TFRRS | Rikus Van Niekerk – Track and Field Results & Statistics

RIKUS VAN NIEKERK (SR-4)

NEW MEXICO

* previously at CBU

College Bests

800	1:55.24	1500	3:48.31
MILE	4:06.99	3000	8:14.60
5000	14:02.61	10,000	29:50.89
JT	13.86m 45' 6"	5K (XC)	14:38.0
6K (XC)	18:48.1	8K (XC)	23:39.2
10K (XC)	29:54.0	5 MILE (XC)	25:24.7

New Mexico Spring Invitational Mar 29, 2025
1500	3:49.53	6th (F)
JT	13.86m 45' 6"	3rd (F)

Don Kirby Elite Invitational 2025 Feb 14-15, 2025
3000	8:23.23	3rd (F)

New Mexico Team Open 2025 Jan 31-Feb 1, 2025
Mile	4:07.87	8th (F)

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Nov 23, 2024
10k	29:54.5	98th

NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships Nov 15, 2024
10k	29:54.0	26th

2024 Mountain West Cross Country Championships Nov 1, 2024
8k	24:45.7	12th

Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Oct 19, 2024
8k	23:39.2	65th

Cowboy Jamboree Sep 28, 2024
8k	24:11.6	15th

2024 Lori Fitzgerald Open Aug 31, 2024
5k	14:38.0	5th

↓Competing for CBU ↓

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Nov 18, 2023
10k	DNS

NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships Nov 10, 2023
10k	30:11.9	44th

WAC Cross Country Championships Oct 27, 2023
4.97M	23:54.9	7th

Nuttycombe Invite Oct 13, 2023
8k	24:13.2	69th

Griak Invitational Sep 22, 2023
8k	24:25.1	8th

Mark Covert Classic Sep 2, 2023
8k	24:11.8	1st

2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 11-13, 2023
1500	3:58.84	23rd (P)
5000	14:44.57	9th (F)

Steve Scott Invitational Apr 28-29, 2023
Mile	4:06.99	5th (F)
5000	DNF

2023 Bryan Clay Invitational Apr 13-15, 2023
5000	14:02.61	5th (F)

Stanford Invitational Mar 31-Apr 1, 2023
1500	3:52.61	7th (F)

Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic Mar 10-11, 2023
10,000	DNF

NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships Nov 11, 2022
10k	30:13.3	86th

2022 WAC Conference XC Meet Oct 29, 2022
8k	23:49.9	12th

Weis-Crockett Invitational Oct 15, 2022
8k	24:33.7	51st

Griak Invitational Sep 23, 2022
8k	24:55.9	30th

2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 12-14, 2022
800	1:55.24	17th (P)
1500	3:49.16	3rd (F)
1500	3:57.36	5th (P)
5000	DNF

Fresno State Invitational Apr 29-30, 2022
5000	14:09.05	2nd (F)

Bryan Clay Invitational Apr 13-15, 2022
1500	3:48.31	12th (F)

West Coast Relays Mar 31-Apr 1, 2022
5000	14:09.24	8th (F)

Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic Mar 11-12, 2022
10,000	29:50.89	11th (F)

2022 RCC Invitational Mar 4, 2022
3000	8:14.60	5th (F)

2021 WAC Cross Country Championships Oct 30, 2021
8k	24:23.8	13th

FSU Invite/Pre-Nats Oct 15, 2021
8k	24:34.2	142nd

Joe Piane Invitational Oct 1, 2021
5M	25:24.7	33rd

UCR 40th Annual Cross Country Invitational Sep 18, 2021
8k	24:16.6	14th

Anteater Opener Sep 1, 2021
6k	18:48.1	4th

WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 13-15, 2021
5000	14:54.22	7th (F)
4x400	4:47.16	7th (F)

UC-Riverside Distance Invite Apr 29, 2021
1500	4:03.06	13th (F)

Bryan Clay Invitational Apr 16-17, 2021
1500	4:04.51	71st (F)

Sound Running College Invite Apr 2, 2021
10,000	DNF

Ben Brown Invitational Mar 12-13, 2021
5000	14:34.75	8th (F)

2020-21 WAC Cross Country Championship Feb 27, 2021
8k	25:01.7	9th

Battle Born Collegiate Challenge Feb 19, 2021
8k	24:50.0	62nd

FSU Winter XC Classic Feb 5, 2021
8k	25:03.2	84th

2021 Dixie State XC Invitational Jan 23, 2021
8k	24:40.1	20th

RCC Invitational Mar 6, 2020
3000	8:45.72	9th (F)

2020 Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All Comers Feb 15, 2020
3000	8:40.43	11th (F)

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800 Meters (Outdoor) Top↑
1:55.24 * for CBU	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022

1500 Meters (Outdoor) Top↑
3:49.53	New Mexico Spring Invitational	Mar 29, 2025
3:58.84 * for CBU	2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships	May 11-13, 2023
3:52.61 * for CBU	Stanford Invitational	Mar 31-Apr 1, 2023
3:49.16 * for CBU	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022
3:57.36 * for CBU	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022
3:48.31 * for CBU	Bryan Clay Invitational	Apr 13-15, 2022
4:03.06 * for CBU	UC-Riverside Distance Invite	Apr 29, 2021
4:04.51 * for CBU	Bryan Clay Invitational	Apr 16-17, 2021

Mile (Outdoor) Top↑
4:06.99 * for CBU	Steve Scott Invitational	Apr 28-29, 2023

Mile (Indoor) Top↑
4:07.87	New Mexico Team Open 2025	Jan 31-Feb 1, 2025

3000 Meters (Outdoor) Top↑
8:14.60 * for CBU	2022 RCC Invitational	Mar 4, 2022
8:45.72 * for CBU	RCC Invitational	Mar 6, 2020
8:40.43 * for CBU	2020 Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All Comers	Feb 15, 2020

3000 Meters (Indoor) Top↑
8:23.23	Don Kirby Elite Invitational 2025	Feb 14-15, 2025

5000 Meters (Outdoor) Top↑
14:44.57 * for CBU	2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships	May 11-13, 2023
DNF * for CBU	Steve Scott Invitational	Apr 28-29, 2023
14:02.61 * for CBU	2023 Bryan Clay Invitational	Apr 13-15, 2023
DNF * for CBU	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022
14:09.05 * for CBU	Fresno State Invitational	Apr 29-30, 2022
14:09.24 * for CBU	West Coast Relays	Mar 31-Apr 1, 2022
14:54.22 * for CBU	WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 13-15, 2021
14:34.75 * for CBU	Ben Brown Invitational	Mar 12-13, 2021

10,000 Meters (Outdoor) Top↑
DNF * for CBU	Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic	Mar 10-11, 2023
29:50.89 * for CBU	Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic	Mar 11-12, 2022
DNF * for CBU	Sound Running College Invite	Apr 2, 2021

4 x 400 Relay (Outdoor) Top↑
4:47.16 * for CBU	WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 13-15, 2021

Javelin (Outdoor) Top↑
13.86m 45' 6"	New Mexico Spring Invitational	Mar 29, 2025

5k Top↑
14:38.0	2024 Lori Fitzgerald Open	Aug 31, 2024

6k Top↑
18:48.1 * for CBU	Anteater Opener	Sep 1, 2021

8k Top↑
24:45.7	2024 Mountain West Cross Country Championships	Nov 1, 2024
23:39.2	Wisconsin Pre-Nationals	Oct 19, 2024
24:11.6	Cowboy Jamboree	Sep 28, 2024
24:13.2 * for CBU	Nuttycombe Invite	Oct 13, 2023
24:25.1 * for CBU	Griak Invitational	Sep 22, 2023
24:11.8 * for CBU	Mark Covert Classic	Sep 2, 2023
23:49.9 * for CBU	2022 WAC Conference XC Meet	Oct 29, 2022
24:33.7 * for CBU	Weis-Crockett Invitational	Oct 15, 2022
24:55.9 * for CBU	Griak Invitational	Sep 23, 2022
24:23.8 * for CBU	2021 WAC Cross Country Championships	Oct 30, 2021
24:34.2 * for CBU	FSU Invite/Pre-Nats	Oct 15, 2021
24:16.6 * for CBU	UCR 40th Annual Cross Country Invitational	Sep 18, 2021
25:01.7 * for CBU	2020-21 WAC Cross Country Championship	Feb 27, 2021
24:50.0 * for CBU	Battle Born Collegiate Challenge	Feb 19, 2021
25:03.2 * for CBU	FSU Winter XC Classic	Feb 5, 2021
24:40.1 * for CBU	2021 Dixie State XC Invitational	Jan 23, 2021

10k Top↑
29:54.5	NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships	Nov 23, 2024
29:54.0	NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships	Nov 15, 2024
DNS * for CBU	NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships	Nov 18, 2023
30:11.9 * for CBU	NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships	Nov 10, 2023
30:13.3 * for CBU	NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships	Nov 11, 2022

4.97 Mile Top↑
23:54.9 * for CBU	WAC Cross Country Championships	Oct 27, 2023

5 Mile Top↑
25:24.7 * for CBU	Joe Piane Invitational	Oct 1, 2021

2025 Outdoors

1500 Meters
3:49.53	New Mexico Spring Invitational	March 29, 2025

Javelin
13.86m	New Mexico Spring Invitational	March 29, 2025

2025 Indoors

Mile
4:07.87	New Mexico Team Open 2025	January 31-February 1, 2025

3000 Meters
8:23.23	Don Kirby Elite Invitational 2025	February 14-15, 2025

2024 XC

5k
14:38.0	2024 Lori Fitzgerald Open	August 31, 2024

8k
24:45.7	2024 Mountain West Cross Country Championships	November 1, 2024
23:39.2	Wisconsin Pre-Nationals	October 19, 2024
24:11.6	Cowboy Jamboree	September 28, 2024

10k
29:54.5	NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships	November 23, 2024
29:54.0	NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships	November 15, 2024

↓Competing for CBU ↓

2023 XC

8k
24:13.2	Nuttycombe Invite	October 13, 2023
24:25.1	Griak Invitational	September 22, 2023
24:11.8	Mark Covert Classic	September 2, 2023

10k
DNS	NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships	November 18, 2023
30:11.9	NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships	November 10, 2023

4.97 Mile
23:54.9	WAC Cross Country Championships	October 27, 2023

2023 Outdoors

1500 Meters
3:58.84	2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships	May 11-13, 2023
3:52.61	Stanford Invitational	March 31-April 1, 2023

Mile
4:06.99	Steve Scott Invitational	April 28-29, 2023

5000 Meters
14:44.57	2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships	May 11-13, 2023
DNF	Steve Scott Invitational	April 28-29, 2023
14:02.61	2023 Bryan Clay Invitational	April 13-15, 2023

10,000 Meters
DNF	Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic	March 10-11, 2023

2022 XC

8k
23:49.9	2022 WAC Conference XC Meet	October 29, 2022
24:33.7	Weis-Crockett Invitational	October 15, 2022
24:55.9	Griak Invitational	September 23, 2022

10k
30:13.3	NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships	November 11, 2022

2022 Outdoors

800 Meters
1:55.24	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022

1500 Meters
3:49.16	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022
3:57.36	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022
3:48.31	Bryan Clay Invitational	April 13-15, 2022

3000 Meters
8:14.60	2022 RCC Invitational	March 4, 2022

5000 Meters
DNF	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 12-14, 2022
14:09.05	Fresno State Invitational	April 29-30, 2022
14:09.24	West Coast Relays	March 31-April 1, 2022

10,000 Meters
29:50.89	Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic	March 11-12, 2022

2021 XC

6k
18:48.1	Anteater Opener	September 1, 2021

8k
24:23.8	2021 WAC Cross Country Championships	October 30, 2021
24:34.2	FSU Invite/Pre-Nats	October 15, 2021
24:16.6	UCR 40th Annual Cross Country Invitational	September 18, 2021
25:01.7	2020-21 WAC Cross Country Championship	February 27, 2021
24:50.0	Battle Born Collegiate Challenge	February 19, 2021
25:03.2	FSU Winter XC Classic	February 5, 2021
24:40.1	2021 Dixie State XC Invitational	January 23, 2021

5 Mile
25:24.7	Joe Piane Invitational	October 1, 2021

2021 Outdoors

1500 Meters
4:03.06	UC-Riverside Distance Invite	April 29, 2021
4:04.51	Bryan Clay Invitational	April 16-17, 2021

5000 Meters
14:54.22	WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 13-15, 2021
14:34.75	Ben Brown Invitational	March 12-13, 2021

10,000 Meters
DNF	Sound Running College Invite	April 2, 2021

4 x 400 Relay
4:47.16	WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	May 13-15, 2021

2020 Outdoors

3000 Meters
8:45.72	RCC Invitational	March 6, 2020
8:40.43	2020 Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All Comers	February 15, 2020

800 Meters (Outdoors)
2022 * for CBU	1:55.24	2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 12-14, 2022)

1500 Meters (Outdoors)
2025	3:49.53	New Mexico Spring Invitational (Mar 29, 2025)
2023 * for CBU	3:52.61	Stanford Invitational (Mar 31-Apr 1, 2023)
2022 * for CBU	3:48.31	Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr 13-15, 2022)
2021 * for CBU	4:03.06	UC-Riverside Distance Invite (Apr 29, 2021)

Mile (Outdoors)
2023 * for CBU	4:06.99	Steve Scott Invitational (Apr 28-29, 2023)

3000 Meters (Outdoors)
2022 * for CBU	8:14.60	2022 RCC Invitational (Mar 4, 2022)
2020 * for CBU	8:40.43	2020 Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All Comers (Feb 15, 2020)

5000 Meters (Outdoors)
2023 * for CBU	14:02.61	2023 Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr 13-15, 2023)
2022 * for CBU	14:09.05	Fresno State Invitational (Apr 29-30, 2022)
2021 * for CBU	14:34.75	Ben Brown Invitational (Mar 12-13, 2021)

10,000 Meters (Outdoors)
2022 * for CBU	29:50.89	Ben Brown Invite/AstroAI Distance Classic (Mar 11-12, 2022)

Javelin (Outdoors)
2025	13.86m	New Mexico Spring Invitational (Mar 29, 2025)

Mile (Indoors)
2025	4:07.87	New Mexico Team Open 2025 (Jan 31-Feb 1, 2025)

3000 Meters (Indoors)
2025	8:23.23	Don Kirby Elite Invitational 2025 (Feb 14-15, 2025)

5k (XC)
2024	14:38.0	2024 Lori Fitzgerald Open Aug 31, 2024

6k (XC)
2021 * for CBU	18:48.1	Anteater Opener Sep 1, 2021

8k (XC)
2024	23:39.2	Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Oct 19, 2024
2023 * for CBU	24:11.8	Mark Covert Classic Sep 2, 2023
2022 * for CBU	23:49.9	2022 WAC Conference XC Meet Oct 29, 2022
2021 * for CBU	24:16.6	UCR 40th Annual Cross Country Invitational Sep 18, 2021

10k (XC)
2024	29:54.0	NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships Nov 15, 2024
2023 * for CBU	30:11.9	NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships Nov 10, 2023
2022 * for CBU	30:13.3	NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships Nov 11, 2022

4.97 Mile (XC)
2023 * for CBU	23:54.9	WAC Cross Country Championships Oct 27, 2023

5 Mile (XC)
2021 * for CBU	25:24.7	Joe Piane Invitational Oct 1, 2021