Nathan Green (runner) explained

Nathan Green
Birth Date:10 April 2003
Birth Place:Boise, Idaho, United States
Education:University of Washington
Borah High School
Sport:Track and field
Event:1500 m, Mile
Universityteam:Washington Huskies
Coach:Andy Powell

Nathan Green (born April 10, 2003) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Competing for the Washington Huskies, he won the 1500 m at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]

Athletics career

High School

Competing for Borah High School in his hometown of Boise, Idaho, Green was a nine-time Idaho state champion and five-time Gatorade Idaho Athlete of the year in cross country and track and field.[2]

In 2021, his senior year, he won the Brooks PR Invitational setting a meet record of 4:01.76, less than a second off of his 4:00.76 personal best from earlier that year. Just two days after his Brooks PR win, he would win the mile at Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field. He would graduate holding Idaho state records in the mile, 2 miles, and 5000 m.[3]

College

In 2021, Green enrolled at the University of Washington, joining the Washington Huskies cross country and track and field teams.

2022

His freshman year, he finished seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500 m in June. Later that month, he won the USA U20 1500 m title.[4] His USA U20 win qualified him to represent the United States at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia where he would finish fifth.[5]

2023

In January 2023, he ran a mile personal best of 3:52.76 in Seattle, one of eight University of Washington runners who would run under 4-minutes in that same race.[6] Competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships, he finished fifth in the mile.

In May, Green claimed the Pac-12 1500 m title and would go on to win the 1500 m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships the following month, finishing just ahead of Washington teammate and defending champion Joe Waskom.[7] In July, Green would finish seventh at the USA Championships, running a 1500 m personal best of 3:36.29.

2024

After setting a Washington 800 m school record of 1:46.50 in February 2024, Green chose to contest the 800 m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where he would fail to advance to the final.[8]

In April, Green ran a 1500 m personal best of 3:34.79 in California, a Washington school record and the fourth fastest time in collegiate history.[9]

In June, Green finished fifth in the 1500 m finals of the United States Olympic trials with a personal record time of 3:32.20.[10]

References

  1. Web site: Nathan GREEN Profile World Athletics . 2024-04-23 . worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Nathan Green 2020 - 2021 IDAHO BOYS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR . 2024-04-23 . playeroftheyear.gatorade.com.
  3. Web site: Washington Huskies . 2024-04-23 . Washington Huskies . en.
  4. Web site: Albl . Mary . 26 June 2022 . Nathan Green Primed and Ready to Take on Next Challenge at World U20 Championships . 23 April 2024 . Runnerspace.
  5. Web site: 4 August 2022 . NATHAN GREEN 5TH PLACE MEN'S 1500M - WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 . 23 April 2024 . DyeSat.
  6. Web site: LetsRun.com . EIGHT University of Washington Runners Go Sub 4 in the Same Mile Led by Joe Waskom's 3:51 . 2024-04-23 . LetsRun.com . en.
  7. Web site: staff . Seattle Times . 2023-06-09 . Washington’s Nathan Green wins NCAA 1,500 title as Huskies go 1-2 in event . 2024-04-23 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  8. Web site: 9 March 2024 . Men 800m Results - NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2024 . 23 April 2024 . Watch Athletics.
  9. Web site: Pac-12 Track & Field Weekly Awards – April 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240423060018/https://pac-12.com/article/2024/04/16/pac-12-track-field-weekly-awards-april-16-2024 . dead . April 23, 2024 . 2024-04-23 . pac-12.com . en.
  10. Web site: Green Fifth, Waskom Seventh In PRs At Trials. University of Washington Athletics. 2024-06-24.