Andrew Pisechko - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Andrew Pisechko

Sr | 6-3 | Distance | Webb City, Mo. | Webb City HS

#Razorfacts

  • Two-time Second Team Academic All-American
  • 2014 Indoor First Team All-American
  • 2014 NCAA Elite 89 Award

Junior (2015)
Recorded a new indoor personal best in the 800-meter run at the Tyson Invitational finishing seventh in 1:50.09 … Ran to two top-three finishes at 800 meters at the Arkansas-Texas Dual and the Arkansas Open … Finished in fifth place in the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championships … Top five in two events (800m, 4x400m) at the John McDonnell Invitational … Runner-up in the 4×800-meter relay at the Drake Relays … Ran a season best time of 1:50.37 in the 800-meter run at the Arkansas Twilight.

Redshirt Freshman/Sophomore (2014)
Indoor First Team All-American (DMR) … Finished in first and second in the DMR and 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas-Texas Dual … Clocked a season best time of 1:51.17 to take sixth in the 800-meter run at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the DMR … Finished in seventh place at the indoor national meet in the DMR … Started the outdoor season with a victory in the 4×800-meter relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Improved on season-opening 4×800 time by more than five seconds to claim the runner-up spot in the event at the Drake Relays … Followed that performance with a career best time of 1:49.29 in the 800m at the Arkansas Twilight … Ran his second sub-1:50 race of the season to advance out of the first round at the NCAA West prelims.

Freshman (2013)
Ran a season best time of 1:50.42 in the 800-meter run at the Tyson Invitational … Finished in second place in the DMR at the Texas A&M Triangular … Two top-five finishes in the 800-meter run at the Oregon-Arkansas Dual and the Arkansas Team Invitational.

High School
A four-time all-state winner … Webb City High School record holder at 800 and 1,600 meters … Earned a seventh place finish in the 1,600m at the Missouri state championships and eighth in the 800m … Also played football at Webb City and helped the Cardinals to a pair of state championships.

Personal 
Born on Aug. 26, 1992 … Son of William and Kimberly Pisechko … Has one older brother, Dylan … Mother was a three-sport athlete at William Jewel College … Majoring in accounting … Aspires to earn All-SEC and All-American accolades in an individual event … Hopes to complete his coursework maintaining a 4.0 GPA and pursue a position in accounting/finance at a major corporation.

2015 Indoor Performance List

Event Meet Mark Place
800m Tyson Invitational (2/13-2/14/15) 1:50.09 7th
SEC Championships (2/27-2/28/15) 1:51.24 17th
Rod McCravy Memorial (1/23-1/24/15) 1:52.02 14th
Arkansas-Texas Dual (1/16/15) 1:52.28 3rd
Arkansas Open (2/21/15) 1:52.33 2nd
Razorback Invitational (1/30-1/31/15) 1:55.04 33rd
Mile Arkansas Invitational (1/9/15) 4:16.86 6th
DMR SEC Championships (2/27-2/28/15) 9:47.86 5th
Tyson Invitational (2/13-2/14/15) 9:50.77 1st

2015 Outdoor Performance List

Event Meet Mark Place
800m Arkansas Twilight (5/1/15) 1:50.37 4th
John McDonnell Invitational (4/10-4/11/15) 1:50.98 5th
SEC Championships (5/14-5/16/15) 1:51.68 21st
Stanford Invitational (4/3-4/4/15) 1:51.79 8th
 1500m Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/27-3/28/15) NT
 4×800 Drake Relays (4/22-4/26/15) 7:25.63 2nd
4×400 John McDonnell Invitational (4/10-4/11/15) 4:16.86 6th

 

RazorFacts
First Team All-American (DMR)
Second Team Academic All-American, CoSIDA
First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District 6

Junior (2015)
Recorded a new indoor PR in the 800-meter run at the Tyson Invitational finishing seventh in 1:50.09 … Finished in fifth place in the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championships … Runner-up in the 4×800-meter relay at the Drake Relays.

Redshirt Freshman/Sophomore (2014)
Indoor First Team All-American (DMR) … Clocked a season best time of 1:51.17 to take sixth in the 800-meter run at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the DMR … Finished in seventh place at indoor nationals in the DMR … Started the outdoor season with a victory in the 4×800-meter relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Ran a PR of 1:49.29 in the 800m at the Arkansas Twilight … Ran his second sub-1:50 race of the season at the NCAA West prelims.

Freshman (2013)
Ran a season best time of 1:50.42 in the 800-meter run at the Tyson Invitational … Finished in second place in the DMR at the Texas A&M Triangular.

High School
A four-time all-state winner … Webb City High School record holder at 800 and 1,600 meters … Earned a seventh place finish in the 1,600m at the Missouri state championships and eighth in the 800m … Also played football at Webb City and helped the Cardinals to a pair of state championships.

Personal
Born on Aug. 26, 1992 … Son of William and Kimberly Pisechko … Has one older brother, Dylan … Mother was a three-sport athlete at William Jewel College … Majoring in accounting … Hopes to complete his coursework maintaining a 4.0 GPA.