Gopher Sports Guides

2011 Season Indoor: competed in the mile run at the Snowshoe Open and finished with a time of 4:18.51•ran at the Minnesota Open in the mile and finished with a time of 4:24.88• Competed at the Iowa State Classic in the 3,000 meters and finished eighth(8:24.02) •ran at the Bill Bergan Invitational in the 3,000 meters finishing with a time of 8:29.61 Outdoor: competed at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in the 1,500 meters and finished fifth (3:56.93) • competed at the Jim Click Shootout in the 1,500 meters and finished eleventh (4:00.59) • competed at the Drake Relays in the 5,000 meters and finished ninth (14:19.15) • competed at the TomCat Open in the 5,000 meters and finished first (14:27.38) •competed at the Big Ten Championship in the 5,000 meters (14:35.78).

2010 Season - Indoor: Ran the 3,000 meters in two meets • top time was 8:44.55 at Snowshoe Open. Outdoor: Competed in four meets • placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Musco Twilight with a time of 15:06.23.

2009 Season: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Perham High School • high school coach was Jeff Morris • led Perham to back-to-back Minnesota Class A cross country titles in 2006 and 2007 • 2006 state cross country individual titlist (15:54.9) • runner-up in 2007 • 15th as a sophomore when Perham finished fourth as a team • five-time all-state performer on the track • state runner-up in the 3,200 meters both his junior and senior seasons, sixth as a sophomore • placed third in the 1,600 meters in 2008, fourth in 2007 • four-time letterwinner in cross country and track • 2008 Perham Athlete of the Year • a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 11, 1989 • civil engineering major • son of Tim and Sheryl Lachwitzer • has an older brother, Jeff • enjoys fishing, hunting and camping.