Colin Sahlman is an American middle- and long-distance runner.
Career
Sahlman competes for Northern Arizona University.[1] He ran for Newbury Park High School previously, where he won the 2021 RunningLane Cross Country Championships and ran personal bests of 8:33.32 in the 3200 meters and 3:56.24 in the mile shortly after graduating, at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic.[2] He was also awarded the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year both overall and in cross country.[3][4]
At the 2024 John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, he set a personal best of 3:53.17 in the mile, setting a school record for NAU in the process.
Shortly after, Northern Arizona would compete at the 2024 Husky classic, where Sahlman would race the 800 meters and run both a personal best and school record of 1:47.88. Sahlman would lower his record to 1:47.48 later at the 2024 Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.99 (Tucson 2023)
- 1500 metres – 3:33.96 (Azusa, CA 2024)
- Mile – 3:56.24 (Eugene 2022)
- 5000 metres – 13:42.98 (Palo Alto, CA 2023)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:47.48 (Spokane, WA 2024)
- 1500 metres – 3:44.05 (New York 2022)
- Mile – 3:53.17 (Boston 2024)
- 5000 metres – 13:52.42 (Boston 2023)
References
- ^ Colin Sahlman at World Athletics
- ^ "Colin Sahlman adds another 'proud' moment to his star career at Prefontaine Classic". Los Angeles Times. May 28, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ ESPN News Services (July 19, 2022). "Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Colin Sahlman". nauathletics.com. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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