2022 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2020-2021
C-USA Cross Country All-Academic Team
C-USA Track & Field All-Academic Team
C-USA Academic Medalist
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021
- Competed in the 800m run and 1500m run during the 2021 season
- Recorded six top-10 finishes between the indoor and outdoor seasons
- Set a then-PR in the 1500m run with a second-place time of 3:55.89 at LSU’s Boots Garland Invitational
- Set a lifetime best in the 1500m run in his final collegiate meet with a ninth-place time of 3:54.12 at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/13-16)
- Recorded a PR in the 800m run with an eighth-place time of 1:53.38 at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight
- Placed third in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.68 at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational
- Finished seventh in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.47 at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou
- Finished 13th in the 1500m run with a time of 3:57.18 at the Arkansas Twilight (5/7)
- Placed 13th in the 1500m run with a time of 3:59.91 at the 38th Victor Lopez Classic
2020
- Competed in the 800m, mile and distance medley relay during the 2020 indoor season
- Helped Tech’s DMR team place fifth at the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a time of 10:17.88
- Finished eighth in the 800m run with a time of 1:58.75 at the J.D. Martin Invitational
- Set a new PR in the mile run with a time of 4:21.80 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (37th)
- Helped Tech’s DMR team place second at the UAB Blazer Invitational with a time of 10:17.69
- Outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019
- Competed in the 3000m and one-mile run during the indoor season.
- Lone event in the 3000m came at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational (1/18), posting a time of 8:54.94.
- Placed fourth at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11) with a season-best time of 4:22.19 in the one mile.
2018
- Competed in the 800m, 3,000m run and the mile during the indoor season and raced in the 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m during the outdoor season.
- Finished 10th in the mile at the Jaguar Invitational (2/4) with a time of 4:22.70.Â
- Posted a time of 1:58.59 in the 800m run to place 13th at the Jaguar Invitational (2/4).
- Posted a season-best time of 8:43.45 in the 3,000m run to finish 21st at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/17).
- Placed first in the 3,000m run at the ULM Warhawk Classic (4/14) with a time of 8:52.75.
- Finished fourth in the 5,000m run at the SFA Carl Kight Invitational (4/6) with a season-best time of 15:24.65.
- Posted a time of 15:36.02 in the 5,000m run to place third at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21).Â
- Placed third at the NSU Invitational (4/28) with a time of 4:02.94 in the 1,500m run.
- Posted a season-best time of 1:57.41 in the 800m run to finish 16th at the Ragin' Cajun Classic (3/17).
2017
- Competed in the 3,000m run and the mile as a freshman during the indoor season.
- Finished 13th in the mile at the South Alabama Crossplex (2/5) with a season-best time of 4:24.41.
- Recorded his best time of 8:47.71 in the 3,000m run at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20).
- Ran a time of 8:49.04 in the 3,000m run at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/18).
- In the outdoor season, recorded a time of 1:58.24 in the 800m run to finish 13th at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22).
- Finished second in the 1,500m run at LA Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational (3/15) with a time of 4:04.75.
- Posted a season-best time of 4:02.64 in the 1,500m run to finish 11th at the SFA Invitational (4/7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in 2016 … Lettered all four years in both cross country and track and field … Earned all-state honors in track and cross country three straight years … Won the 2014 cross country district championship, while also earning the district and regional titles in track in 2015 … Named the regional champion and MVP in 2016 … Coached by Alex Lorio (XC) and Kyle Veidenbucher (T&F).
PERSONAL
Full name is Conner Michael Killian … Son of Eric and Melissa Killian … Born on Sept. 11, 1998 in Metairie, Louisiana … Has one younger sister: Riley, who is also a member of Louisiana Tech's Track & Field team.
Historical Player Information
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2018Sophomore
Distance
5'9"
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2021Graduate Student
Distance
5'9"
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2022Graduate Student
Distance
5'9"
