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2026 Men's Cross Country Roster

Xavier Gardner
Tom Mooney
Erik Schelkun
Tom Mooney
Erik Schelkun

Gerrit Dam

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Crystal Lake, Ill
  • Highschool Prairie Ridge

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
5K 15:38.4 8/29/2025
6K 19:28.0 9/4/2026
8K 26:05.6 10/2/2026
800 1:59.83 4/24/2026
1,500 4:00.60 4/24/2026
3,000 8:51.25 2/6/2026
Mile 4:25.66 2/6/2026

2026 Junior
Cross Country
  • Ran a PR in 8K (26:05.6) at the Joe Piane Invite hosted by Notre Dame
  • Recorded a personal best in the 6K (19:28.0) at the RedHawk Rumblel hosted by Miami University
2026 Sophomore
Outdoor Track
  • Posted a PR in both the 800m (1:59.83) and 1,500m (4:00.60) at the Clark Wood Open hosted by the University of Louisville
  • Recorded a personal best in the 5,000m (15:45.51) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational hosted by the University of Cincinnati
Indoor Track
  • Ran a PR in both the Mile (4:25.66) and 3,000m (8:51.25) at the Fairground Invitational
2025 Sophomore
Cross Country
  • Finished seventh in the 8K at the Wild Bill Invite hosted by Wright State Unversity
  • Recorded a personal best in the 8K (26:14.8) at the Louisville Classic 
  • Posted a PR in the 5K (15:38.4) at the RedHawk Rumble hosted by Miami University and finished 25th
2025 Freshman
Outdoor Track
  • Recorded a personal best in 1,500m (4:12.91) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational hosted by Indiana State.
  • Named to the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Indoor Track
  • Posted a PR in the Mile (4:35.06) at the Midwest Classic Invitational.
2024 Freshman
Cross Country
  • Recorded a personal best in the 10K (26:59.9) at the Bradley Pink Classic.
  • Finished 22nd in the Jaguar Invitational.
  • Made collegiate debut at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic and ran 15:54.9. 
High School
  • Varsity Cross Country and Track (2020-2024)
  • First Team All Fox Valley Conference XC (2022, 2023)
  • Track and Field All-State in the 1600 (2024)
  • Track and Field Fox Valley Conference Champion (2024)
  • Cross Country Fox Valley Conference Champion (2023)
  • "Athlete of the Year" Award Winner at Prairie Ridge 
  • Illinois State Scholar
  • High Honor Roll and McHenry County College President's Honor List
  • AP Scholar with Distinction 
  • Fueling The Minds of The Future Scholarship Winner 
  • Service League of Crystal Lake Scholarship Winner
  • D155 Teachers Association Scholarship Winner
High School Personal Records
  • 800 - 1:57.8
  • 1600 - 4:19.32
  • 3200 - 9:38.26
  • 3 Mile Run XC- 15:14.5
Personal
  • Son of Christina and Steve Dam
  • Mother Ran For Western Illinois University
  • Siblings: Trevor and Anneke
  • Avid Snowboarder and Skier 
  • Mechanical Engineering Major

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

  • 2025Sophomore

  • 2026Junior