Anthony DeKraker

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saline, Mich.
High School:
Saline
Position:
Distance
Major:
Movement Science

Last Modified: June 17, 2022

At Michigan

Senior (2021-22)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:48.62 for 12th in the 1500 meter run prelims at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15).
• Ran a career-best 3:44.80 for the win in the 1500 meter run final at the Len Paddock Open (May 7).
• Ran a career-best 3:45.67 for 8th in the 1500 meter run unseeded at the Drake Relays (April 28-30).
• Ran a career-best 3:47.66 for 4th in the 1500 meter run final at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14-16).
• Ran a career-best 3:48.35 for 8th in the 1500 meter run unseeded at the Duke Invitational (April 7-9).
• Ran a career-best 1:52.94 for 37th in the 800 meter run final at the Raleigh Relays (March 24-26). Also ran 3:51.16 for 104th in the 1500 meter run final.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:09.23 for 18th in the mile prelims at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
• Ran a career-best 4:04.08 for 3rd in the mile final at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 18).
• Ran a career-best 4:09.72 for 4th in the mile unseeded at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12).
• Ran 4:12.24 for 18th in the Mile unseeded at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5).
• Ran 4:13.24 in the mile for 6th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22)
• Ran 4:23.01 in the mile for 7th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 8)

Cross Country
• Did not compete in uniform.

Junior (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:51.67 in the steeplechase for 3rd at the B1G Len Paddock Open (May 8)
• Ran a career-best 3:49.54 in the 1500 meter run for 15th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran a career-best 3:54.40 in the 1500 meter run for 13th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
• Ran 3:55.30 in the 1500 meter run for 26th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #2 (April 9)

Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.

Sophomore (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:17.97 in the mile for 4th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Ran a career-best 4:11.78 in the mile for 24th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8)
• Ran 8:37.85 in the 3000 meter run for 12th at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
• Ran 4:15.60 in the mile for 5th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Ran a career-best 4:12.67 in the mile for 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)

Freshman (2018-19)

Cross Country
• Competing unattached, ran 15:52.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 20th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 19)
• Competing unattached, ran 16:14.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 27th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)

HIGH SCHOOL

Track & Field: 2018 New Balance Nationals Outdoor mile runner up and sprint medley relay national champion … Six-time top-10 finisher at MHSAA Outdoor State Championships, including third-place and fifth-place finishes at 800 meters and 1,600 meters during his senior 2018 season … 2018 MITS Indoor state champion at 800 meters … Ranked No. 9 nationally among high schoolers at 3,200 meters indoors, No. 27 at 1,600 meters outdoors, No. 30 at 1.600 meters indoors, No. 43 in the mile outdoors

Cross Country: Three-time qualifier for the MHSAA State Championships … Finished 27th in 2017, 36th in 2016 and 45th in 2015.

High School Career Bests
800m -- 1:54.90
1600m -- 4:10.35
Mile -- 4:13.40
3200m -- 9:10.24i
Two-Mile -- 9:11.87i