David Lantz

Position:
Middle Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
Dowling Catholic
Hometown:
West Des Moines, Iowa

2010-2011: OUTDOOR: Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... competed in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships ... ran a personal best in the 1,500-meter run (4:00.47) at the Missouri Relays … ran a personal best time in the 800-meter run (1:53.56) at the Mt. SAC Relays … was a member of the sprint medley relay team at the Drake Relays … competed in the 800-meter run at the Sun Angel Classic INDOOR: Finished ninth in the 1,000-meter run with a personal best time (2:27.32) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … competed in the 1,000-meter run at the ISU Open (2:28.35) and the Husker Invitational (2:29.60) … competed in the 800-meter run at the ISU Classic (1:53.43) and the Bill Bergan Invitational (1:53.66) … won the 800-meter run (1:56.13) at the Holiday Preview. XC: Named Academic All-Big 12 ... competed in the Drake Fall Classic (13:21) on the 4,000-meter course.

2009-2010: OUTDOOR: Named Academic All-Big 12 Track & Field Team … competed in the 800-meter run (1:57.73) at the Kansas Relays … competed in the 800-meter run (1:56.07) at the Jim Duncan Invitational … competed in the 1,500-meters (4:09.10) at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational. INDOOR: Competed in the 800-meter run (1:57.20) at the ISU Classic, a personal best.

2008-2009: INDOOR: First-place finish in the mile at the ISU Holiday Preview (4:21.91).

2007-2008: OUTDOOR: ran opening leg of fifth-place men’s distance medley at Drake Relays ... posted personal record of 1:51.61 in the 800-meter run at the Arkansas Twilight ... academic all-Big 12 honoree. INDOOR: Earned seventh place in the Big 12 Indoor Championships’ 1,000-meter run with time of 2:31.69 ... running unattached, took first place in the 800-meters at the ISU Holiday Preview with time of 1:53.89

2006-2007: OUTDOOR: Competed on distance medley relay squad that earned fifth place at 2007 Drake Relays. INDOOR: Placed sixth in the 1,000-meter run with time of 2:27.11 at the 2007 indoor Big 12 Championships. XC: Redshirted cross country season.

Before Iowa State: State runner-up in the 800-meters ... United States Track and Field national champion in the 4x800-meter run ... personal record of 1:53.66 in the 800-meters ... personal best of 50.9 in the 400 meters.

Personal: Son of Mike and Karen Lantz ... mechanical engineering major.