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Marian University Ind.

Official Athletics Site of Marian University Knights

2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

Blake Hipkiss

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Noblesville, Ind.

Biography

Career Achievements: NAIA All-American (2024 Indoor DMR) ... NAIA National Championship Qualifier (2022 Indoor 3000m; 2024 Indoor DMR; 2024 Outdoor 5000m)

2023-24: Competed in eight indoor meets and six outdoor meets ... Qualified for both indoor and outdoor National Championships ... Claimed and All-American Honor in the indoor season for the DMR ... Started out the indoor season with a second place finish in the Mile (4:19.78) at the Robert H. Johnson Open and a second place finish in the 3000 (8:42.54) at the Indiana Tech Invite ... Was apart of the DMR throughout the indoor season with a season best time of 10:10.84 to finish in seventh overall at NAIA Indoor Nationals ... Clocked two PR's in the first outdoor meet of the season at Montreat with a 19th place finish in the 800 (1:59.43) and a first place finish in the 5000m (14:45.57) ... Ran a PR in the 1500m at the Little State Championships with a 11th place finish (4:05.50) ... Claimed the final PR for the season in the 10000 at the CL Outdoor Confrence with a fourth place finish (32:38.67) ... Finished off the year running the 5000 at NAIA Outdoor Nationals finishing in 32nd place with a time of 15:22.25.

2022-23: Competed in five indoor meets and four outdoor meets in second season for the Knights ... Started the year off with a 4:31.49 mile time to finish ninth at the Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival ... Clocked a time of 4:26.55 in the mile to finish eighth and ran a leg on the 4x800m relay team to take fifth at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships ... Clocked a time of 15:26.84 in the 5000m to finish fourth in the first outdoor meet of the year ... Had back-to-back meets with a PR, coming in the 800m (2:10.68) at the Knight Open and 5000m (15:23.13) at the Gibson Invitational to place seventh. 

2021-22: Competed in eight indoor meets and four outdoor meets ... Had a third-place finish in the Mile after running in a time of 4:31.63 at the Sean Brady Alumni Invite ... Ran a PR time of 4:25.78 in the Mile to finish fourth at the Indianapolis Track & Field Classic ... Finished first in the 3000m with a time of 8:47.41 at the Tom Hathaway Classic ... Took two third-place finishes home at the IWU Midwest Classic in the 3000m (8:33.30) and DMR (10:24.86) ... Had a strong showing at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with a fourth-place finish and PR in the 3000m, running in a time of 8:29.98 ... Competed in the 3000m at the NAIA Indoor National Championships and finished 12th with a time of 8:56.31 ... Started the outdoor season with a PR in the 5000m (15:32.56) at the Margaret Simmons Invite ... Hit another PR in the 1500m (4:09.73) to take sixth at the Knight Open.