Mason Ferlic Explained

Mason Ferlic
Birth Date:5 August 1993
Birth Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Country:United States
Sport:Track and Field
Collegeteam:Michigan Wolverines
Club:Very Nice Track Club
Team:Adidas
Coach:Ron Warhurst

Mason Ferlic (born August 5, 1993)[1] is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the steeplechase during the 2020 Summer Olympics.

High School career

Ferlic attended Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood, Minnesota. His Junior year he won the state 3200m and fisnished runner up in the 1600m. The following year he won the state cross country meet as well as the 1600m and 3200m in track. He was named the Minnesota Gatorade track and field athlete of the year in 2011.[2]

Collegiate career

Ferlic ran for the Michigan Wolverines. He ended his freshman year of cross country by making the varsity roster for NCAA nationals where he finished in 252nd, last place in the race. He redshirted his freshman year for indoor and outdoor track.

During the 2013 cross country season he finished 22nd at NCAA nationals earning All-American honors. The following year he finished 13th at the some meet.

Ferlic had great success in the steeplechase while at Michigan. He had a 4th place finish in 2014 and a 12th place finish in 2015 before winning the race in 2016. He finished his Michigan career as a Five-time Big Ten Champion, and an 11 time Big Ten Athlete of the Week.[3] [4]

Professional career

Upon finishing college, Felic signed with the athlete agency Aurum Sports Group in June 2016.[5] The next month, he signed a contract with Nike.[6]

In 2019, Ferlic competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[7] He finished in 76th place.

In 2021, he placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the US Olympic Trials.[8] Ferlic competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In November 2021 Ferlic announced via an instagram post that he had signed a contract with Adidas.

Personal bests

Taken from World Athletics Profile

SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Indoor track3000m7:45.86February 6, 2022Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
5000m13:29.33January 27, 2023Boston University
Outdoor track1500m3:35.45May 29, 2021Griswold Stadium
One mile3:58.05January 19, 2021
3000m7:49.68August 2, 2022Nembro, Italy
5000m13:24.94May 9, 2021Hilmer Lodge Stadium
Steeplechase8:16.03July 21, 2023Stade Louis II

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mason Ferlic. 10 July 2020. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: July 25, 2021 . OLYMPIAN MASON FERLIC ’11: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY . July 24, 2023 . Mounds Park Academy.
  3. Web site: Mason Ferlic - Track and Field . July 24, 2023 . Michigan Wolverines.
  4. Web site: Mason Ferlic - Cross Country . July 24, 2023 . Michigan Wolverines.
  5. Web site: Dutch . Taylor . June 15, 2016 . NCAA Champion Mason Ferlic Signs With Aurum Sports Group . July 24, 2023 . FloTrack.
  6. Web site: Bellino . Meg . July 29, 2016 . Mason Ferlic Signs with Nike, Runs Steeple PB at TrackTown Summer Series . FloTrack.
  7. Web site: Senior men's race. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706223921/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1530503012. July 6, 2020. June 27, 2020. 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
  8. News: Odom . Joel . Hillary Bor wins steeplechase, Mason Finley tops discus field at U.S. Olympic track and field trials . 26 June 2021 . Oregon Live.