University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sven Van Den Bergh
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Blaasveld, Antwerp, Belgium
- High School:
- Bimsem Mechelen HS
2021 OUTDOOR: Placed third with a season-best time of 48.40 in the 400 meters at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7) … Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked a time of 3:17.60 to place third and stopped the clock at 22.18 in the 200 meters at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) … Part of the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay team that clocked a time of 3:27.72 to place fourth at the Drake Relays (April 22-24) … Named to the 2021 MVC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Team.
2021 INDOOR: Earned All-Conference honors for his performances in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Placed first with the 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 3:18.20 and finished third with a time of 49.08 in the 400 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Clinched first in 600 yards with a personal-best time 1.12.23 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13).
2020 INDOOR: Placed first in the 4x400 and third in the 300 meters at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Placed second in the 4x400 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Competed at the Iowa State Classic (2/14).
2019 OUTDOOR: Finished second as a member of the 4x400-meter relay and sixth in the 400-meters at the Husker Spring Invite (April 5)... Finished sixth in the 200 at the Musco Twilight (April 13)... Finished fourth in the 400 at the Tom Botts Invite (April 20)... Finished fourth in the 4x400 and 4x200 relays at the Drake Relays (April 27)... Took first as a member of the 4x400 relay at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3)... Finished seventh in the 400 with a 48.54 at the MVC Championship (May 12).
2018-19 INDOOR SEASON: Finished second at the Hawkeye Invitational in the 400 with a time of 48.12, was on the team that won in the 4x400 with a time of 3:13.69… Finished second at the Bison Team Cup in the 800 with a time of 1:55.15… Finished third in the 200 with a time of 21.89 at the Black & Gold Premier, was a part of the winning team in the 4x400 with a time of 3:10.86… Was a part of the team that finished second at the Iowa State Classic in the 4x400 with a time of 3:10.61… Finished third in the 400 with a time of 48.25 at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships in the 400 with a time of 48.25, was a part of the winning team in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.38 and received All-American honors for both events.
2018 Outdoor: Took first place in the 4x100 and second in the 400 at the Gibson Invite (4/6) … Finished second in the 4x400 with a time of 3:10.10 at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/19) … Competed in the 4x400 at the Drake Relays (4/25) … Competed in the MVC Championships (5/11), notching a personal best time of 47.35 in the 400, earning fourth place.
2018 Indoor: Helped the Panthers finish in second place in the 4x400 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invite (1/20) … Aided in the Panthers’ first place time of 3:16.01 in the 4x400 at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) … Earned second in the 4x400 with a time of 3:11.46 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite (2/2) … Notched a PR of 22.22 in the 200 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/9) … Competed in the MVC Championships (2/24), helping the Panthers take all-conference in the 4x400 with a time 3:14.18... Named USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic.
High School: Holds the Belgium U-18 record for the 400-meter (47.17) and 300-meter (35.11)... Was a regional, Flemish and Belgian champion... Named the region's athlete of the year... Also played basketball and beach volleyball at Bimsem Mechelen High School... Was the regional and Flemish champion for U-16 basketball, while also winning a local beach volleyball tournament.Personal: Born Sven Van Den Bergh on May 19, 1999 in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium... Son of Kris and Wendy Van Den Bergh... Has one sibling, Kevin... Graduate of Bimsem Mechelen High School... Majoring in movement and exercise science at UNI... Chose UNI because of the family atmosphere, interesting major options and his connection with the coaching staff... Describes himself as helpful, driven and fast... Likes to play basketball outside of track.
