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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

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John Giricz

  • Event Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Brookfield, Wis.
  • High School Catholic Memorial
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

Giricz's Performance List (TFRRS)

2024-25 • Freshman
Cross Country
• Competed in four meets for the Billikens.
• Ran among SLU's top five in the Mizzou Opener and Billiken Invitational.
• Had a top 8K time (26:51.3) at the Gans Creek Classic.

Indoor Track and Field
• Ran the 3,000 meters at the Saluki Fast Start.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Ran the 1,500 meters at the Billiken Alumni Meet.
• Twice competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, with his top time of 10:05.04 coming at the Cougar Classic. 

Previous
• Graduate of Catholic Memorial High School.
• Tabbed Male Athlete of the Year in 2024.
• Two-time state qualifier in cross country.
• Four-time state qualifier on the track. 
• Top times include 1:58 in the 800 meters, 4:24 in the 1,600 meters and 16:39 over 5K (XC).
• Helped the Crusaders qualify for the state cross country meet in 2022.
• Was also an All-Conference performer in basketball.
• His brother, Kyle, also runs for the Billikens.
• Mother, Sheila, was a runner at Marquette and his brother, Joe, plays baseball at Milwaukee School of Engineering.
• His great grandfather, Ambrose Rascher, was an All-American wrestler at Indiana.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

  • 2025-26Sophomore

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