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Chase Knoche
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Calamus, Iowa
- High School:
- Calamus-Wheatland HS
2025 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Board of Directors and Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... Finished third in the 800-meter with a time of 1:50.46 at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 800-meter unseeded with a time of 1:50.70 at the Drake Relays ... Finished second in the 800-meter in 1:49.18 at the Musco Twilight ... Finished second in the 800-meter in 1:48.52 at the Cyclone Twilight ... Placed fourth in the 800 meters (1:49.84) at the MVC Championships ... Finished in 37th in the 800 meters (1:50.03) at the NCAA West Prelims.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week (1/28/25) ... Competing unattached and finishing fifth in the 600m with a time of 1:18.99 at the ISU holiday Invite ... Placed fourth in the 4x400 in a time of 3:19.88 and eighth in the 1 mile with a time of 4:13.14 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Finished first in the 800-meter premier in a time of 1:49.24 and fourth in the 4x400 meter in a time of 3:12.73 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Third in the 1000-meter in a time of 2:22.72 at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Finished sixth in the 800m with a time of 1:48.92 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished fifth in the 800m invite in a time of 1:48.70 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800-meter finals in 1:51.34 at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships.
2024 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Board of Directors, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Placed second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.98 ay the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Took second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:52.96 at Musco Twilight ... Finished in second place in the 800 meters (1:48.56) at the Badger Challenge as an unattached athlete.
2024 INDOOR: All-MVC honors ... MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week (1/25/24) ... Placed fifth in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.43 and took first place in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:24.17 at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Finished third in the 600-meter in a career-best time of 1:18.07 and placed second in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:17.94 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:49.61 and fifth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:19.06 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took fourth in the 400-meter in a time of 48.85 and placed third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:16.07 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:24.14 at the Black & Gold Invite ... Placed fourth in the 800 meter in a time of 1:48.50 and third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:17.44 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished fourth in the 800 meter in a time of 1:48.66 at the Badger Windy City Invite ... Took second in the distance medley in a time of 9:59.22, second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:49.28, and second in the 4x400-meter relay in a season-best time of 3:13.67 at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Placed 17th in the 1500 meter run in a time of 4:06.86 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Won the 800 meter run in a career-best time of 1:50.94, securing his first collegiate win of his career at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed ninth in the 1500 meter in a time a career-best time of 4:01.90, and placed fourth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:13.03) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished third in the 800 meter in a time of 1:52.96 at the Meet of Champions ... Placed third in the 800 meter in a career-best time of 1:48.69 at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Finished 15th in the 800 meter in a time of 1:51.42 and 9th in the distance medley (10.25.33) at Drake Relays ... Took second in the 800-meter finals in a time of 1:51.40 and third in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.27) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Placed 30th in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:50 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: Placed 12th in the 600 meter with a time of 1:21.62 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 3rd in the premier race of the 800-meters with a career-best time of 1:54.40 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Placed 4th in the 800-meter with a career-best time of 1:52.05 at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished 5th place in the DMR (10:10.95), and 10th in the 800-meter (1:53.14).
2022 OUTDOOR: Placed eighth in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:55.56 at South Dakota ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2022 INDOOR: Placed seventh in 800 meter with a 1:55.29 time and placed eighth in 4x400 meter with a 3:25.67 minute time at the Hawkeye Invitational (January 15)... Won 600 Meter Dash at Larry Wieczorek Invitational...
HIGH SCHOOL: Nine-time medalst at the Iowa high school state championships, competing for Calamus-Wheatland ... part of the winning distance medley relay team a the state championships as a sophomore ... earned academic all-state honors as a senior ... also ran cross country and played shortstop in baseball and guard in basketball.
PERSONAL: From Calamus, Iowa .... son of James and Trina Knoche ... has one younger sibling, Courtney ... majoring in movement and exercise science ... enjoys hunting and fishing.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week (1/28/25) ... Competing unattached and finishing fifth in the 600m with a time of 1:18.99 at the ISU holiday Invite ... Placed fourth in the 4x400 in a time of 3:19.88 and eighth in the 1 mile with a time of 4:13.14 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Finished first in the 800-meter premier in a time of 1:49.24 and fourth in the 4x400 meter in a time of 3:12.73 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Third in the 1000-meter in a time of 2:22.72 at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Finished sixth in the 800m with a time of 1:48.92 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished fifth in the 800m invite in a time of 1:48.70 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800-meter finals in 1:51.34 at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships.
2024 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Board of Directors, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Placed second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.98 ay the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Took second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:52.96 at Musco Twilight ... Finished in second place in the 800 meters (1:48.56) at the Badger Challenge as an unattached athlete.
2024 INDOOR: All-MVC honors ... MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week (1/25/24) ... Placed fifth in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.43 and took first place in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:24.17 at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Finished third in the 600-meter in a career-best time of 1:18.07 and placed second in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:17.94 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:49.61 and fifth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:19.06 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took fourth in the 400-meter in a time of 48.85 and placed third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:16.07 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:24.14 at the Black & Gold Invite ... Placed fourth in the 800 meter in a time of 1:48.50 and third in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:17.44 at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished fourth in the 800 meter in a time of 1:48.66 at the Badger Windy City Invite ... Took second in the distance medley in a time of 9:59.22, second in the 800-meter in a time of 1:49.28, and second in the 4x400-meter relay in a season-best time of 3:13.67 at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Placed 17th in the 1500 meter run in a time of 4:06.86 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Won the 800 meter run in a career-best time of 1:50.94, securing his first collegiate win of his career at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed ninth in the 1500 meter in a time a career-best time of 4:01.90, and placed fourth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:13.03) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished third in the 800 meter in a time of 1:52.96 at the Meet of Champions ... Placed third in the 800 meter in a career-best time of 1:48.69 at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Finished 15th in the 800 meter in a time of 1:51.42 and 9th in the distance medley (10.25.33) at Drake Relays ... Took second in the 800-meter finals in a time of 1:51.40 and third in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.27) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Placed 30th in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:50 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: Placed 12th in the 600 meter with a time of 1:21.62 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed 3rd in the premier race of the 800-meters with a career-best time of 1:54.40 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Placed 4th in the 800-meter with a career-best time of 1:52.05 at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished 5th place in the DMR (10:10.95), and 10th in the 800-meter (1:53.14).
2022 OUTDOOR: Placed eighth in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:55.56 at South Dakota ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2022 INDOOR: Placed seventh in 800 meter with a 1:55.29 time and placed eighth in 4x400 meter with a 3:25.67 minute time at the Hawkeye Invitational (January 15)... Won 600 Meter Dash at Larry Wieczorek Invitational...
HIGH SCHOOL: Nine-time medalst at the Iowa high school state championships, competing for Calamus-Wheatland ... part of the winning distance medley relay team a the state championships as a sophomore ... earned academic all-state honors as a senior ... also ran cross country and played shortstop in baseball and guard in basketball.
PERSONAL: From Calamus, Iowa .... son of James and Trina Knoche ... has one younger sibling, Courtney ... majoring in movement and exercise science ... enjoys hunting and fishing.
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