University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Gielarowski Track and Field

2015: Ran in six races on the year and posted five top-50 efforts, four top-20 finishes and two top-10 performances… Set a 4-mile personal record with a time of 20:43 for sixth at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational… Claimed 13th at Notre Dame’s National Catholic Championship in 25:35, shattering his top career time on the Burke Golf Course by 47 seconds.… Secured 34th at the Greater Louisville Classic with a run of 25:42, his best career performance at the event… A top-10 time of 25:28 for 10th at the Canisius Alumni Classic… The second Titan in at the Horizon League Championship earning 20th in 25:42… Ended his career with a 138th-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… 

2014: Earned the Coach's Award... A member of the scoring five in all seven races on the year, setting career times in the 8k and 10k… Claimed 14th in a career-low 8k time of 25:25 to earn All-HL Second Team accolades for the second-straight year… Came back two weeks later to post a 10k personal record with a time of 31:57 for 82nd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship, the 23rd best finish by a Titan in school history at the GLR as well as the seventh fastest 10k time by a UDM runner… Started the season taking ninth at the season-opening Golden Grizzly Open in 19:37… Ran 21:11 for 16th at the 28th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational… Recorded a time of 26:22 for 41st at the National Catholic championship… 

2013: Was a member of the scoring five in all eight races on the season… Earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors by taking 11th at the HL Championship in a career-best 26:23… Was 36th at the National Catholic Championship in 26:32… Finished 12th in the season-opening Golden Grizzly Open in 16:44 and came back the next week with a 21:47 for 16th at the 27th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational… Part of five UDM runners in the top 150 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional clocking a 33:15 run for 112th…A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 

2012: Was the team’s Rookie of the Year…Overcame a summer injury to join the team mid-season, debuting as the No. 5 runner at the Greater Louisville Classic with his season-best 26:33…He also took 41st at the Horizon League meet in 26:53… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

High School: Represented Michigan at the Mideast Meet of Champions in cross country as a senior...Earned All-State honors by placing 12th in 2011 at the Michigan Division 1 state finals...He was also a four-time state qualifier...Won the regionals as a senior and was conference runner-up... His 5000m personal record of 15:50 is tied for second all time at Plymouth...As a senior in track, he was the Division 1 Regional Champion in the 1600m, 3200m, and the 4x800m team... Took runner-up at the regionals and 18th in the state in the 3200m as a junior...In 2010, he was a Division 1 state qualifier in both the 3200m and in the 4x800-meter relay.

Personal: Son of Alice and Greg Gielarowski... Has a younger brother, Dave... Majoring in Engineering.

Career Best:
5k: 16:01 at 2013 EMU Classic
6k: 19:37 at 2014 Golden Grizzly Open
4-Mile: 20:43 at 2015 Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational
8k: 25:25 at 2014 Horizon League Championships
5.2-Mile: 27:48 at 2013 Penn State National
10k: 31:57 at 2014 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship

Career Finishes
2015 Results
Sept. 12 - 29th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 20:43 – 6th
Sept. 18 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 25:35 – 13th
Oct. 3 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 25:42 - 34th
Oct. 17 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 25:28 - 10th
Oct. 31 - Horizon League Championship (Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville, OH) - 25:42 - 20th
Nov. 13 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 33:37 - 138th

2014 Results
Aug. 29 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 19:37 - 9th
Sept. 6 - 28th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:11 – 16th
Sept. 19 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 26:22 – 41st
Oct. 4 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:25 - 188th
Oct. 18 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 25:54 - 9th
Nov. 1 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 25:25 - 14th
Nov. 14 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 31:57 - 82nd

2013 Results
Aug. 30 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 16:44 - 12th
Sept. 7 - 27th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:47 – 16th
Sept. 20 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 26:32 – 36th
Oct. 5 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:40 - 159th
Oct. 18 – Penn State National Invitational (Blue & White Golf Course – University Park, PA) – 27:48 – 15th
Oct. 25 – EMU Classic (Hudson Mills Metropark - Dexter, MI) – 16:01 – 32nd
Nov. 2 - Horizon League Championships (Boardman Course - Boardman, OH) - 26:23 - 11th
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 33:15 - 112th

2012 Results
Sept. 29 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:33 - 126th
Oct. 13 - Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph course - Guelph, ON) - 26:29 - 99th (7.5k)
Oct. 27 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 26:53 - 41st