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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Steve Woltmann
Kevin Gunawan
Kevin Gunawan

Miguel Abaitua

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bilbao, Spain

Biography

2024-25: Did not compete due to injury.

2023-24: Appeared in 13 competitions for the Ramblers … Kicked off the indoor season at the Purdue-Northwest Classic running on the DMR team, placing first with a time of 10:23.32 … Took first in the 600m at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite in 1:20.08, landing eighth on the Loyola all-time 600m list … Ran on the DMR team at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships en route to a first place finish in 9:51.70, ranking fourth on the Loyola all-time DMR list, individually placed fifth in the 800m final in 1:52.68 … Opened the outdoor season with a fifth place finish in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational in 1:50.47 … Ran a 1500m personal best of 3:47.29 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Won the 800m at the Elmhurst Twilight Invitational in 1:51.49, earning him Atlantic 10 Track Performer of the Week … Anchored the 4x800 relay team to a second place finish at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where their time of 7:33.08 tied them for seventh on the Loyola all-time 4x800 relay list ... Individually won his 800m prelims heat at the same event in 1:50.06 before placing third in the final in 1:50.73 … Capped off the fantastic season with a personal best in the 800m at the Portland Track Festival, running 1:48.79 to rank third on the Loyola all-time outdoor 800m list.

2022-23: Appeared in 15 races for the Ramblers … Opened the season with a time of 8:23.06 in the 3000m at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite to finish fourth … Took the victory in the 1000m with a time of 2:25.58 and set a time of 3:26.20 in the 4x400m at the Blue Demon Alumni Classic …  Finished seventh overall in the 800m at the Windy City Invitational with a time of 1:51.56 … Finished second in his heat in the preliminary 1000m at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships with a 2:30.03, qualifying for the finals where he placed third overall with a 2:27.04... also placed in fourth in the 4x800 relays with a time of 7:41.49 … To open outdoor competition, placed second in his heat in the 800m with a time of 1:50.46 while also placing second in his heat with a 3:48.74 in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays … Won his heat in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 1:50.49 …  Placed fifth in his heat of the 800m preliminary with a time of 1:51.93 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships before finishing second overall in the final with a time of 1:49.71... Outdoor competition continued over the summer internationally at the Spanish National Championships where he ran a PR and landed fourth on the all-time list in the 800m clocking a time of 1:49.07.

2021-22: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as part of Loyola's distance medley relay that secured a runner-up finish (10:00.33) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Opened outdoor campaign with a 1,500m run personal best, clocking in at 3:51.39 (106th) at the Raleigh Relays ... Posted the ninth fastest outdoor 800m run time in program history at the Indiana Invitational, running 1:50.81 en route to a 15th-place finish ... Qualified for the 800m run final the MVC Outdoor Championships after winning his preliminary heat in 1:51.87 ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2020-21: Made Loyola track & field debut at the MVC Indoor Championships, earning All-Valley honors as part of the Ramblers' third-place (10:07.50) distance medley relay ... Clocked top 800m run time of the outdoor campaign at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational, placing eighth overall in 1:53.02 ... Ran 3:52.96 in a preliminary heat of the 1,500m run to advance to the event final at the MVC Outdoor Championships, where he ultimately placed 12th overall (4:12.13).

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2022-23Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2023-24Senior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance
  • 2025-26Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance