Austin Critchlow Class: Senior Hometown: Cape Girardeau, Mo. High School: Notre Dame Height: 5-10 Position: Mid-Distance

2007-08 • Junior
Indoor Track and Field - Named Academic All-Conference ... placed fifth in the A-10s in the 500 meters with a school-record time of 1:05.35 ... holds the school mark in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:23.60, accomplished at the UNI Invite with a top-10 time ... provided depth at 400 meters and ran his best time at the McDonald's Invite with a time of 51.28.

Outdoor Track and Field - Academic All-Conference selection ... placed second in the 800 meters at the A-10 Championships with a school-record time of 1:52.89 ... in all, posted the top five times in the 800 for the Bills ... won the 800 at the SIUE Twilight with a then school-record time of 1:53.92 ... finished second in the 800 at the WU Select with a time of 1:54.81.

2006-07 • Sophomore
Indoor Track and Field - Ran the third leg of the record-setting 4x400 relay squad (3:27.10) at the A-10 Championship ... placed ninth and led the Billikens in the 800 meters with a time of 2:02.21 at the Health Alliance Classic at UofI ... finished ninth in the 600 meters at the EIU Mega Meet with a time of 1:26.90 ... established a school record and finished fifth overall in the 600 meters at the Saluki Fast Start meet with a time of 1:26.73.

Outdoor Track and Field - Turned in a time of 2:01.03 in the 800 meters to finish 18th in a competitive field at the Redbird Invitational at ISU ... ran a 1:59.29 800 meters at Vanderbilt ... posted a time of 1:58.41 in the 800 meters at the SIU Spring Classic.

2005-06 • Freshman
Twice broke the two-minute mark in the 800 ... recorded best time of 1:57.58 ... came home in the 800 in 1:59.56 at the Butler Twilight ... ran on the 4x400 relay squad.

At Notre Dame
Was an All-State runner all four years in track ... finished second in the state as a junior in the 800 ... best opening time in the 800 was 1:58.4 and posted a 1:56.9 relay sprint ... has run an opening time of 51.7 in the 400 and a relay split time of 49.6 ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in the top 10 percent of his class.

PERSONAL BESTS
400 meters (indoor) - 51.28 (2008 McDonald's Invite)
500 meters (indoor) - 1:05.35* (2008 A-10 Championships)
600 meters (indoor) - 1:23.60* (2008 UNI Invite)
800 meters (indoor) - 2:02.21 (2007 Health Alliance Classic)

800 meters (outdoor) - 1:52.89* (2008 A-10 Championships)

*school record