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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Carson Kleinhelter

Landen Swiney

  • Position Distance
  • Indoor Class Junior
  • Outdoor Class So.
  • Hometown Du Quoin, IL
  • Highschool Du Quoin
  • Major Nutrition

Biography

2024-25
2024 CROSS COUNTRY

• Competed in five events, posting a 29th-place finish at the OVC Championships.
• Ran top-seven for the Eagles in four meets, earning a season-best finish of 22nd at the season-opening Sam Bell Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana.
• Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2024-25 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
• Raced in four meets, running the 3,000 meters three times and the 5,000 meters once.
• Posted a season-best finish in the 3,000 meters of eighth at the Eastern Indoors.
• Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2025 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
• Scored for USI with his eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the OVC Championships.
• Posted personal-bests in the 1,500 meters (4:12.55 - EIU Big Blue Classic); 3,000 meters (8:37.68 - Billy Hayes Invitational); 5,000 meters (15:04.29 - Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Open); and the 10,000 meters (32:40.78 - WashU Distance Carnival).
• Appeared in six meets and four events during the season.
• Ranked eighth in the OVC in the 10,000 meters during the regular season.
• Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023-24
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
• Competed in all five meets.
• Placed 12th in the Stegemoller Classic.
• Earned a personal record on the biggest stage at the OVC Championship with an 8k time of 25:11.45.
• Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Earned OVC Academic Medal of Honor.
2023-24 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
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Participated in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.
• Finished 23rd in the 3,000 meters at the OVC Championship.
• Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Earned OVC Academic Medal of Honor.
2024 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
• Competed in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.
• Placed 15th at the Gibson Invitational in the 5,000 meters.
• Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Earned OVC Academic Medal of Honor.

2022-23
2022 CROSS COUNTRY
• Did not compete.
2022-23 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 
• Ran to a top-20 finish in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Championships.
• Earned a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 8:51.11 at the PNC Bellarmine Classic.
• Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2023 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
• Competed unattached.
• Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Du Quoin High School where he earned three All-South and All-Conference cross country selections along with a conference championship in 2019.
• Ran away with All-State cross country honors in 2021.
• Nabbed two All-South track honors, two 3,200m conference championships, and a 1,600m conference championship.
• Led DHS to a cross country championship in 2018, two track conference championships in 2019 and 2021.
• Also led DHS to two sectional championships and a state runner-up finish in track in 2019.
• Was named team MVP in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.

Historical Player Information

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  • 2023-2024Sophomore

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  • 2024-2025Junior

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