Gabriel Peitz Season/Career Stats:
2024 Outdoor: Just missed medal in 800-meter run at NSIC Outdoor Championships, placing ninth at 1:58.95...also ran leg on ninth place 4 x 400-meter relay team at NSIC Championships...took first place in 800-meter run (1:55.72) at Dakota State Twilight on 4/23/24...ran career-best time of 1:55.18 in 800-meter run to finish fifth at South Dakota Invite (5/3/24)...finished third in 800-meter run at Wildcat Classic (3/30/24) with time of 1:57.76...received the NSIC Elite 18 Award at NSIC Outdoor Championships as top scholar athlete...also earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors and was voted College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team in men's cross country/track and field.
2024 Indoor: Ran leg on eighth place distance medley relay team at NSIC Indoor Championships...just missed final of 800-meter run taking 11th at 1:59.81...took first place in two events at Polar Dog Invite (1/19/24), winning the 600-meter run (1:24.22) and 1000-meter run (career-best 2:33.78)...also took first in 800-meter run (1:57.08) at Concordia Invite (2/9/24)...posted career-best time of 1:22.84 in 600-meter run to place second at SDSU Last Chance Invite (2/16/24)...earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors and received NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award.
2023 Outdoor: Ran season-best time of 1:55.62 in 800-meter run to finish ninth at NSIC Outdoor Championships...ran leg on sixth place (3:23.24) 4 x 400-meter relay team at NSIC Championships...placed third in 800-meter run (1:56.66) at USD Early Bird Invite (4/8/23) and was fifth at Mount Marty Twilight Meet (4/26/23) with time of 1:59.41...took 15th in 1,500-meter run (4:21.72) at season-opening Wildcat Classic (3/25/23)...received NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors and was voted to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023 Indoor: Placed fifth in the 600-meter run at the NSIC Indoor Championships with personal-best time of 1:23.40...also ran leg on fourth place distance medley relay team (10:13.98)...took first in the 800-meter run with time of 1:59.01 at Mark Schuck/Minnesota State Open (1/28/23)...won the 600-meter run at Concordia Polar Dog Invite (1/21/23) in time of 1:24.86...finished third in 600-meter run (1:23.64) at SDSU Last Chance Invite on 2/18/23...named NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence with 4.00 grade point average.
2022 Outdoor: Participated in six meets in mid distance events...placed second in 800-meter run at Wildcat Classic (3/26/22) at 1:59.28...ran season-best time of 1:57.35 in 800-meter run at South Dakota Early Bird Invite (4/2/22)...qualified for 800-meter run at NSIC Outdoor Championships and was 17th at 1:59.96...ran leg on 4 x 400 meter relay team that was seventh (3:23.83) at NSIC Outdoor Championships...received NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors.
2022 Indoor: Competed in five meets...participated in two events at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/25-26/22) placing ninth in the distance medley relay with a collective time of 10:25.09 and posted a 2:00.72 time in the 800-meter run...finished third in the 1000-meter run with a career-best time of 2:41.40 at the Lancer Last Chance (2/12/22)...had a 10th place finish in the 600 with a career-best time of 1:26.76 as well as a seventh place finish in the distance medley relay with a collective time of 10:34.97 at the Mark Schuck Open & Multi (1/28-29/22).
2021 Outdoor: Opened outdoor season with fourth place finish in 1,500-meter run at Wildcat Classic (3/27/21) with time of 4:31.36...ran season-best time of 2:00.80 in the 800-meter run at South Dakota Tune Up (5/7/21)...competed at six meets.
2021 Indoor: Participated at five meets in distance events...had season best time of 2:42.12 in the 1,000-meter run to place fourth at the SDSU Last Chance Invite (2/20/21)...took sixth place in the one-mile run (4:56.69) at the WSC Wildcat Invite (1/16/21)...season best time in one-mile run was 4:43.81 at Herschel Neil/Northwest Missouri State Invite (1/30/21).
High School: Graduate of Wakefield High School...was a four year letter winner in football, basketball and track and field...as a junior was Class C state qualifier in 800-meter run and during sophomore season qualified in the Class C 3200 meter relay for the Trojans...in football earned All-District honors as a junior and senior and played on Wakefield's Class C2 basketball state tournament team as a junior...earned Academic All-State honors in football and basketball as a junior and senior.
Personal: Son of David and Candyce Peitz...born February 25, 2002...majoring in pre-med/chemistry.
