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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2019-20 Track & Field Roster

Taylor Jones
Corey Rush

Remi Schyns

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Liege, Belgium
  • High School Collège Royal Marie Thérèse
  • Prev School Collège Royal Marie Thérèse

Biography

Personal Bests:
1,500m - 3:52.2
Mile - 4:12.3
3,000m - 8:20.4
3,000 SC - 8:59.3
5,000m - 14:46.3
8K (XC) - 24:13.66


National/Regional Honors:
Cross Country - All-OVC, Second Team (2018)
Outdoor Track - NCAA Regional Qualifier, 3,000m Steeplechase (2019)


2019-20
Cross Country – Ran a season-best 8K time of 24:13.66 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in October … finished third on the team at the loaded Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, clocking an 8K time of 24:52.2 … missed the postseason due to injury.
Track and Field – Did not compete.


2018-19
Cross Country – Named second team All-OVC after finishing 12th at the OVC Championships in October with an 8K time of 24:51.6 … recorded a season-best 8K time of 24:29.2 at the Greater Louisville Classic in late September.
Track and Field – Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 3,000-meter steeplechase when he clocked a personal-best 8:59.3 in the event at Louisville’s Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational in late April … placed 31st at the regional meet … took silver in the steeplechase at the OVC Outdoor Championships in May … also scored points with a seventh-place finish in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best 3:52.2 … helped the Colonels win the OVC Indoor title in February by securing a fifth-place finish in the mile (4:15.4) and a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 meters (14:58.3).


Prior to EKU: Was the U-20 Belgian cross country champion in 2017 and the U-18 Belgian cross country champion in 2016 ... was also the U-18 national champion in the 3,000 meters and the bronze medalist in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the 2016 European Youth Championships ... owns personal-best times of 5:55 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase and 8:33 in the 3,000 meters.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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