TFFRS PROFILE - MICHAEL BLANK

Freshman Season: NJCAA All-American... Two-time first-team NJCAA All-Academic (4.0 GPA)... Competed in 13 events as a true freshman for the Warriors... NJCAA National Qualifier in the men's 4x100m relay, placing third overall with a time of 40.13 to earn All-American honors... Posted a season-best time of 6.93 in the 60m dash, 10.67 in the 100m dash, and 21.46 in the 200m dash... Part of three team titles in the 4x100m relay - Jim Duncan Invitational (4/12), Arkansas Spring Invitational (4/6), and Emporia State Relays (3/28)... Named First-Team NJCAA All-Academic for maintaining a 4.0 cumulative GPA throughout the academic year... Named to the 2024 Spring ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Named to the 2023 Fall ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Member of the 2024 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship team

Before IHCC: Attended Cedar Rapids Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... Member of the track & field program under head coach Maurice Blue... Three-time All-State sprinter... Set the Drake Relays record as part of the 4x100m relay squad with a time of 41.71 in 2023... Iowa State runner-up in both the 4x100m and 4x200m relay events... Also a member of the school's football team... Second-team All-State football selection

Personal: Born January 1, 2005 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... Son of Michael Blank... One sibling Hayden... Physical Therapy major