cross meet…Finished seventh at the Iowa Elite All-Star cross meet and won the conference title (his first of two in a row)…Runner-up in the two mile at the 2015 New Balance Outdoor Nationals as a freshman…Qualified for the 3200m as a freshman and sophomore at the Drake Relays and in the 1600m as a sophomore…Earned the Milton Book Award for a top-10 state finish and finishing in the top 10 percent of his class…Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society…Senior class secretary who was Academic All-State in Iowa in 2016 and Academic All-Conference from 2014-17…Part of Student Council and earned Academic Excellence honor all four years.
Personal: Born May 22, 2000…Son of Jeremy and Toni Yanek…Sister, McKenzie, ran at Alabama…Intended major in Exercise and Sport Science (Honors program).
2020: Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs...Named to the 2019-20 SEC Community Service Team for track & field and cross country.
2019: Cross Country - Finished as the Bulldogs’ leader in all six of their meets, including his season-opening 10th-place finish (18:37.9) at the 6k Bulldog Invitational…Took 34th (24:02.6) at the 8k Paul Short Run…Posted a top-10 finish at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals after finishing eighth with a 25:06.1…Earned Freshman All-SEC honors after taking 19th (23:28.0) at the 8k SEC Championships…Narrowly missed All-Region honors by taking 26th with a 10k time of 31:07.0 at the NCAA South Regional.
Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs...Honored as one of UGA’s eight Presidential Scholar-Athletes for Spring 2019, accruing a perfect 4.0 GPA while taking 14 credit hours.
Indoor - Led the Bulldog distance runners in the 5,000 meters at his first SEC Indoor Championships, clocking a team-best time of 14:47.69 for 16th place...Registered a bronze finish in the 5,000 at the Tyson Invitational (14:56.17)...Opened his collegiate career with a second-place finish at the UAB Blazer Invitational, coming in at 14:55.70 in the 5,000 meters.
2018: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Finished 44th at the 2017 Nike Cross Nationals after moving to Georgia following his junior year…Helped lead the Eagles to the 2017 GHSA 7A state title in cross country his senior year…Part of second-place cross team in Iowa at the 2016 state meet as a junior…Was runner-up in the 3200m at the 2018 Georgia state meet as a senior…Part of First Team at Nike Cross Southeast Regionals after taking sixth…Took second in the 3200m at the Georgia Meet of Champions…Named to Third Team after finishing 16thoverall at the 2016 Nike Regionals…Took 13thin the 5000 meters at the 2017 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 5000m as a junior…Was 10that the Iowa Elite All-Star cross meet…Finished seventh at the Iowa Elite All-Star cross meet and won the conference title (his first of two in a row)…Runner-up in the two mile at the 2015 New Balance Outdoor Nationals as a freshman…Qualified for the 3200m as a freshman and sophomore at the Drake Relays and in the 1600m as a sophomore…Earned the Milton Book Award for a top-10 state finish and finishing in the top 10 percent of his class…Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society…Senior class secretary who was Academic All-State in Iowa in 2016 and Academic All-Conference from 2014-17…Part of Student Council and earned Academic Excellence honor all four years.
Personal: Born May 22, 2000…Son of Jeremy and Toni Yanek…Sister, McKenzie, ran at Alabama…Intended major in Exercise and Sport Science (Honors program).
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