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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Erik Schelkun
AJ Schraffenberger

Calan Gizelbach

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Cumming, Georgia
  • Highschool Forsyth Central

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
5K 15:01.2 9/1/2023
8K 24:50.5 9/16/2023
10K 31:44.9 11/10/2023

2023 (Senior)

• PR in the 5000m and finished 4th at the Marshall Invitational (15:16.06)

• Ran a personal best 31:44.9 at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships
• Finished 53rd at the Atlantic 10 Championships (25:17.9)

• PR in the 8k at the John McNichols Invitational (24:50.5)
• Finished 8th at the Mike Baumer Invitational with a time of 15:01.2

2022 (Junior)

• Ran 26:42.9 at the Atlantic 10 Championships
• Finished 23rd at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 25:07.6
• Finished 21st at the Mike Baumer Classic (15:29.7)


2021

• Finished 11th at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 25:12.6
• Finished 90th at the Regionals 10k race with a time of 31:57.9
• Finished 29th at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 26:15.6


2020-21 (Sophomore)

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Named White Allen Most Valuable Runner for the program
• Led UD at Atlantic 10 Championships, placing 25th overall
• Won the Wright State meet with a  PR of 24:57 in the 8K
• Received A-10 Runner of the Week honors (Feb. 9)
• Set school record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Oliver Nikoloff meet
• Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2019 (Freshman)

• Earned A-10 All-Rookie team honors
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 24 
• Nominated for Rookie of the Year at R.U.D.Y.S. banquet
• Finished 10th at the Queen City Invitational in his collegiate debut
• Set a PR in the 8K at the NCAA Pre-National meet
• Recorded a PR in the 10K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet

High School

• Graduated from Forsyth Central High School in Georgia
• Earned All-State honors, finishing in second place as a senior
• Finished seventh in the state as a junior
• Was a four-year varsity letter-winner
• Named team MVP three times
• Earned high school Athlete of the Year as a senior
• Was Area 3 7A Champion
• Earned All-County Runner of the Year in 2018
• Was two-time All-County First Team
• Earned Atlanta Track Club All-Metro team multiple times
• Led team to state runner-up finish and regional championship in 2015
• Lettered in soccer as well

Personal

• Son of Nancy and James Gizelbach
• Has one sibling, Cole
• Majoring in sports management

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Graduate Student