| Trevor Van Ackeren |
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 | Hometown:
Bethlehem Pa.
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| High School:
Liberty
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| Last College:
Princeton
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 150
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| Event:
Distance
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| Experience:
NA/Sr.
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• 2012 Second Team All-American (Princeton)
• Four-Time Ivy League Champion (Princeton)
• Distance Medley Relay School Record Holder (Princeton)
PRIOR TO TEXAS (AT PRINCETON)
Two-time NCAA outdoor qualifer in the 1,500 meters ... second team All-American after finishing 14th in the 1,500-meter prelims in a personal-best 3:42.83 at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships ... one-tenth of second shy of advancing to the finals ... also qualfied for the 1,500 at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor meet ... qualified for the 2009 NCAA Regionals in the 1,500 and steeplechase ... competed in the 1,500 at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships ... member of the Ivy League-record holding distance medley relay team ... named to the Princeton top five times list in two events (steeplechase, DMR) ... four-time Ivy League indoor champion (mile, 4x800m, DMR, 1000m) ... six-time Ivy League scorer ... helped the Tigers to three Ivy league cross country titles, three indoor Ivy league titles, and two outdoor Ivy league titles ... two-time member (2009-10) of the USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... 2010 Academic All-Ivy honoree.
HIGH SCHOOL
Garnered all-state track and field honors for three consecutive years (senior, junior, and sophomore) ... two-time cross country district champion ... notched all-league in basketball as a senior and junior ... helped Liberty cross-country to two league and district championships ... football to Easter PA State title as a junior ... basketball to a No. 8 ranking and district title as a senior ... also named Wendy's High School Heisman in 2007.
PERSONAL
Born in Bethlehem, Pa. ... son of Bill and Heather Van Ackeren ... has two brothers, Brendan and Taylor ... Brendan graduated from Lehigh University in 2009 ... has volunteered for the special Olympics ... earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton and enrolled in the UT graduate curriculum and instruction program ... member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.
CAREER BESTS
Indoor:
• Mile - 4:04.47, Monmouth Invite (2012)#
• 3,000 Meters - 8:17.72, Sykes-Sabock (2009-10)#
Outdoor:
• 800 Meters - 1:50.46, George Mason (2012)#
• 1,500 Meters - 3:42.83, NCAA Championships (2012)#
• 3,000 Meters - 8:15.58, Texas State Elite Meet (2/23/13)
• 3,000-Meter Steeplechase - 8:49.74, Big 12 Championships (5/5/13)
BIG 12 SCORING
Outdoor:
• 2013: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase - 1st (8:49.74)
# at Princeton
Note: Bios updated after the 2013 indoor season; career bests are current
