2022-23 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

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John Wetula

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cleveland, Ohio
  • High School St. Ignatius

Biography

2022-23 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Came in seventh in 400m hurdles final (56.21) and 10th in 110m hurdles prelims (15.61) at MAC Outdoor Championships
  • Academic All-MAC honoree
  • Took third place in both 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at RedHawk Invitational (outdoor)
  • Placed third in 400m hurdles (58.56) at Miami's Blizzard Buster (outdoor)
  • Finished fifth in 60m hurdles (8.69) at Flag City Open (indoor)
  • Set personal best (8.64) in 60m hurdles at GVSU Big Meet (indoor)
2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Finished fourth in 400m hurdles at MAC Outdoor Championships with a PR of 54.22
  • Set PR in 200m (23.58) at Flag City Open (indoor)
  • Placed fifth in 110m hurdles at Billy Hayes Invitational, setting a PR in the process (15.08)
  • Part of first-place 4x400 relay at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (outdoor) with a time of 3:19.25
  • Named Academic All-MAC (track)
 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Part of first-place 4x400 relay at Blizzard Buster (outdoor) with a time of 3:28.61
  • Set PR in 100m at Blizzard Buster (outdoor), running an 11.40
  • Part of first-place 4x400 relay at EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight (3:19.33)
  • Named Academic All-MAC (track)
2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Set PRs in 60m (7.42) and 60m hurdles (8.65) at GVSU Big Meet (indoor)
  • Finished 400m in personal-best time of 51.67 at Steemer Showcase (indoor)
PRIOR TO MIAMI
  • Ran track for four years at St. Ignatius, graduating with school’s 60m hurdle record
  • Was named All-Ohio in 2019 in the 110m hurdles
  • Competed in state meet from 2017-2019, running in 110m hurdle finals each year
  • Also reached the finals of the 300m hurdles and 4x100 at 2019 state meet
  • Played four years of high school football, earning two varsity letters as a safety
PERSONAL
  • Son of Maureen and Carl Wetula
  • Majoring in Finance
  • Has an August birthday

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2022-23Senior

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