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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Brian Foley
Pete Estes
Pete Estes

James Cilwik

  • Events Mid-Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Derby, Vt.
  • Highschool North Country

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS

• America East Champion - Mile (2025 Indoor)
• America East All-Conference - Mile (2025 Indoor)
• America East All-Academic Team (2025 Indoor)
• America East Commissioners Honor Roll (2024-25)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)


JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2025): Opened his season with 11th and 16th place finishes in the 800 and 1500 at the Colonial Relays (Apr. 4-5) … Finished 10th in the steeplechase at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational (Apr. 12) … Logged fifth and seventh in the 4x400 relay and 1500 at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 19) … Came in fifth in the 4x400 relay at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (Apr. 25) … Placed eighth and 19th in the 4x800 relay and 1500 at the America East Championships (May 3-4).

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2025): Opened his season at the New Balance Early Bird Invite (Dec. 7), recording a personal best time of 8:35.92 in the 3000m and securing a fourth-place finish… At the Dartmouth Invite (Dec. 13-14), Cilwik ran the mile and 4x400, respectively placing first and fourth… Recorded third and second place finishes in the 1000m and 4x400 at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 11)… Placed first at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 17-18) in the mile race… Competed at the Riverhawk Invitational (Jan. 24-25), securing fourth and 15th place finishes in the 1000m and 4x400… Finished second in the mile at the Showdown at The Heights (Feb. 7-8)… Cilwik ran the mile and 4x800 at the America East Indoor Championship (Feb. 22-23), recording first and seventh place finishes. While securing first place, he recorded a personal best mile time of 4:05.85… He closed out the season at the Indoor IC4A/ECAC T&F Championships (Mar. 7-9), competing in two mile races and securing fourth place finishes in both. 

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened the outdoor season with a third place finish in the 3000 at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) … Placed 18th and 21st in the 800 and the 1500 at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (Apr. 5-6) … Recorded a 10th place finish in the 1500 at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 11) … Came in 119th in the 800 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 12) … Earned a 13th place finish in the 5000 at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 20) … Logged a 14th place finish in the 800 at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (Apr. 27) … Placed 20th and seventh in the 1500 and the 4x800 relay at the America East Championships (May 4-5).

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened his season with a sixth-place finish in the 3000 at the Dartmouth December Invite (Dec. 9) … Finished second and fifth in the mile and 800 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational (Jan. 13) … Part of the winning distance medley relay team and finished second in the 3000 at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 20) … Set a personal best in the mile (4:17.80) at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 26) … Finished ninth in the 800 at the River Hawk Invitational (Jan. 27) … Ran the seventh fastest 1000 in school history (2:26.91) at the Scarlet Knight Open (Feb. 2) … Raced to victory in the mile and fourth place in the 800 at the Middlebury Field and Track Meet (Feb. 10) … Finished fifth and seventh in the 4x800 relay and 1000 at the America East Championships (Feb. 19-20) … Ran the sixth fastest 800 in school history (1:52.91) and finished eighth in the distance medley relay at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (Mar. 2-3)

FIRST YEAR OUTDOOR SEASON (2023): Opened the season with a 1500m time of 4:01.29 at the Black & Gold Invite (Apr. 1) ... Was third in the 1500m at the Quad Meet, running a personal-best time of 4:00.86 (Apr. 8) ... Finished sixth in the 1500m with a time of 4:03.70 at the Commonwealth Invite (Apr. 15) ... Placed fifth in the 800m (1:55.07) at the Rutgers Relays (Apr. 22) ... Ran a personal-best 800m time of 1:54.37 at the America East Champinships (May 6 & 7).

FIRST YEAR INDOOR SEASON (2023): Was fifth in the mile at UNH (Dec. 4) ... Placed 12th in the mile with a time of 4:24.08 at the Beacon Invite (Dec. 10) ... Finished sixth in the 3000m at the Middlebury Snowflake Invite (Jan. 14) ... Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 800m at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 21) ... Was 19th in the 800m at the River Hawk Invite, posting a time of 1:57.61 (Jan. 27) ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 4:18.16 at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 28) ... Finished 11th in the mile at the New England Championships, running a time of 4:22.31 (Feb. 2 & 3) ... Logged an 800m time of 1:55.01 at the Valentine Invite (Feb. 11) ... Raced in the 4x800m relay at the America East Championships (Feb. 18 & 19) ... Ran the 800m in 1:56.63 at the IC4A Championships (Mar. 3-5).

BEFORE VERMONT: Competed in cross country, track & field, and nordic skiing at North Country Union High School ... Was the MVP of his track team in 2022 ... Won an indoor 1000m State Championship ... National Honors Society Officer.

PERSONAL: Son of Lara and Thomas Cilwik '98 ... Has three siblings: Andrew, Peter, and Thankful ... Lists Breaking Bad as his favorite TV show ... His parents are his biggest influence as an athlete ... Chose UVM because, "I love Vermont. It's a beautiful state with great people, great food, and lots of outdoor adventures to embark on."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2024-25Junior

    Mid-Distance