Nick Symmonds
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 Nick Symmonds interviewed immediately following his 800m win at the 2007 Prefontaine Classic.
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| Born | December 30, 1983 Boise, Idaho, US |
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| Occupation | American Runner |
| Known for | Middle distance runner |
| Website www.nicksymmonds.com |
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Nick Symmonds is an American middle-distance track athlete from Boise, Idaho, specializing in the 800m and 1,500m distances.[1] In college at Willamette University he won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he won the 800m race at the Prefontaine Classic.
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[edit] Education
Symmonds was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, where his father Jeffrey Symmonds is a surgeon, and mom Andrea is a teacher.[2] Nick is a 2002 graduate of Bishop Kelly High School in Boise.[2] In high school he won state championships in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m individual races and on the 4X400m relay.[2] He received little interest from college track programs in high school, and went on to Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.[2]
At Willamette, a NCAA Division III school, Symmonds would earn a degree in biochemistry in 2006.[2] On the track he won the 800 and 1,500m NCAA championship race as a freshman, junior, and senior.[1] After college the 5-10 Symmonds joined the Oregon Track Club Elite.[2] The seven time outdoor track champion at the NCAA III level, he was runner-up at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in 2006 in the 800m race.[1] In 2007, he won the 800m race at the Prefontaine Classic meet in Eugene, Oregon, with a personal best 1:44.54 seconds.[2]
[edit] Personal records
- 800 meters outdoors - 1:44.54 (Eugene, Oregon, June 10th, 2007)
- 800 meters indoors - 1:46.48 (Valencia, Spain, March 9th, 2008)
- Mile indoors - 3:56.72 (Seattle, Washington, January 16th, 2007)
[edit] Victories
- 2007 Prefontaine Classic 800m - 1:44.54 (June 10th, 2007)[3]
- 2007 USA Indoors 800m - 1:48.73
- 2007 Boston Indoor Games 800m - 1:48.15
