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2026 YellowJackets Men's Track & Field Roster

Elijah Oudyn

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yorkville, Ill.
  • High School Parkview Christian Academy
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Results

Honors:
  • (Cross Country) ASC All-Conference first team (2024)
  • (Track & Field) CSC Academic All-District (2024-25)
  • (Track & Field) SCAC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
  • (Cross Country) ASC Academic All-Conference (2024-25)
  • ASC Academic All-Conference (2023-24)
  • ASC Academic All-Conference (2022-23)
JUNIOR (2024-25): All-ASC first team in cross country... Competed in five cross country meets... Earned first team All-ASC after placing fifth overall with a time of 27:47.9 at the ASC Championships (Nov. 2)... Set a personal record 8k time of 26:07.6 at the Watson XC Classic (Oct. 18)... Finished fifth at the Nicole Leman Invitational (Aug. 30) with a 3-mile time of 15:51.6... Competed in 10 track meets... Set an indoor personal record in the mile at 4:44.17 at the Owen Hewett Invitational (Jan. 17)... Had his career-best outdoor 5,000-meter time of 15:44.97 at the Carl Kight Invitational... Also set personal records in the 1500 (4:1.51) and 800 (2:08.23) in the outdoor season... Earned CSC Academic All-District... Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll... Named ASC Academic All-Conference for a third straight year

SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Ran in three cross country meets... Finished seventh at the Nicole Leman Invitational (Sept. 2) with a time of 16:15.5... Had a top season 8k time of 27:41.0 at the Watson Cross Country Classic (Oct. 13)... Earned ASC Academic All-Conference honors for a second time... Competed in two indoor meets and five in the outdoor season... Placed third in the 5,000-meter at the ASC Championships (April 25-27) with a time of 16:27.10 and was fifth in the 10,000-meter at 35:13.06... Set a personal record in the 10,000-meter at 33:49.67 at the Carl Kight Invitational (April 11-13)... Had a career-best 5,000-meter time at 15:52.85 at the D3 Challenge (March 23) where he finished third... Earned ASC Academic All-Conference honors

FRESHMAN (2022-23): Competed in five cross country events ... Placed fourth in first collegiate meet with a time of 23:11.2 on the four mile course at the Nicole Leman Invitational ... Ran a personal best 27:30.7 at the 8k course for the Lumberjack Collegiate Invitational... Competed in four indoor meets and five in the outdoor season... Had a top indoor mile time of 4:47.88 at the Samford Bulldog Invite... Was 12th at the ASC Championships in the 10,000-meter at 38:10.06... Named ASC Academic All-Conference

Prior to LeTourneau: Played basketball, baseball, golf, and ran cross country at Parkview Christian Academy ... Member of the National Association of Christian Athletics All-Americans ... Valedictorian of high school class.

Personal: Son of Michael and Robin Oudyn ... Favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:8-10 ... Majoring in mechanical engineering

Pronunciation: Oudyn (OH-dine)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2024Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2025Junior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2026Senior

    Distance
    6'0"