The aspirations of an athlete, businessman cut short

By Mary Lynn Smith Star Tribune

June 29, 2016 — 7:48am

David Robert Forster Jr.

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David Forster Jr. could run fast, but sometimes he just wanted to get others across the finish line.

That’s why the 2:37 marathon runner throttled down his 6-minute pace to run alongside his fiancée in Grandma’s Marathon earlier in June, helping her finish her first 26.2-mile race. A week later, the 27-year-old elite runner collapsed and died blocks from his Minneapolis house as he finished an 8-mile evening run.

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List Of Collegians At 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials – Track & Field

Courtesy: Image via USATF.org

June 29, 2016   

NEW ORLEANS — The 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field begin Friday, July 1 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and run through Sunday, July 10.
The top three finishers in each event gain entry to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro if they attained an Olympic-qualifying mark either at Trials or within the designated qualifying windows.
QUICK LINKS: Meet Home | Meet Schedule | Live Results | Broadcast Schedule
Coverage of the meet will be carried by NBC, NBCSN and the NBC Sports app.
There are a number of collegians who competed during the 2016 track & field cycle vying for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Here is a comprehensive list of those NCAA, NJCAA and NAIA athletes listed alphabetically by program affiliation and broken down by the event(s) in which they’re entered.

Name	Affiliation	Event Name
Clayton Murphy	Akron	Men’s 800
Phillip Jagers	Akron	Men’s DT
Terrell McClain	Akron	Men’s LJ
Alex Gholston	Alabama	Women’s 400
Jeremiah Green	Alabama	Men’s TJ
Quanesha Burks	Alabama	Women’s LJ
Nnenya Hailey	Arizona	Women’s 400H
Hudson Keffer	Arizona St.	Men’s JT
Magdalyn Ewen	Arizona St.	Women’s DT
Magdalyn Ewen	Arizona St.	Women’s HT
Tim White	Arizona St.	Men’s TJ
Alex Gochenour	Arkansas	Women’s 100H
Alex Gochenour	Arkansas	Women’s HEPT
Alexis Weeks	Arkansas	Women’s PV
Damajahnee Birch	Arkansas	Women’s 400H
Devin Clark	Arkansas	Women’s Steeple
Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	Men’s 100
Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	Men’s 200
Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	Men’s LJ
Jessica Kamilos	Arkansas	Women’s Steeple
Kenzo Cotton	Arkansas	Men’s 100
Kenzo Cotton	Arkansas	Men’s 200
Payton Stumbaugh	Arkansas	Women’s 100H
Payton Stumbaugh	Arkansas	Women’s HEPT
Taliyah Brooks	Arkansas	Women’s HEPT
Taylor Ellis-Watson	Arkansas	Women’s 200
Taylor Ellis-Watson	Arkansas	Women’s 400
Erin Farmer	Arkansas St.	Women’s SP
Kahlil Henderson	Auburn	Men’s 200
Marshay Ryan	Auburn	Women’s TJ
Shawn Johnson	Auburn	Men’s TJ
Allison Updike	Azusa Pacific	Women’s JT
Olicia Williams	Baylor	Women’s 800
Wil London III	Baylor	Men’s 400
Tristie Johnson	Bethune-Cookman	Women’s 100
Jesse Garn	Binghamton	Men’s 800
Allie Ostrander	Boise St.	Women’s 5000
Danielle Winslow	Boston College	Women’s Steeple
Erik Peterson	Butler	Men’s 10000
Elijah Hall-Thompson	Butler CC	Men’s 100
Elijah Hall-Thompson	Butler CC	Men’s 200
Shea Collinsworth	BYU	Women’s 800
Zachary Blackham	BYU	Men’s HJ
Khallifah Rosser	Cal St. L.A.	Men’s 400H
Marie Veale	Cal St. Northridge	Women’s 200
Abraham Alvarado	Cal St. Stanislaus	Men’s 800
Channing Wilson	Cal St. Stanislaus	Women’s JT
Carsyn Koch	Cedarville	Women’s 800
Heavin Warner	Central Mo.	Women’s HT
Mariah Garcia	Central Okla.	Women’s DT
Damarcus Simpson	Chadron St.	Men’s LJ
Braxton Drummond	Charleston So.	Men’s LJ
Trey McRae	Charlotte	Men’s HJ
Erika Hurd	Cincinnati	Women’s HJ
Kenya Woodall	Cincinnati	Women’s 200
Kenya Woodall	Cincinnati	Women’s 400
Loretta Blaut	Cincinnati	Women’s HJ
Macklin Tudor	Cincinnati	Men’s DT
Capers Williamson	Citadel	Men’s JT
Justin Johnson	Clemson	Men’s 110H
Tevin Hester	Clemson	Men’s 100
Tevin Hester	Clemson	Men’s 200
Desmond Wallace	Coastal Caro.	Men’s 110H
Benjamin Saarel	Colorado	Men’s 1500
Erin Clark	Colorado	Women’s Steeple
Robert Robbins	Cornell	Men’s JT
Rudy Winkler	Cornell	Men’s HT
Kaitlin Whitehorn	Dartmouth	Women’s HJ
Kale Wolken	Doane	Men’s DEC
Anima Banks	Duke	Women’s 800
Megan Clark	Duke	Women’s PV
Avion Jones	East Carolina	Men’s HJ
Solomon Simmons	Eastern Mich.	Men’s DEC
Eric England	Eastern Ore.	Men’s TJ
Arman Hall	Florida	Men’s 400
Claudia Francis	Florida	Women’s 400H
Darrielle McQueen	Florida	Women’s LJ
Darrielle McQueen	Florida	Women’s TJ
Eric Futch	Florida	Men’s 400H
KeAndre Bates	Florida	Men’s LJ
KeAndre Bates	Florida	Men’s TJ
Kyra Jefferson	Florida	Women’s 200
Najee Glass	Florida	Men’s 400
Robin Reynolds	Florida	Women’s 400
Ryan Clark	Florida	Men’s 200
Shayla Sanders	Florida	Women’s 100
TJ Holmes	Florida	Men’s 400H
DerRenae Freeman	Florida St.	Women’s LJ
Darren Fahy	Georgetown	Men’s Steeple
Joseph White	Georgetown	Men’s 800
Christian Harrison	Georgia	Men’s 800
Devon Williams	Georgia	Men’s DEC
Garrett Scantling	Georgia	Men’s DEC
Kendal Williams	Georgia	Men’s 100
Kendal Williams	Georgia	Men’s 200
Kendell Williams	Georgia	Women’s HEPT
Keturah Orji	Georgia	Women’s TJ
Madeline Fagan	Georgia	Women’s HJ
Shelby Ashe	Georgia	Women’s HT
Bria Matthews	Georgia Tech	Women’s TJ
Darien Thornton	Grand Valley State	Men’s HT
Autumne Franklin	Harvard	Women’s 400H
Courtney Smith	Harvard	Women’s 10000
Gabrielle Thomas	Harvard	Women’s 100
Gabrielle Thomas	Harvard	Women’s 200
Jade Miller	Harvard	Women’s 400H
Paige Kouba	Harvard	Women’s Steeple
Christine Rickert	High Point	Women’s JT
Emily Oren	Hillsdale	Women’s Steeple
Amere Lattin	Houston	Men’s 110H
Cameron Burrell	Houston	Men’s 100
Issac Williams	Houston	Men’s 110H
LeShon Collins	Houston	Men’s 100
LeShon Collins	Houston	Men’s 200
David Kendziera	Illinois	Men’s 400H
Dylan Lafond	Illinois	Men’s Steeple
Kandie Bloch-Jones	Illinois	Women’s HJ
Adarius Washington	Indiana St.	Men’s 110H
Aaron Mallett	Iowa	Men’s 110H
Elexis Guster	Iowa	Women’s 200
Elexis Guster	Iowa	Women’s 400
Lake Kwaza	Iowa	Women’s 200
MonTayla Holder	Iowa	Women’s 400H
Brian Williams II	Iowa Central CC	Men’s DT
Christina Hillman	Iowa St.	Women’s SP
Dani Winters	Kansas St.	Women’s SP
Bilal Abdullah	Kennesaw St.	Men’s LJ
Reginald Jagers III	Kent St.	Men’s DT
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn	Kentucky	Women’s 100H
Kiah Seymour	Kentucky	Women’s 400H
Nicholas Anderson	Kentucky	Men’s 110H
Rebecca Famurewa	Kentucky	Women’s DT
Shakeela Saunders	Kentucky	Women’s LJ
Christian Sanders	La Salle	Men’s 800
Dakarai Hightower	Lane	Men’s HJ
Madelin Talbert	Lipscomb	Women’s Steeple
Jarvis Gotch	Louisiana Tech	Men’s LJ
Jada Martin	LSU	Women’s 200
Jordan Moore	LSU	Men’s 110H
Kymber Payne	LSU	Women’s 400H
Michael Cherry	LSU	Men’s 400
Mikiah Brisco	LSU	Women’s 100
Rebekah Wales	LSU	Women’s JT
Carolina Carmichael	Memphis	Women’s PV
Carly Muscaro	Merrimack	Women’s 400
Dakota Dailey-Harris	Miami (FL)	Women’s HJ
Ebony Morrison	Miami (FL)	Women’s 100H
Shakima Wimbley	Miami (FL)	Women’s 200
Shakima Wimbley	Miami (FL)	Women’s 400
Mason Ferlic	Michigan	Men’s Steeple
Shannon Osika	Michigan	Women’s 1500
Steven Bastien	Michigan	Men’s DEC
Taylor McLaughlin	Michigan	Men’s 400H
Timothy Ehrhardt	Michigan St.	Men’s DEC
Goaner Deng	Minnesota	Men’s 800
Jessica Lehman	Minnesota	Women’s HEPT
Nicolle Murphy	Minnesota	Women’s JT
Sean Donnelly	Minnesota	Men’s HT
Curtis Thompson	Mississippi St.	Men’s JT
Erica Bougard	Mississippi St.	Women’s HEPT
John Warren	Missouri	Men’s TJ
Kahmari Montgomery	Missouri	Men’s 400
Laquisha Jackson	Missouri	Women’s 200
Markesh Woodson	Missouri	Men’s 100
Tony Carodine Jr	Missouri	Men’s TJ
Jailah Mason	Morgan St.	Women’s HJ
Joel Roberson	Morgan St.	Men’s 400
Cravon Gillespie	Mt. San Antonio College	Men’s 200
Sarah Firestone	Nebraska	Women’s JT
Tierra Williams	Nebraska	Women’s TJ
Elinor Purrier	New Hampshire	Women’s Steeple
Courtney Frerichs	New Mexico	Women’s Steeple
Jannell Hadnot	New Mexico	Women’s TJ
Javonte Lipsey	North Carolina	Men’s 400H
Kenny Selmon	North Carolina	Men’s 400H
Alexis Perry	North Carolina St.	Women’s 100H
Alexis Perry	North Carolina St.	Women’s LJ
Jonathan Addison Jr	North Carolina St.	Men’s LJ
Bobby Harris	North Florida	Men’s HJ
Brooke Andersen	Northern Ariz.	Women’s HT
Caleb Hoover	Northern Ariz.	Men’s Steeple
Futsum Ziensellassie	Northern Ariz.	Men’s 10000
Kaila Barber	Notre Dame	Women’s 400H
Aisha Cavin	Ohio St.	Women’s 200
Alexis Franklin	Ohio St.	Women’s 400H
Antonio Blanks	Ohio St.	Men’s 400H
Billy Stanley	Ohio St.	Men’s JT
John Murasky	Ohio St.	Men’s SP
Daye Shon Roberson	Oklahoma	Women’s 200
Daye Shon Roberson	Oklahoma	Women’s 400
Dylan Blankenbaker	Oklahoma	Men’s Steeple
Jessica Woodard	Oklahoma	Women’s SP
Julia Reedy	Oklahoma	Women’s HT
Chad Noelle	Oklahoma St.	Men’s 1500
John Teeters	Oklahoma St.	Men’s 100
Kaela Edwards	Oklahoma St.	Women’s 800
Craig Engels	Ole Miss	Men’s 800
Holland Sherrer	Ole Miss	Men’s 800
Michael Erb	Ole Miss	Men’s Steeple
Raven Saunders	Ole Miss	Women’s SP
Alaysha Johnson	Oregon	Women’s 100H
Ariana Washington	Oregon	Women’s 100
Ariana Washington	Oregon	Women’s 200
Brianna Nerud	Oregon	Women’s Steeple
Brittany Mann	Oregon	Women’s SP
Cody Danielson	Oregon	Men’s JT
Deajah Stevens	Oregon	Women’s 100
Deajah Stevens	Oregon	Women’s 200
Devon Allen	Oregon	Men’s 110H
Greg Skipper	Oregon	Men’s HT
Jasmine Todd	Oregon	Women’s 100
Jasmine Todd	Oregon	Women’s LJ
Marcus Chambers	Oregon	Men’s 400
Mitch Modin	Oregon	Men’s DEC
Raevyn Rogers	Oregon	Women’s 800
Samuel Prakel	Oregon	Men’s 1500
Sasha Wallace	Oregon; Castro Valley HS; Holy Names HS, Oakland	Women’s 100H
Sam Mattis	Penn	Men’s DT
Thomas Awad	Penn	Men’s 1500
Brannon Kidder	Penn St.	Men’s 800
Brian Leap	Penn St.	Men’s TJ
Isaiah Harris	Penn St.	Men’s 800
Rachel Fatherly	Penn St.	Women’s SP
Garrett Appier	Pittsburg St.	Men’s SP
Desmond Palmer	Pittsburgh	Men’s 400H
William Kincaid	Portland	Men’s 5000
Adam Bragg	Princeton	Men’s PV
Cecilia Barowski	Princeton	Women’s 800
Scott Filip	Rice	Men’s DEC
Christopher Mirabelli	Rutgers	Men’s JT
Corey Crawford Sr	Rutgers	Men’s LJ
Gabrielle Farquharson	Rutgers	Women’s 100
Gabrielle Farquharson	Rutgers	Women’s 200
Gabrielle Farquharson	Rutgers	Women’s LJ
Robert Atwater	Saginaw Valley	Men’s HJ
Ashley Jenkins	Sam Houston St.	Women’s HT
Tray Oates III	Samford	Men’s PV
Ashley Henderson	San Diego St.	Women’s 200
Julian Harvey	SIU Edwardsville	Men’s LJ
Dondre Echols	South Carolina	Men’s 110H
Natasha Dicks	South Carolina	Women’s TJ
Tyler Brockington	South Carolina	Women’s 400H
Emily Grove	South Dakota	Women’s PV
Jazzelena Black	South Dakota St.	Women’s TJ
Alex Young	Southeastern La.	Men’s HT
Devin King	Southeastern La.	Men’s PV
Adoree’ Jackson	Southern California	Men’s LJ
Alexis Faulknor	Southern California	Women’s 100
Alexis Faulknor	Southern California	Women’s 200
Deanna Hill	Southern California	Women’s 100
Deanna Hill	Southern California	Women’s 200
Eric Sloan III	Southern California	Men’s TJ
Jaide Stepter	Southern California	Women’s 400
Jaide Stepter	Southern California	Women’s 400H
Randall Cunningham II	Southern California	Men’s HJ
Ricky Morgan Jr	Southern California	Men’s 400
Tera Novy	Southern California	Women’s DT
Deanna Price	Southern Ill.	Women’s HT
Joshua Freeman	Southern Ill.	Men’s SP
Kyle Landon	Southern Ill.	Men’s HJ
Jennifer Lopez	St. Ambrose	Women’s 20K RW
Elise Cranny	Stanford	Women’s 1500
Grant Fisher	Stanford	Men’s 5000
Harrison Williams	Stanford	Men’s DEC
Mackenzie Little	Stanford	Women’s JT
Olivia Baker	Stanford	Women’s 800
Sean McGorty	Stanford	Men’s 1500
Sean McGorty	Stanford	Men’s 5000
Valarie Allman	Stanford	Women’s DT
Demi Payne	Stephen F. Austin	Women’s PV
Dontavius Wright	Stillman	Men’s 400
Freddie Crittenden III	Syracuse	Men’s 110H
Brianna McGhee	TCU	Women’s 100H
Ronnie Baker	TCU	Men’s 100
Cassandra Wertman	Tennessee	Women’s SP
Chelsea Blaase	Tennessee	Women’s 10000
Christian Coleman	Tennessee	Men’s 100
Christian Coleman	Tennessee	Men’s 200
Felicia Brown	Tennessee	Women’s 200
Jacob Blankenship	Tennessee	Men’s PV
Nathan Strother	Tennessee	Men’s 400
Aldrich Bailey Jr	Texas	Men’s 200
Aldrich Bailey Jr	Texas	Men’s 400
Ariel Jones	Texas	Women’s 400H
Byron Robinson	Texas	Men’s 400H
Courtney Okolo	Texas	Women’s 200
Courtney Okolo	Texas	Women’s 400
Kaitlin Petrillose	Texas	Women’s PV
Morolake Akinosun	Texas	Women’s 100
Morolake Akinosun	Texas	Women’s 200
Ryan Crouser	Texas	Men’s SP
Teahna Daniels	Texas	Women’s 100
Annie Kunz	Texas A&M	Women’s HEPT
Audie Wyatt	Texas A&M	Men’s PV
Audrey Malone	Texas A&M	Women’s JT
Chase Wolfle	Texas A&M	Men’s PV
Devin Jenkins	Texas A&M	Men’s 200
Donavan Brazier	Texas A&M	Men’s 800
Fred Kerley	Texas A&M	Men’s 400
Maggie Malone	Texas A&M	Women’s JT
Robert Grant	Texas A&M	Men’s 400H
Shamier Little	Texas A&M	Women’s 400H
Shelbi Vaughan	Texas A&M	Women’s DT
Will Williams	Texas A&M	Men’s LJ
Jeron Robinson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Men’s HJ
Bradley Adkins	Texas Tech	Men’s HJ
Hannah Carson	Texas Tech	Women’s DT
Hannah Carson	Texas Tech	Women’s JT
Kyle Collins	Texas Tech	Men’s 400
Trey Culver	Texas Tech	Men’s HJ
Elizabeth McMillian	Tulane	Women’s 200
Elizabeth McMillian	Tulane	Women’s 400
Jasmine Blocker	Tulane	Women’s 400
Annette Melcher	U.S. Air Force	Women’s 800
Cale Simmons	U.S. Air Force	Men’s PV
Dylan Bell	U.S. Air Force	Men’s PV
Joseph Uhle	U.S. Air Force	Men’s PV
Paige Blackburn	U.S. Air Force	Women’s DT
Lloyd Sicard	UC Irvine	Men’s 110H
Breana Jemison	UC Riverside	Women’s SP
Kylie Price	UCLA	Women’s LJ
Morgann LeLeux	UL-Lafayette	Women’s PV
Bryce Miller	UMKC	Men’s Steeple
Kaysee Pilgrim	UNLV	Women’s HJ
Matthew O’Neal	USF	Men’s TJ
Simone Charley	Vanderbilt	Women’s TJ
Hanna Green	Virginia Tech	Women’s 800
Thomas Curtin	Virginia Tech	Men’s 5000
Jessie Merckle	Wake Forest	Women’s JT
Carson Fuller	Washington	Men’s JT
Izaic Yorks	Washington	Men’s 1500
Craig Allen	Washington St.	Men’s 400H
Bethany Drake	Western Wash.	Women’s JT
Katie Reichert	Western Wash.	Women’s JT
Damien Odle	Wichita St.	Men’s JT
Kelsey Card	Wisconsin	Women’s SP
Kelsey Card	Wisconsin	Women’s DT
Zach Ziemek	Wisconsin	Men’s DEC
Conner Neu	Youngstown St.	Men’s HT

Zoe Buckman (Oregon)

Zoe Buckman

Player Profile:

Position:	Middle Distance
Height:	5'7"
Year:	Senior
Hometown:	Canberra, Australia
High School:	Canberra Grammar School for Girls
Experience:	4 Letters

2-Time Pac-10 Champion (800 Meters, 1,500 Meters)
4-Time All-American
The 2010 Pac-10 champion at 1,500 meters and the 2009 Pac-10 800 meter champion established herself as one of the NCAA’s top middle distance runners with a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters at the 2008 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Ran the fifth-fastest 800 meters in school history (2:02.50) at the 2008 NCAA West Regional. Is a two-time NCAA Cross Country Championships competitor and a three-time NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier. The World Junior Championships veteran joined the Ducks for spring term 2007 after completing her high school career in Australia. Returns to Eugene in the fall of 2010 with one season of cross country and one season of indoor track remaining.
2010-11: Indoors - Brilliant finish to her Oregon career at the NCAA Championships where she took third in the mile in a personal-best 4:33.76 to help the Ducks win their second straight NCAA title. That was the third-fastest time in school history. Was the pace-setter for the most of the race before yielding to teammate Jordan Hasay. Was the top collegian and fourth overall in the mile at the UW Invitational, running a personal-best 4:37.84 that was the third-best time in school history. Helped Oregon win the MPSF team title by anchoring the winning distance medley relay team (11:09.75). Won the mile at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview in 4:45.79. Cross Country - Led Oregon to an impressive win at the season-opening John Frank Memorial with her first place finish in 16:00.6 (4,500 meters). Was Oregon's No. 4 runner at the Notre Dame invitational, finishing 29th in 17:17 (5,000 meters) as the Ducks claimed second. The Ducks' No. 4 runner at the Pac-10 Championships, where she was 23rd overall in 20:40.32 (6,000 meters). Posted career-best 10th place finish at the NCAA West Regional (20:24.73/6,000 meters) to help Oregon automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. Was Oregon's No. 3 scorer in her final NCAA Championships race (81st, 21:11.5/6,000 meters). Pac-10 all-academic honorable mention. Season Bests: Indoors - Mile - 4:33.76 (PR), NCAA Championships, College Station, Texas (3/12/11).
2009-10: Pac-10 1,500 meter champion. Outdoors - Ranked second nationally in the 1,500 meters and 17th in the 800. Big performer for the record-setting Pac-10 champions. Won the 1,500 meters in 4:15.95 and came back to place third in the 800 meters in a season-best 2:05.51. Opened season with a terrific second-place run in the 1,500 meters, 4:12.80, at the Oregon Preview. That time was the early nationnal leader and ranked fourth in school history. After running the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational (2:08.19), traveled to her native Australia to participate in the Australian Championships at Perth. There, ran the 1,500 meters and finished third (4:18.58). Returned to the states in time for the Penn Relays, where she ran the anchor leg on Oregon's third-place 4x800 meter relay team (8:32.40). Was the top collegian and fourth overall in the 800 at the Oregon Relays (2:07.48). Won the 1,500 in her final regular season appearance at Hayward Field, running 4:16.66. After the Pac-10 meet, focused on the 1,500 meters for the NCAA championships. Won her preliminary heat at the NCAA West Regional in 4:23.16 before advancing through the quarterfinals with a time of 4:18.93. Was fifth in her heat in the 1,500 meter semifinals in 4:19.02 at the NCAA Championships and just missed advancing to the finals. Pac-10 all-academic honorable mention. Indoors - Ran the 800 leg on Oregon's runner-up distance medley relay team. That team set the school record in 10:58.96 as Oregon won the team title for the first time in school history. Also an NCAA participant in the 800 meters. Helped Oregon win its first-ever MPSF title with a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters in 2:06.78. Followed that with an indoor personal-best 2:05.72 at the UW Last Chance Qualifier. That time ranks tied for third all-time at the University. Took third in the 800 meters at the Jan. 30 Texas A&M Challenge in 2:06.79. Opened season by clocking 2:07.99 in the 800 meters at the UW Indoor Preview. Cross Country - Made season Oregon debut at the Bill Dellinger Invitational. Also appeared in her third Pac-10 Championships and NCAA West Regional race. Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic honorable mention. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.51, Pac-10 Championships, Berkeley, Calif. (5/16/10); 1,500 Meters - 4:12.80 (PR), Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore. (3/20/10). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:05.72 (PR), UW Last Chance Qualifier, Seattle, Wash. (3/6/10).
2008-09: The Pac-10 champion at 800 meters and a key member of Oregon’s record-setting distance medley relay team. Earned All-America status after helping Oregon’s distance medley relay team place sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in a school-record 11:02.81. That effort was part of Oregon’s best-ever finish at the indoor nationals, a tie for ninth. Outdoors, had six top-five finishes at 800 meters. Helped Oregon win the Pepsi Team Invitational with a second-place showing in 2:08.28. Was also second at the Oregon Relays in 2:06.66. Win in the 800 in 2:05.39 scored 10 points towards Oregon’s record-setting total at the Pac-10 Championships, as the women took home the team trophy for the first time in 17 years. Placed second in the 800 (2:06.44) at the NCAA West Regional to advance to her third NCAA Outdoor Championships. After advancing through her preliminary heat at the NCAA meet, ran a season-best time, 2:04.68, to finish fourth in her semifinal. Also ran a personal best at 1,500 meters, 4:15.66 (school’s No. 7 all-time mark), at the Oregon Twilight. A top-six runner for Oregon in five cross country races, including all three championship events. Season debut was a 16th-place showing at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (21:21.73). Took second at the Mike Hodges Invitational (17:15) before helping Oregon finish second at the Pac-10, NCAA West Regional and NCAA Championships for the second year in a row. Pac-10 Track & Field All-Academic honorable mention. Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic honorable mention. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:04.68, NCAA Championships, Fayetteville, Ark. (6/11/09); 1,500 Meters - 4:15.66, Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/9/09). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:09.17, New Balance Invitational, New York, N.Y. (2/7/09).
2007-08: All-American at 800 meters. Sensational sophomore season at the 800-meter distance where she ran fourth at the NCAA Championships and second at both the Pac-10 Championships and the NCAA West Regional. Had a first place finish in the 800 at the Oregon Preview and a couple of seconds at the Pepsi Team Invitational and the Oregon Twilight before her spring heated up in the championship season. Took home second at the Pac-10 Championships in 2:04.52. Repeated that performance at the NCAA West Regional where she ran a personal-best 2:02.50, the fifth-fastest 800 time at Oregon. Won her semifinal heat at the NCAA Championships (2:03.64) to move on to the finals where she placed fourth (2:04.69) to earn her first career All-America award. Also drew assignments on Oregon’s 4x400 meter relay team. In her first indoor season, placed second in the 800 meters at the MPSF Championships in 2:06.88. Ran on Oregon’s NCAA Championships distance medley relay team that finished ninth (11:22.06). Helped Oregon set the school’s distance medley record, 11:10.48, earlier in the indoor season. Excelled in her first ever season of cross country, improving each time she competed. In NCAA Championships, unleashed a strong kick the final mile to gain 30 places and place 39th overall (21:06). Added All-Region honors in the West Regional (21st, 21:03) and a 17th-place finish in the Pac-10 Championships (20:42). USTFCCCA All-Academic first team. Pac-10 Track & Field All-Academic honorable mention. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:02.50 (PR), NCAA West Regional, Northridge, Calif. (5/31/08); 1,500 Meters - 4:20.57, Mt. SAC Relays, Walnut, Calif. (4/17/08). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:06.88, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (3/1/08).
2006-07: NCAA Championships qualifier in the 800 meters. Enrolled at Oregon in March for outdoor track season and made NCAA outdoor debut at 800 meters. In weeks prior, finished top-four in 800 meters in West Regional and Pac-10 Championships. Was also a 1,500 meter regional qualifier and ranked second on team and first among Pac-10 freshmen in both the 800 and 1,500 meters. Season Bests: 800 Meters - 2:06.82, NCAA West Regional, Eugene, Ore. (5/26/07); 1,500 Meters - 4:24.68, Cardinal Invitational, Stanford, Calif. (4/29/07).
Prep: Finished 11th in the 2006 World Junior Championships in both the 800 and 1,500 meters (2:05.60/4:20.59). Also competed as a member of Australia’s 4x400 meter relay team in the 2004 World Junior Championships. Australia’s 2006 national under-20 800 meter champion and 1,500 meter runner-up.
Personal: Psychology major.
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 2:02.50,NCAA West Regional,
Northridge, Calif., 5/31/081,500 Meters - 4:12.80,Oregon Preview,
Eugene, Ore., 3/20/10Mile - 4:33.76 (i)NCAA Championships,
College Station, Texas, 3/12/11
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships2010 - 1,500 Meters s-6th, 4:19.02
2009 - 800 Meters, s-4th, 2:04.68
2008 -  800 Meters, 4th, 2:04.69
2007 - 800 Meters
NCAA Indoor Track Championships2011 - Mile, 3rd, 4:33.76
2010 - 800 Meters, 17th, 2:10.35
2010 - Distance Medley Relay, 2nd, 10:58.96
2009 - Distance Medley Relay, 6th, 11:02.81
2008 - Distance Medley Relay, 9th, 11:24.83
NCAA Cross Country Championships2010 - 81st, 21:11.5
2008 - 100th, 21:12.5
2007 - 39th, 21:06
NCAA West Regional Track Championships2010 - 1,500 Meters, 4th, 4:18.93
2009 - 800 Meters, 2nd, 2:04.66
2008 - 800 Meters, 2nd, 2:02.50
2007 - 800 Meters, 5th, 2:06.82
NCAA Cross Country West Regional
2010 - 10th, 20:24.73
2009 - 42nd, 22:01.71
2008 - 34th, 21:00.53
2007 - 21st, 21:02.50
Pac-10 Track Championships2010 - 1,500 Meters, 1st, 4:15.95
2010 - 800 Meters, 3rd, 2:05.51
2009 - 800 Meters, 1st, 2:05.39
2008 - 800 Meters, 2nd, 2:04.52
2007 - 800 Meters, 3rd, 2:07.48
Pac-10 Cross Country Championships2010 - 23rd, 20:40.32
2009 - 36th, 21:04.83
2008 - 32nd, 21:09.26
2007 - 17th, 20:41.5

David McNeill Athlete Profile

David McNeill

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• COUNTRY
  Australia
• DATE OF BIRTH
  6 OCT 1986

• PERSONAL BESTS
• PROGRESSION
• HONOURS

Personal Best - Outdoor

	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1500 Metres	3:43.14		Melbourne	09 FEB 2007
One Mile	4:03.86		Melbourne	30 JAN 2007
3000 Metres	7:53.41		Liège (Naimette-Xhovémont)	13 JUL 2011
5000 Metres	13:18.60		Heusden-Zolder	07 JUL 2012
10,000 Metres	27:45.01		Palo Alto, CA	02 MAY 2015

Personal Best - Indoor

	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
5000 Metres	13:36.41		Fayetteville, AR	12 MAR 2010

Progression - Outdoor

1500 Metres

	Performance	Place	Date
2007	3:43.14	Melbourne	09 FEB

1500 Metres Progression - Outdoor

Season	Mark
2007	Dec 31, 1899, 12:03:43 AM

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One Mile

	Performance	Place	Date
2007	4:03.86	Melbourne	30 JAN

One Mile Progression - Outdoor

Season	Mark
2007	Dec 31, 1899, 12:04:03 AM

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3000 Metres

	Performance	Place	Date
2016	7:54.29	Kuortane	25 JUN
2011	7:53.41	Liège (Naimette-Xhovémont)	13 JUL
2007	8:03.64	Brisbane	10 MAR

3000 Metres Progression - Outdoor

Season	Mark
2007	Dec 31, 1899, 12:08:03 AM
2011	Dec 31, 1899, 12:07:53 AM
2016	Dec 31, 1899, 12:07:54 AM

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5000 Metres

	Performance	Place	Date
2015	13:28.26	Joensuu	23 JUL
2014	13:28.13	Portland, OR	15 JUN
2012	13:18.60	Heusden-Zolder	07 JUL
2011	13:29.37	Barcelona	22 JUL
2010	13:25.63	Palo Alto, CA	26 MAR
2009	13:30.63	Walnut, CA	17 APR
2008	13:35.07	Palo Alto, CA	04 MAY
2007	13:52.51	Melbourne	02 MAR

5000 Metres Progression - Outdoor

Season	Mark
2007	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:52 AM
2008	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:35 AM
2009	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:30 AM
2010	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:25 AM
2011	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:29 AM
2012	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:18 AM
2014	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:28 AM
2015	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:28 AM

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10,000 Metres

	Performance	Place	Date
2015	27:45.01	Palo Alto, CA	02 MAY
2013	28:37.44	Melbourne (Albert Park)	12 DEC
2012	28:09.58	Palo Alto, CA	29 APR
2011	28:12.66	Melbourne (Albert Park)	10 DEC
2009	29:18.59	Berlin (Olympiastadion)	17 AUG
2008	28:03.02	Melbourne (OP)	11 DEC

10,000 Metres Progression - Outdoor

Season	Mark
2008	Dec 31, 1899, 12:28:03 AM
2009	Dec 31, 1899, 12:29:18 AM
2011	Dec 31, 1899, 12:28:12 AM
2012	Dec 31, 1899, 12:28:09 AM
2013	Dec 31, 1899, 12:28:37 AM
2015	Dec 31, 1899, 12:27:45 AM

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Progression - Indoor

5000 Metres

	Performance	Place	Date
2010	13:36.41	Fayetteville, AR	12 MAR

5000 Metres Progression - Indoor

Season	Mark
2010	Dec 31, 1899, 12:13:36 AM

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Honours - 5000 Metres

	Rank	Mark	Wind	Place	Date
The XXX Olympic Games	12h1	13:45.88		London (Olympic Stadium)	08 AUG 2012

Honours - 10,000 Metres

	Rank	Mark	Wind	Place	Date
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	24	29:18.59		Berlin (Olympiastadion)	17 AUG 2009

Honours - Senior Race

	Rank	Mark	Wind	Place	Date
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2015	87	40:15		Guiyang (Qingzhen)	28 MAR 2015
39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships	41	36:06		Punta Umbría	20 MAR 2011
36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships	68	37:41		Edinburgh (Holyrood Park)	30 MAR 2008
35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships	64	39:41		Mombasa	24 MAR 2007

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