Donald Sage

Donald Sage (born 5 October 1981 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is an American track athlete and the winner of the 2002 NCAA Outdoor 1500m championship.

Background

Sage graduated from York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois in 2000. He won state titles in cross country (1999) and track & field (1600m (1999 and 2000) and 3200m (1999 and 2000)). In the 2000 Prefontaine Classic Sage ran a 4:00.29 mile, the 6th best performance ever by a high school runner. That also made him the fastest high school runner to not break the 4 minute barrier. Sage attended Stanford University. He was a three time All-American in cross country, helping the Cardinal to 2 team championships (2002, 2003) and a seven time All-American in track, including his victory in the 2002 outdoor 1500m.[1]

Personal bests

Distance Mark Date
1500 m 3:39.17 2001
1 Mile 3:58.7 2000
5000 m 14:04.94 2001
10000 m 28:40.12 2002

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