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Michael Wilson - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Michael Wilson

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Sunderland, England

Previous School

University of Birmingham

2018-19
2018 XC: Finished 228th in the men’s White race at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with a time of 27:50.6.
2019 Indoors: Competed in five meets during the season… finished second in the men’s 800-meter run at the UNM Team Invitational… ran a 4:15.22 mile to finish fifth at the MLK Collegiate Invitational … finished second in the Mountain West Championships in the 800-meter run with a 1:53.28 … qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships, where he ran 1:49.97 in the semifinals of the 800-meter run to earn second team All-America honors.
2019 Outdoors: Competed in six meets with two event wins and four top-three finishes … finished second in the 800-meter run at the Stanford Invitational to open the season with a time of 1:48.77 … ran the final leg of the 4×400 relay that won at the Don Kirby with a time of 3:17.91 … placed third in the 400-meter dash at the Don Kirby with a time of 48.79 … ran the 1500-meter invitational run at the Bryan Clay Invitational in 3:43.96 … finished second in the 800-meter at the Payton Jordan after running a 1:48.77 … won the MW Championship in the 1500-meter run with a time of 3:46.80 … ran a time of 3:45.04 in the 1500-meter at the NCAA West Prelims to qualify for the finals, where he ran a 4:00.35.

2017-18
2017 XC: Saw action at two meets … ran to 159th at the Notre Dame Invitational (26:26.5) and 58th at the Mountain West Championships (27:43.62).
2018 Indoors: Saw action in six meets… competed in both the 800 and the mile at the New Mexico Team Invitational, placing first in the 800 (1:54.53*) and second in the mile (4:11.30*) … helped his team place first and set a UNM record in the DMR (9:24.73*), running the 800-meter leg with a time of 1:50.8.
2018 Outdoors: Ran in five meets this season… helped his team place fourth in the 4×400 (3:23.66*) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, running the third leg with a time of 51.7 seconds… placed second in the 800 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (1:48.35).

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Competed at the University of Birmingham … finished third in the 800-meter run at the English Schools Championships … North of England Senior men’s 800-meter champion … fifth-place finisher at the English National Championships in the senior men’s Mile … took fourth place in the 800 at the BUCS Indoor Championships

PERSONAL
Son of Anne and Neil … has one sibling, Dan … lists watching Sunderland AFC lose on a weekly basis as a hobby … favorite athlete is Nick Symmonds, favorite food is steak & chips and favorite movie is Gladiator

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

  • All-Mountain West Indoor Team: 2019 (800)
  • All-Mountain West Outdoor Team: 2019 (1500)
  • Second Team All-American: 2019 (800m indoor)