2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Vanessa Jones

Ethan Nieroda

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown O'Fallon, Ill.
  • Highschool O'Fallon Township HS

Biography

2024-25:
  • 800M: set a new collegiate-best time of 2:12.41 at Illinois College
  • 1200M: posted a season-best time of 3:39.61 at Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Mile: recorded a season-best time of 4:49.13 at Illinois College
  • 3000M: achieved a new season-best time of 9:13.99 at Principia College that ranks fifth all-time in SLIAC
  • 5000M: posted a time of 16:36.56 at Principia College
  • 4x400M relay: member of the team that recorded a season-best time of 3:58.54
2023-24:
  • 800M: career-best time of 2:12.73 at Indiana State University
  • 1500M: career-best time of 4:15.82 at Central Methodist University
  • Mile: career-best time of 4:44.87 at Illinois College
  • 3000M:  earned a second overall finish at the 2024 SLIAC Indoor Championships with a collegiate-best time of 9:13.99 that earned a Second Team All-Conference selection
  • 5000M:  placed second overall at the SLIAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 16:11.44 that earned Second Team All-Conference selection, posted a career-best time of 15:35.83 at Rose-Hulman
High School: 
  • Dual-sport athlete in cross country and track & field all four years at O’Fallon Township under Head Coaches Jon Burnett and Joe Speaks
  • Four-year member of the track varsity team.
Personal: 
  • Son of Christian and Jeannine Nieroda
  • Has one sister (Claire)...In his free time, he enjoys drawing and listening to Strawberry Fields Forever
  • His favorite movie is La La Land and is very good at the board game Clue
  • His all-time favorite venue he has competed at was at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Illinois
  • His father attended Webster from 2008-2010.
Education:
  • Ethan is pursuing a major in Animation and a minor in Film, Television, and Video Production.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-2024Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore