2025-26 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

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Joey Valeski

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Elmhurst, Ill.
  • High School York

Biography

2024-25 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Placed second with 4x400m relay at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational and Wake Forest Invitational
  • Set new PR in 200m (21.62) at Billy Hayes Invitational
  • Captured bronze with 4x400m relay at MAC Outdoor Championships
  • Also competed in 200m prelims (12th) and 400m prelims (ninth) at MAC Outdoor Championships
  • Recognized as Academic All-MAC
2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Took first in 3 events at Blizzard Buster (outdoor):  4x400m relay (3:30.43), 4x100m relay (43.07), and 200m (22.24)
  • Set a PR in the 100m (11.23) at Blizzard Buster
  • Finished first as part of 4x100m relay (41.75) at RedHawk Invitational (outdoor)
  • Placed second in 4x400m relay (3:13.75), third in 4x100m relay (41.72), fifth in 400m finals (48.79) after a personal record in the preliminaries (48.29), and 11th in the 200m with a PR (21.62) at MAC Outdoor Championships
  • Named Second-Team All-MAC (outdoor)
PRIOR TO MIAMI
  • All-Conference and All-Sectional performer his junior and senior years
  • Served as team captain his senior year
  • Qualified for state his junior year and was All-State his senior year
  • Part of 4x200m relay team that set school record (indoor) and broke West Suburban Conference Silver meet record
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in Computer Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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