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University of Illinois Athletics

2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster

Rafael Raap

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arnhem, Netherlands
  • Major Recreation, Sport & Tourism

Biography

Trophy Badge Decathlon Big Ten Champion (Outdoor '25)
NCAA Badge 1x NCAA Championships Qualifier
Big Ten Logo white First-Team All-Big Ten

2025

Indoor

  • Made Illini debut in the heptathlon at the Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events, placed ninth (4,692 points)

Outdoor

  • Big Ten Champion (Decathlon)
  • First-Team All-Big Ten (Decathlon)
  • Became a Big Ten Champion in the decathlon with the program's second-best score (7,572 points) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
    • Program's first-ever decathlon Big Ten Champion
  • Ran a personal best in the 110mH at the Fighting Illini Twilight (14.69)

Oregon 2023-2024

  • Set various new personal-bests at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Filed Championships including 1500m (4:39.06), JT 60.17m (197-5), PV 4.91m (16-1 1/4), 110H 15.16 (0.1), and 400m (50.41).
  • New personal-best in DT 51.62m (169-4) and 100m 10.97 (1.3) at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays
  • Brooke multiple new personal-bests at the 2024 Ken Shannon Last Chance including; 60H (8.31), HJ 1.92m (6-3 1/2), LJ 7.41m (24-3 3/4), and 60m (6.97) 
  • Acheived a new personal-best in SP 15.31m (50-2 3/4) and took home second place at the UW Indoor Preview
  • Set a new personal-best in the 1000m (2:45.82) and placed fourth in the Texas Tech Open

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Junior

    Decathlon
  • 2025-26Senior

    Decathlon