Charlie Nowinski

Photo by: Evansville Athletics

Weight:
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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Upper Arlington, Ohio
High School:
Upper Arlington

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 15:51.8, Bobcat Invite (9/2/22)
6K: 20.41.2, Tommy Evans Invitational (8/30/24)
8K: 25:21.5, Paul Short Run (9/30/22)
10K: 33:12.0, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/15/24)

Awards & Honors

Academic All-MAC (2024)

CAREER FINISHES
2024 Results
Aug. 30 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 6K – 20.41.2 (75th)
Oct. 5 -- Lehigh Paul Short Run Invitational (Goodman Campus XC Course -- Bethlehem, PA) -- 8K -- 27:48.3 (362nd)
Oct.18 -- Falcon Invitational (Mel Brodt XC Course -- Bowling Green, OH) -- 8K -- 27:13.0 (48th)
Nov. 2 -- MAC Championships (Ball State XC Course -- Munice, Ind) -- 8K -- 27:02.5 (66th)
Nov. 15 -- NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Silver Creek Cross Country Park -- Norton, OH) -- 10K -- 33:12.0 (177th)

2023 Results
Sept. 1 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 6K – 19:41.7 (60th)
Oct. 13 – Falcon Invite (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:25.3 (42nd)
Oct. 28 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:31.3 (76th)
Nov. 10 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Madison, WI) – 10K – 34:54.3 (204th)

2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 15:51.8 – 12th
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:14.6 – 11th
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 8K – 25:21.5 – 311th
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:08.6 – 29th
Oct. 29 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 8K – 26:02.6 – 55th
Nov. 11 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course – Terre Haute, IN) – 10K – 33:44.6 – 159th

2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 16:00.2 – 17th
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 27:37.2 – 111th
Oct. 2 – Live in Lou XC Classic (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 26:53.8 – 172nd
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:49.07 – 36th
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 8K – 26:50.6 – 53rd
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Angel Mounds Cross Country Course – Evansville, IN) – 10K – 33:27.1 – 155th

Bowling Green

2024 | Senior

Broke a 10K PR time of 33:12.0 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional

2023 | Junior

Competed in four races over the course of the season
Competed in his first 6K in which he set a PR time of 19:41.7
Participated in two 8K races in the Falcon Invite and MAC Championships, logging times of 26:26.3 and 27:31.3, respectively.
Capped off the season with a 34:54.3 finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional

2022 | Sophomore

Competed in all six meets during the 2022 season
Posted a personal best 5K time to open the season at the Bobcat Invite, recording a time of 15:51.8 to finish 12th
Recorded his best finish of 2022 at the Mel Brodt Open, placing 11th with a time of 26:14.6
Posted a personal best 8K time of 25:21.5 at the Paul Short Run, placing 311th overall
Finished 29th overall at the Falcon Invite, crossing the finish line at 26:08.6
Placed 55th in the MAC Championship, posting a time of 26:02.6
Competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing 159th and recording a time of 33:44.6

2021 | Freshman

Competed in all six races in the 2021 season
Made his collegiate debut at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite 5K, finishing 17^th with a time of 16:00.2
Competed in the Spartan Invitational 8K, where he finished 111^th with a time of 27:37.2 in his first collegiate 8K event
Finished 172^nd at the Live in Lou XC Classic, crossing the finish line at 26:53.8
Finished 36^th at the Falcon Invitational
Achieved a personal best 8K time at the MAC Championships, finishing in 26:50.6 to place 53^rd
Finished his first 10K race in 33:27.1, placing 155^th at the Great Lakes Regional

Upper Arlington High School

Upper Arlington, Ohio

Three-time letterwinner at Upper Arlington High School under Bryn Rohlck, Allison Ewing and Patrick McCormick
Also lettered in basketball and track & field
Was cross country and track & field team captain for one year
Three-time All-Ohio Capital Conference selection (First-team, 2019; second-team, 2018 & 2020)
Three-time All-District selection (2018, 2019, 2020)
2020 All-Region individual state cross country qualifier
Placed 63rd in 2020 OHSAA cross country state championship, helping the Golden Bears to a 14th-place finish as a team
Earned 2019 Upper Arlington Cross Country MVP honors
PR was a 15:41 5K in cross country as a high schooler
Was 2021 indoor state track & field qualifier in 3200m and placed 9th overall in the event
Was a member of National Honor Society and graduated magna cum laude
Attended Bishop Watterson High School as a freshman and lettered for the Eagles before transferring to Upper Arlington

Personal

Son of Michael and Erin Brewer
Has one brother, Dylan, and two sisters, Katelyn and Kellie
Charlie, Dylan and Katelyn are triplets
Great grandfather, Ron Klimkowski, played baseball at Morehead State and spent four years playing professionally with the New York Yankees (1969-70, 72) and Oakland Athletics (1971)
First name is Michael but goes by his middle name, Charlie
Majoring in sport management and aspires to work in sales as a retail manager for Legends or a professional sports team
Involved with the BGSU Sport Management Alliance, National Society of Leadership and Success, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, BGSU XCTF Leadership Committee and Chi Alpha Sigma
Favorite athlete is PGA golfer Tony Finau
Lists his mom, Erin, as his biggest influence "since she sets a great example from her personality and leadership as an individual"
Born on August 10, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio