University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Bo Hjelle
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Algona, Iowa
- High School:
- Algona HS
2020 INDOOR: Competed at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23).
2019 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2018 OUTDOOR: Competed in the Musco Twilight (4/12), the Tom Botts (4/20-21) and the Wisconsin Twilight (5/4).
2018 INDOOR: Finished third in the 600m at the Jack Jennett Open (1/25-26) with a time of 1:26.20 for a personal best… Took third in the 800m at the Shell Shocker Meet (2/16) with a time of 2:03.26.
2017: INDOOR: Earned Indoor All-Conference… Posted a time of 1:56.03 in 800-meter run at Hawkeye Invite (1/14)... Participated in the mile run at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/20), earning a time of 4:27.30.
2017: OUTDOOR: Earned Outdoor All-Conference… Ran a personal best of 1:53.90 in 800-meter run at Musco Invite (4/22)... Earned a personal best time of 4:40.41 at the Husker Invite (4/8) in the 1,500 meter run… Named to the MVC scholar-athlete team.
2016 INDOOR: Did not compete.
2016 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and field and cross country at Algona High School … was given the Teammate Award by his team in 2015 … took third place at the state meet in 2014 and 2015 in the 800 meters … was part of the state championship winning medley relay team his junior and senior seasons … helped his 4X400 meter relay team to the fourth fastest time at the Drake Relays and his medley relay team to a fifth place finish at the Drake Relays in 2015 … was voted Team MVP for running events in 2013 and 2014 … placed sixth at the class 3A state championship cross country meet.
PERSONAL: Son of Al and Michelle … Has one sibling, Emma … Was on Honor Roll all four years of high school … Majoring in pre-physical therapy at UNI.
