Eli Minsky

Position:
Mid-Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Grayslake, Ill.
High School:
Grayslake Central

2019 Outdoor (Freshman):
Toed the line for the 800m run at the Duke Invitational (4/20).

2018-19 Indoor (Freshman):
Placed third in the 800m with a time of 1:59.94 at the JDL Team Challenge (2/7) … Took fourth in the mile with a time of 4:32.65 at the JDL Early Bird Duals (12/2) … Crossed the line at 2:37.97 in the 1k for a top-eight finish at the Patriot Games (1/26) … Placed seventh in the half mile at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20) … Competed in the mile at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24).

Prep Years: Eight-time letterwinner for coach Jimmy Centella and Brent Pitt at Grayslake High School … Was a two-time All-State XC honoree (2016-17) … Earned All-Region, All-County and All-Sectional for XC three years (2015-17) … Two-time All-Conference on the track (2016-17) and All-County and All-Sectional (2015, ’17) … Named his XC team’s MVP (2017) … Received the Gerald Peterson and Lake County Scholar Athlete Awards (2018) … Named his squad’s Most Outstanding Newcomer on the track (2015) … Served as a team captain … Helped lead his team to a 2A XC title (2015) and runner-up (2016) … Was a member of the two-time XC and Sectional Champion team (2015-16) and three-time conference champs (2014-16).

Personal: Born June 24, 2000 … Shari and Steve Minsky … Has a sister, Leah.