2022 Men's Track & Field Roster
Joost Plaetinck
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Novi, Mich.
- High School:
- Novi
- Position:
- Distance
- Major:
- Economics
Last Updated: June 17, 2022
Graduate Student (2021-22)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:01.29 for 28th in the steeplechase quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28).
• Ran 9:02.39 for 6th in the steeplechase final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15).
• Ran 8:50.10 for 9th in the steeplechase invitational at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14-16).
• Ran 8:56.07 for 5th in the steeplechase final at the Duke Invitational (April 7-9).
• Ran 14:25.75 for 83rd in the 5000 meter run final at the Raleigh Relays (March 24-26).
Indoor Track & Field • Ran a career-best 14:03.55 for 10th in the 5000 meter run final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
• Ran 14:17.35 for 8th in the 5000 meter run final at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12).
• Ran a career-best 8:12.52 in the 3000 meter run for 17th at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 28-29)
Cross Country
• Ran 30:21.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 122nd at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 20), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 30:14.6 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 22nd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 12), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Ran 25:25.5 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 19th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 24:05.9 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 54th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 15), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 24:07.1 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 29th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 1), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Ran 25:34.0 over 5.2 miles (8.37 kilometers) to finish 11th at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 10), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 15:22.5 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 9th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 3), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Competed in the steeplechase semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-11), but did not finish due to a fall. Earned USTFCCCA Honorable Mention status.
• Ran 8:43.12 in the steeplechase for 8th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 26 & 28) to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Ran a career-best 8:39.26 in the steeplechase for 3rd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) and finished eighth at 5000 meters in 14:09.02, scoring seven total points for the Wolverines.
• Ran a career-best 8:49.35 in the steeplechase for 4th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran a career-best 13:53.95 in the 5000 meter run for 6th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
• Ran a career-best 8:52.68 in the steeplechase for 2nd at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3), and ran a leg of the third-place 4x800 relay in 7:42.26.
Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.
Cross Country
• Ran 23:53.1 over 8 kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 6th at the Florida State Winter Last Chance Invitational (March 5)
Senior (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 14:31.38 in the 5000 meter run for 19th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29)
• Ran 8:28.61 in the 3000 meter run for 5th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Ran a career-best 14:14.53 in the 5000 meter run for 7th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)
• Ran 8:25.71 in the 3000 meter run for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
Cross Country
• Ran 31:59.2 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 100th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 31:04.6 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 31st at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 24:27.2 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 17th at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 24:26.2 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 71st at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 18), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Ran 24:10.39 over five miles to finish 3rd at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4)
• Ran 17:59.8 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 7th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sep. 20)
• Ran 15:25.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 19th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 30)
Junior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 8:56.63 in the steeplechase for 17th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25), outperforming his pre-meet seeding by 30 spots.
• Ran 9:09.81 in the steeplechase for 9th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran a career-best 9:00.58 in the steeplechase for the win at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran 5:57.49 in the steeplechase (2000-meter) for 6th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and ran a career-best 4:02.20 in the 1500 meter run to finish 28th.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 8:24.93 in the 3000 meter run for 13th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran a career-best 14:39.04 in the 5000 meter run for 5th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran a career-best 8:30.46 in the 3000 meter run for 8th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Ran a career-best 4:18.11 in the mile for 6th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)
Cross Country
• Ran 25:28.2 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 10th at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (Sept. 14) , scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 15:45.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 9th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
Sophomore (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 15:11.22 in the 5000 meter run for the win at the Toledo Invitational (May 3-4)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:39.09 in the 3000 meter run to finish 5th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran a career-best 14:42.82 in the 5000 meter run to finish 11th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a career-best 8:34.75 in the 3000 meter run to finish 11th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
• Ran a career-best 8:37.23 in the 3000 meter run to finish 12th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Ran 15:16.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 4th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 20)
• Ran 25:15.8 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 29th (open) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 25:16.4 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 3rd at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29) in the open race
• Ran 19:02.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 29th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 15)
• Ran 15:41.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 10th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Freshman (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Finished 12th in 27:08 at the 8,000-meter USATF Junior Cross Country Championships (Feb. 4) • Finished 24th at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), making his collegiate debut as an unattached freshman and finishing in 16:14.7
Prep
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Novi High School as a member of the Honor Roll
Track and Field
• Three-year Academic All-State honoree
• Competed at both New Balance Indoor and Outdoor Nationals (2016), placing 22nd indoors and 13th outdoors
• Three-time national qualifier in the two-mile race (indoors, 2016; outdoors 2015-16)
• All-State honoree (2016)
Cross Country
• Ran at Footlocker Midwest Regional (2015), finishing in 22nd place
• Named Runner of the Year twice by the Novi News (2014-15)
• Two-year All-State honoree (2014-15)
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering ... Undecided Major
• Born April 25, 1998
• Son of Luc Plaetinck and Margaret FitzGerald
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 1500m (O) | 4:02.20 | 3-22-19 |
| Mile (I) | 4:18.11 | 1-12-19 |
| 3000m (I) | 8:12.52 | 1-29-22 |
| 3000m (O) | 8:50.49 | 4-6-18 |
| 5000m (I) | 14:03.55 | 2-26-22 |
| 5000m (O) | 13:53.95 | 4-16-21 |
| Steeplechase (2000m) (O) | 5:57.49 | 3-23-19 |
| Steeplechase (O) | 8:39.26 | 5-15-21 |
