Collyn Oberkfell
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- Hometown:
- Gillespie, Illinois
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Gillespie
Bio
2024-25: Begins second season of athletics.
2023-24: Member of the cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field teams. Competed in all meets throughout the year. SAAC member. Won Dam Tough Award.
Before Blackburn: Went to state in the 4x800 after helping to win the conference championship. Won conference championships in the 800 meter run and 400 meter run. Named basketball team's Defensive Player of the Year two times.
Personal: Son of Joseph Oberkfell and Anne Mitchell. Pre-Med Biology major.
Campus job: Athletics
Why Blackburn: I came to college to focus on academics and this is a place I can focus on academics and still be a part and pursue a sport I love and am willing to put the work in for.
News mentions
LITCHFIELD, IL -- Blackburn College Men's Cross Country ran in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships Saturday where they defeated Mississippi University of Women.
HILLSBORO, IL -- The Blackburn College Cross Country teams competed in the Greenville Classic Friday night.
ELSAH, IL -- The Blackburn College Men's Cross Country team ran at the Principia College Twilight Meet Wednesday evening in their third meet of the season.
PEORIA, IL -- The Blackburn College Men's Cross Country team competed in the Bradley Intercollegiate Championships Friday evening and competed in a field of 11 teams ranging from all levels of collegiate athletics.
ELSAH, IL -- The Blackburn College Cross Country teams got their season started Friday evening at Principia College in a dual meet.
CARLINVILLE, IL – The 2024 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country gets started this week and both teams currently field a full roster and brings excitement into the new season.