The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Eric Kroon
- Position:
- Distance/XC
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands
- Major:
- Biomedical Engineering
• 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team - Cross Country
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)
TEXAS CAREER RESULTS & BESTS VIA TFRRS
2018-19
• Did not compete.
2017-18
Cross Country:
• Competed in 6 meets for Texas
• Finished 7th overall and 6th for Texas at the Texas Invitational with a time of 18:54.02
• Ran a 25:10.9 finishing 6th for Texas at the Notre Dame Invitational
• Placed 4th for Texas at the Pre-Nationals Invitational
• Crossed 19th overall and 6th for Texas, helping the Longhorns secure a 2nd place finish at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed 20th overall and 4th for Texas at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships
• Finished 5th for Texas at the NCAA Championships
Indoor:
• Ran a personal best at the Texas A&M Quadrangular, placing 5th in the 3000m with a time of 8:25.88
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Finished 4th in 3000m at Longhorn Invitational
• Crossed 19th in 5000m at Texas Relays
Indoor:
• Ran 3000m at trio of meets
Cross Country:
• Represented the Longhorns at 5 meets
• Helped Texas claim 1st place at the SFA Lumberjack SLC Preview, finishing 3rd overall and for the team
• Finished 28th overall and 6th for Texas at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 31:47 over 10K
• Finished 5th for the team and 39th overall at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Ran to 4th place in 3000m steeplechase at Texas Invitational in 9:34.75
• Finished 2nd in 3000m at TCU Invitational
• Finished 2nd in 3000m at Longhorn Invitational
• Crossed finish line 17th in 10,000m at San Francisco State Distance Carnival
Indoor:
• Finished 3rd in the 3000m with a time of 8:27.06 at the Husker Invitational
Cross Country
• Competed in all seven events
• Finished 56th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 26:21.5
• Helped team qualify for NCAA meet with a 50th place finish at NCAA South Central Regional Championships
• Finished 248th at the NCAA Championships in 34:14.3
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Lettered all 4 years in XC and track and field
• Team qualifier for Nike Cross Country Nationals as a sophomore and senior
• Helped team to 2nd place finish at 5A State XC Championships his sophomore year
• Helped team to 2nd place finish at 6A State XC Championships his senior year
• Team was ranked 22nd nationally for XC his sophomore and senior years
PERSONAL
• Son of Herman and Sheila Kroon
• Has two sisters, Leslie and Samantha
• Member of National Honor Society, Social Studies National Honor Society, and Science National Honor Society
• Interested in Engineering.
