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2020 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jose Juarez

Konner Fierek

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wausau, Wis.
  • Highschool D.C. Everest

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• 2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier (110m Hurdles)
• 2017 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion
• All-League Second Team (2018 110m Hurdles, 2018 4x100m Relay, 2018 60m Hurdles, 2017 Outdoor 4x400m Relay)
• Horizon League Athlete of the Week (3/27/18)


2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor: Claimed the bronze medal in the 60m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 8.10 ... opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the 60m hurdles after advancing to finals at Gene Edmonds, Jan. 10, with a time of 8.50 ... one week later, finished third in the 60m hurdles (8.33) and 10th in the 60m dash (7.38) at the Tierney Classic, Jan. 18 ... also made finals in the 60m hurdles at the Illini Invite, Jna. 24, placing third overall (8.17) ... competed at the prestigious Meyo Invite, Feb. 7, and took 10th during semi-finals in the 60m hurdles (8.27) ... ran the 60m hurdles at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14-15, finishing 13th on day one (8.33) and was second on day two (8.21) ... finished third in the 60m hurdles at the Panther Tune Up, Feb. 22 (8.34)


2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Suffered an injury his first time out on the year and did not compete again.

2019 Indoor: Came in fourth in the 60m hurdles at the league meet as a junior ... started the season taking third in the 60m hurdles with an opening time of 8.28 at the Badger Icebreaker Jan. 12 ... finished runner-up in the same event one week later at the Tierney Classic ... had a big time drop at Illinois Jan. 26, coming in runner-up in 8.15 seconds ... finished 14th overall at the Meyo Invite the following week ... had a season-best time of 8.13 during the GVSU Big Meet Invite Feb. 8 before winning the open event in 8.19 one day later ... also competed in both the 60m and 300m once each on the year.


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 110m hurdles as a sophomore ... finished as league runner-up in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.46 ... also helped the 4x100m relay to a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships ... started the season being named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week after coming in runner-up with a solid opening time of 14.56 at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic Mar. 24 ... followed that up one week later by winning the 110m hurdles, going 14.49 in prelims at the Big Blue Classic ... again went 14.56 out west at the national Beach Invitational April 20 with a 13th-place finish ... turned in a season-best time that ultimately punched his ticket to regionals one week later at Louisville, clocking in at 14.34 in prelims before taking third in finals at 14.41 ... also competed at the Eagle Open May 13, taking second in 14.64 seconds.

2018 Indoor: Finished league runner-up in the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 8.09 in finals ... also competed in the 60m and long jump at the Horizon League Championships, taking 13th in both ... kicked off his sophomore season at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13, winning the 60m hurdles and taking seventh in the 60m ... won the 60m hurdles in 8.30 seconds in front of the home fans at the Tierney Classic Jan. 20 ... one week later, came in third in the 60m hurdles in 8.17 seconds at the Mark Messersmith Invite ... advanced to the 60m hurdle semifinals at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite Feb. 2 with an opening time of 8.22 ... won the hurdles in 8.34 seconds and finished second in long jump at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17.


2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Continued his solid freshman year by taking third in the 110m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships with a PR time of 14.30 in finals, now ranking him fifth in UWM history ... that time is the second-fastest by a freshman in school history ... also won a league title in the 4x100m relay and helped the 4x400m relay to a runner-up finish at the league meet ... was ranked regionally in the 110m hurdles all season long as a freshman ... started his outdoor season by winning the 110m hurdles in 14.72 seconds at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... lowered that time to 14.48 just one week later at the Big Blue Classic, taking fourth ... helped the shuttle hurdle relay post the third-fastest time in school history of 59.17 at the 108th running of the Drake Relays ... also competed in the 400m hurdles once on the year, taking sixth, and long jump, taking ninth ... showed his consistency in postseason action, posting times of 14.43 and 14.44 in prelims and finals at the Eagle Open May 12.

2017 Indoor: Had a strong start to his collegiate career ... finished third in the 60m hurdles, third in the 4x400m relay, 12th in 60m and 14th in long jump at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 8.07 seconds in the 60m hurdle finals at the league meet now ranks fifth in program history ... made his collegiate debut Jan. 14 at the Karl Schlender Invite, winning the 60m hurdles and taking second in the 60m ... one week later, was runner-up in the 60m hurdles and eighth in the 60m at the home Tierney Classic ... placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 11 ... won the hurdles and was fourth in the 60m and fifth in long jump at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.


High School
Graduated as the back-to-back state champion in the 110m hurdles ... qualified for state a combined seven times over his final three years at D.C. Everest ... broke the school record in both the 110m hurdles (14.4 seconds) and the 4x200m relay (1:28.36) ... also played football all four years as a running back and cornerback. 


Personal
Son of Keith and Sandi ... chose Milwaukee because of the academics and track team ... volunteers with Blessings in a Backpack, as well as multiple 5ks ... born May 4, 1998.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior