Oklahoma State University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Track / Cross Country Roster
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Nowak, Craig
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Craig Nowak
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cypress, TX
- High School:
- Cypress Woods
Bio
Personal Bests
1,500 meters - 3:47.01
Mile - 4:04.75
3,000 meters - 7:56.36
5,000 meters - 13:54.37
8K - 23:41.80
10K - 30:36.90
Awards and Honors:
2016 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2014 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country) Â
2014 Cross Country All-America
2013 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Cross Country)
All-Big 12
2016 Outdoor 1,500 Meters
2016 Outdoor 5,000 Meters
2016 Indoor 3,000 Meters
2016 Indoors 5,000 Meters
2015 Cross CountryÂ
2015 Indoor 5,000 Meters
All-Region
2013 Cross Country
2016 Outdoors: Advanced to the West Preliminary Rounds in the 5,000-meter run with a personal best 13:54.37 from his win at the Stanford Twilight... Won the Big 12 title in the 1,500-meter run with a personal best 3:43.00... Took 6th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships for his fifth track and field all-conference honor.Â
2016 Indoors: Won his first Big 12 title for the Cowboys in the epic 3,000-meter final that lifted OSU to its second conference indoor title in three years... Picked up a personal best in the mile, with a time of 4:04.75... Finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run at the conference championships.
2015 Cross Country: Earned all-conference honors at the Big 12 Championships with a sixth-place finish... Took 52nd at the NCAA Championships and 16th at the Midwest Regional.
2015 Outdoors: His personal best 14:06.35 in the 5,000-meter run qualified him for the NCAA West Regional... Set a personal best 3:47.01 in the 1,500-meter run at the Arkansas Spring Invitaional... Finished 16th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships.
2015 Indoors: Secured a point for the Cowboys by finished eighth in the 5,000-meter final at the Big 12 Championships... Recorded the ninth-best 3,000-meter run time in school history with a 7:56.36 at the Husky Classic. Ran in three regular season events for OSU.
2014 Cross Country: Had the highest finish of any returning Cowboy at the NCAA Championships where his 30:40.1 got him 16th place and All-America honors... Â Finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships in 24:28.0... Debuted at the Cowboy Jamboree where he finished third in 24:52.73.
2014 Outdoors: Suited up twice for the Cowboys, most notably at the Big 12 Championships, where he ran the 5,000 meters in 15:33.20, good enough for 19th.
2014 Indoors: Did not compete.
2013 Cross Country: Suited up four times for the Cowboys, including a 62nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships, where he ran a 31:00.2 ... All-Region performer, with a ninth-place finish at the Midwest Regional (30:36.9) ... Took 16th at the Big 12 Championships, with a time of 23:41.8, and finished 23rd at the Pre National Invitational, running a 23:53.60 ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2013 Outdoors: Did not compete.
2013 Indoors: Suited up at three meets as a true freshman, clocking a 4:08.77 mile at the Husky Classic and running the 3,000 meters in 8:15.45 at the Razorback Invitational and in 8:16.35 at the Big 12 Championships, where he placed 15th.
2012 Cross Country: Â Junior national champion at the U.S. Cross Country Championships in Forest Park, Ill., after running the 8,000-meter race in 24:47 - a mark that was four seconds faster than the runner-up ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Junior National Cross Country Team with his performance at that meet ... Just missed out on earning All-Big 12 and All-Region honors as a true freshman, placing 26th at the conference meet in 24:43.2 (the top 25 are recognized as All-Big 12) and 28th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 31:06.22 (the top 25 are recognized as All-Region) ... Earned a top-10 finish at the Chile Pepper Festival, taking 10th in 30:38.6.
High School: Won the Texas state championship in the 1,600 meters in 2011 and 2012, the 3,200 meters in 2012 and cross country in 2011 ... Earned cross country All-America honors twice and was named the 2011 Gatorade Runner of the Year for cross country in 2011 ... Was a three-time regional champion and a seven-time all-region selection ... Was a seven-time district champion and named to the all-district team 12 times ... Named his team MVP four times ... Owns the No. 2 3,200-meter time in Texas high school history (8:49.12) ... Placed third at Nike Cross Country Nationals ... Was an honor roll student and graduated summa cum laude.
Personal: Born April 20, 1994 in Plano, Texas ... Son of Stephen and Marion Nowak ... Mother, Marion, was a PCAA Champion in the heptathlon at San Diego State in 1986 ... Father, Stephen, ran cross country and track for Kings Point Merchant Marines Academy.
1,500 meters - 3:47.01
Mile - 4:04.75
3,000 meters - 7:56.36
5,000 meters - 13:54.37
8K - 23:41.80
10K - 30:36.90
Awards and Honors:
2016 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2014 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country) Â
2014 Cross Country All-America
2013 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Cross Country)
All-Big 12
2016 Outdoor 1,500 Meters
2016 Outdoor 5,000 Meters
2016 Indoor 3,000 Meters
2016 Indoors 5,000 Meters
2015 Cross CountryÂ
2015 Indoor 5,000 Meters
All-Region
2013 Cross Country
2016 Outdoors: Advanced to the West Preliminary Rounds in the 5,000-meter run with a personal best 13:54.37 from his win at the Stanford Twilight... Won the Big 12 title in the 1,500-meter run with a personal best 3:43.00... Took 6th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships for his fifth track and field all-conference honor.Â
2016 Indoors: Won his first Big 12 title for the Cowboys in the epic 3,000-meter final that lifted OSU to its second conference indoor title in three years... Picked up a personal best in the mile, with a time of 4:04.75... Finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run at the conference championships.
2015 Cross Country: Earned all-conference honors at the Big 12 Championships with a sixth-place finish... Took 52nd at the NCAA Championships and 16th at the Midwest Regional.
2015 Outdoors: His personal best 14:06.35 in the 5,000-meter run qualified him for the NCAA West Regional... Set a personal best 3:47.01 in the 1,500-meter run at the Arkansas Spring Invitaional... Finished 16th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships.
2015 Indoors: Secured a point for the Cowboys by finished eighth in the 5,000-meter final at the Big 12 Championships... Recorded the ninth-best 3,000-meter run time in school history with a 7:56.36 at the Husky Classic. Ran in three regular season events for OSU.
2014 Cross Country: Had the highest finish of any returning Cowboy at the NCAA Championships where his 30:40.1 got him 16th place and All-America honors... Â Finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships in 24:28.0... Debuted at the Cowboy Jamboree where he finished third in 24:52.73.
2014 Outdoors: Suited up twice for the Cowboys, most notably at the Big 12 Championships, where he ran the 5,000 meters in 15:33.20, good enough for 19th.
2014 Indoors: Did not compete.
2013 Cross Country: Suited up four times for the Cowboys, including a 62nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships, where he ran a 31:00.2 ... All-Region performer, with a ninth-place finish at the Midwest Regional (30:36.9) ... Took 16th at the Big 12 Championships, with a time of 23:41.8, and finished 23rd at the Pre National Invitational, running a 23:53.60 ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2013 Outdoors: Did not compete.
2013 Indoors: Suited up at three meets as a true freshman, clocking a 4:08.77 mile at the Husky Classic and running the 3,000 meters in 8:15.45 at the Razorback Invitational and in 8:16.35 at the Big 12 Championships, where he placed 15th.
2012 Cross Country: Â Junior national champion at the U.S. Cross Country Championships in Forest Park, Ill., after running the 8,000-meter race in 24:47 - a mark that was four seconds faster than the runner-up ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Junior National Cross Country Team with his performance at that meet ... Just missed out on earning All-Big 12 and All-Region honors as a true freshman, placing 26th at the conference meet in 24:43.2 (the top 25 are recognized as All-Big 12) and 28th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 31:06.22 (the top 25 are recognized as All-Region) ... Earned a top-10 finish at the Chile Pepper Festival, taking 10th in 30:38.6.
High School: Won the Texas state championship in the 1,600 meters in 2011 and 2012, the 3,200 meters in 2012 and cross country in 2011 ... Earned cross country All-America honors twice and was named the 2011 Gatorade Runner of the Year for cross country in 2011 ... Was a three-time regional champion and a seven-time all-region selection ... Was a seven-time district champion and named to the all-district team 12 times ... Named his team MVP four times ... Owns the No. 2 3,200-meter time in Texas high school history (8:49.12) ... Placed third at Nike Cross Country Nationals ... Was an honor roll student and graduated summa cum laude.
Personal: Born April 20, 1994 in Plano, Texas ... Son of Stephen and Marion Nowak ... Mother, Marion, was a PCAA Champion in the heptathlon at San Diego State in 1986 ... Father, Stephen, ran cross country and track for Kings Point Merchant Marines Academy.
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