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Drake University Athletics

2019-20 Men's Track and Field Roster

Chris Donahue

Xavier Lechleitner

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Edgar, WI.
  • Highschool Marathon

Biography

Track and Field Personal Bests (as of Mar 2, 2020)
Cross Country
6,000m:
19:00.7
8,000m: 26:29.6
10,000m: 34:39.2

Indoor
800m: 1:51.96
1,000m: 2:30.53
Mile: 4:18.58

Outdoor
800m: 1:53.01
1,500m: 3:52.45

2020 Indoor: Was 14th in the 800m at the MVC Indoor Championships ... was 43rd at the Iowa State Classic 800m ... finished fourth in the 800m at the Frank Sevigne Invitational ... set a personal best in the Mile at the Cyclone Open ... was second in the Graduate Classic Mile.

2019 Cross Country: Placed fourth at the Creighton vs. Drake Dual with a time of 19:00.64 … Placed 37th at the Hawkeye Invitational.

2019 Outdoor: Won the 800m at the Jim Duncan Invitational and was a member of the 4x400m relay that was third ... finished eighth in the John McDonnell Invitational ... was a member of the DMR placing second at the Kansas Relays as well as posting a sixth place finish in the 800m ... was ninth at the Drake Relays ... finished ninth, 11th, and eighth in the 800m, 1500m, and 4x400m respectively at the MVC Championship.

2019 Indoor: Set a personal best in the 1000m at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... finished eighth in the 800 and was a member of the DMR placing second at the Graduate Classic ... was fifth at the Black & Gold Premier ... finished ninth in the 800m and was a member of the 4x400m relay that finished seventh at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... set a personal best in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic ... finished seventh in both the 800 and as a member of the DMR in the MVC Indoor Championships.

2018 Cross Country: Finished 172nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... placed 54th at the MVC Championships ... finished 164th at the Bradley Pink Classic ... placed 93rd at the Roy Griak Invitational ... finished 18th at the Oz Memorial Meet ... placed 41st to score at the Hawkeye Invitational.

2018 Outdoor: Finished 14th in the 800 meters and 8th in the 4x400 meter relay at the MVC Outdoor Championships...finished second in the 1,500 meters at the Nebraska invitational...finished 15th in the 800 meters and 12th in the Distance Medley Relay at the Drake Relays...placed third in the 800 meters and fifth in the 4x400 meter relay at the Tom Botts Invitational...won the 800 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational.

2018 Indoor: Finished second at the MVC Championships with the Distance Medley team...took 10th in the 800 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic and eighth at the Husker Invitational...placed fourth in the 800 meters at the Messersmith Invitational...won the 800 meters at the Cyclone Duels with a time of 1:56.37

2017 Cross Country: Ran a time of 29:15.5 at the Griak Invitational...placed 44th at the Oz Memorial...finished 43rd at the Hawkeye Invitational with a time of 19:16.2. 

2017 Outdoor: Won the 1,500m and finished second in the 4x400 relay at the Central Invitational...was second in the 800m at the Arkansas Spring Invitational

2017 Indoor: Finished 19th in the 800m at the Husker Invitational and 7th at the Messersmith Invitational...placed 6th in the 4x400 and 9th in the 800m at the Missouri Invitational...finished 2nd in the 1,000m at the Central College Dutch Holiday preview meet

2016 Cross Country: Finished 84th at the 6k Hawkeye Invitational with a time of 20:34.3... placed 44th at the Oz Memorial with a 4 mile time of 23:14.1... finished 64th at the MVC Championship in the 8k with a time of 29:11.4

High School: Was first team all-conference in cross country and track as a senior ... finished third in the 800 and 1,600 meters at the state championship ... was also ninth in the high jump at the state championship as a senior ... helped guide his team to a state championship ... as a junior he was the Wisconsin Division III state champion in the 800 meters while finishing fifth in the 400 meters and 13th in the high jump to help the team to the first of two state titles ... was first team all-conference in cross country as a junior ... was a four-time all-conference selection in track and field ... was also a standout basketball player, earning conference Player of the Year honors as a senior and honorable mention all-conference as a junior.

Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurial management and marketing ... is the son of Gary and Connie Lechleitner ... mother, Connie, played volleyball at Wisconsin ... has three older siblings.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Mid-Distance