MILE 4:01.19 (0.0) 5 MILE (XC) 24:51.4. U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: Had a sensational performance in Eugene, missing out on the Team USA Olympic roster by one spot in the 800m and two in the 1500m … Placed fourth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:46.03 … Finished fifth in the 1500m with a personal-best and school-record time of 3:37.66. Engels also set a new personal best of 4:01.19 at the Husky Classic for 12th place. PP: The jean mile is before you guys so maybe not this year. CE: They asked me non-stop: Did I want to stay with Vanhoy or did I want to join a group? I’m gonna leave that up to my intrinsic feeling where if they’re putting this much faith in me, I won’t be doing any extreme sports until at least after Tokyo. For more from the Craig Engels interview, check out the latest episode of the Summer of Miles Podcast. ... Graduate from Ole Miss came in fourth in the 1500 meter in the 2016 Olympic Trials. He would ask Jenkins if I would be a good fit. Engels attended Ronald W. Reagan High School until he graduated in 2012. When I came [to Oxford] we haven’t run on roads. Craig Engels is attracting a lot of attention at the NCAA outdoor track & field championships this week, and it has little to do with the reason he’s actually there. It’s really cool that Oxford, Mississippi. Am I right to say that’s always been your mentality to go for it. Another notable from this one would be Julian Oakley from New-zealand by way of Providence Providence Julian Julian Oakley, Oakley Oakley, Oakley, up up up up top top. I actually don’t really know the plan right now. I could maybe do an 800 but for all I know, I’m just training for 20 days trying to get fit for Sir Walter. Without really making Ray Flynn or Nike upset, is there any verbiage in your contract that says no more skiing activities while you’re competing? When you got there, everything seemed to fall in place. Engels, Ole Miss’ senior distance runner, has a unique look. Just four months after this, during winter break, Engels decided to terminate his enrollment at NC State. Once i heard that the Oregon Project was interested, then it was over. CE: Yeah. First came the agent, then the shoe company before the training group. His next race will possibly be an attempt to break the four-minute mile barrier for the first time in his career at the 2017 Sir Walter Miler race in Raleigh, North Carolina. Do you know what events you may be running while you’re out there? CE: That’ll be fun. I feel like there would be a lot ore arguments and people not getting along but it’s crazy how well they did here at Ole Miss. Then you had a solid outdoor season and almost won a national title in the 1,500. After officially joining the Nike Oregon Project, Engels raced the Sir Walter Miler, where he finished a close second in 3:57.67 to former high school standout and professional Adidas athlete Drew Hunter’s 3:57.32 efforts for first. Craig Engels is on Facebook. During the 2015 NCAA Cross Country season, Engels placed second on the team and 16th overall at the SEC Championships with an 8K time of 24:00.00, followed by a 15th-place finish in the 9.725 Kilometer Race at the NCAA South Region Championships with a time of 31:09.2, earning All-Region honors. Despite being lucky to gain entry at the last minute into the fields, he finished 4th in the 800m and 5th over 1,500m, barely missing a … date, kickoff time, TV channel; complete NFL playoff schedule, Thacker Mountain Radio Hour expanding into Tennessee for Fall season, Read to Them partners with local schools for Mississippi Reads One Book, Area students selected to State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, Lafayette County School District updates return to school plan, University of Mississippi announces Spring 2021, Commencement plans, Free WiFi made available to all Oxford Housing residents. Craig Engels on Speed (and getting kicked off his XC team) In this conversation, Craig and I discuss a whole host of issues: How he got hooked on running as a high schooler; Why his transfer to Ole Miss in college catapulted his career; Training specifics: mileage, workouts, long runs, and more! Read more Craig Engels is attracting a lot of attention at the NCAA outdoor track & field championships this week, and it has little to do with the reason he’s actually there. He competed for the United States at the 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where he won the men's 1500 meters. I love the team. I just thought ‘Oh cool. It was such a successful season in cross country and going into indoors, we were all focused for the DMR. PP: Without going too much into armchair psychologist on you. I know the Oregon project is who you’re running with now and they tend to go to St. Moritz to train. 2 in school history … made his 1500m Rebel debut at the Virginia Challenge, breaking the school record with a time of 3:40.28 … made his outdoor Rebel debut at the Border Clash in the 800m, finishing second with a time of 1:48.27. TRACK & FIELD RESULTS REPORTING SYSTEM Copyright © 2020 DirectAthletics, Inc. The Blue Devils and Chargers ... You probably could’ve gone pro then but you rolled the dice and took a chance. [3] His best high school mile time was recorded at the 2012 Adidas Grand Prix Dream Mile, where he ran 4:03.96, which as of 2017 is the state high school record mile time for North Carolina. Where are you right now? Most of the 800 guys couldn’t come back for a 1,500. After a strong outdoor season in 2016, he decided to run at Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. In the last race of the season Engels Finished 160th overall at the NCAA Championships with a 10K time of 31:31.7. I sat down on the ski slope, looked at my phone and looked up the protocol and time period for recovery. It was six days so i’m not crediting myself too much. INDOOR: Earned USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors as the 800m leg of the Rebels’ distance medley relay team that placed third at the NCAA Championships … Ran 800m leg of the SEC Champion DMR team that won the third-straight DMR crown for Ole Miss at the SEC Championships … Finished seventh in the 800m at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:49.86 … All-SEC first team … Finished eighth in the mile at the Iowa State Classic with a season-best time of 4:01.80 … Finished fifth in the 800m at the Penn State National with an indoor personal-best time of 1:47.75 that ranks him fourth in school history … Ran 800m leg of the fourth-place DMR team at the Penn State National that set a school record with a time of 9:30.48 … Placed third in the 800m at the Conference Clash with a time of 1:49. View profile View profile badges Get a job like Craig’s. I have not run on roads since I got here. He faded out of medal contention in the last 600 meters but still ran 3:34.24, just .20 off his personal best. pic.twitter.com/vRrtoAJArU, — NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 8, 2017, @OleMissRebels track runner Craig Engels has a sweet mullet and stache to go with it pic.twitter.com/iZtQUZi3r4, The most American track athlete ever. Even ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell, who often points out odd or interesting things to his nearly 1.8 million Twitter followers, tweeted multiple photos of Engels on Wednesday, calling Engels “the star” of the championships. Masters Student at Ole Miss. There’s just so many people. “Craig’s definitely an interesting guy,” Ole Miss assistant track coach Ryan Vanhoy told FloTrack. 3 in the NCAA in 2016 … I know Ryan Vanhoy has helped built that up and as you mention, there’s a lot of guys running fast in that 800-miler range. Everyone’s down here for a different reason and it’s pretty cool. Everyone’s got talent. Did you lean on him or ask him any questions before you made that decision? Skip To Main Content. He also made his 1500m Rebel debut at the Virginia Challenge, breaking the school record with a time of 3:40.28. I know he’s joking but he might be serious so we’ll look into it.” It’s a really good relationship. I wanted to be with a company where they would let me stay with Vanhoy if I needed to and one that may be interested in starting a professional group in Oxford, Mississippi. In addition to running cross country and track, he played for his school's soccer team and was a member of the Earth Club at his school. He then set a school record with a second-place finish in the 1500m at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:38.82, which was the third fastest time in the NCAA in 2016. | Add your comment, It’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me, Eagle Readers. I think I fly to Raleigh on the 31st so I’m pretty much there to train. During the 2018 indoor season, Engels knocked nearly four seconds off his mile personal best at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University, finishing in 3:53.93. So signing a contract to be a pro runner, when did you realize that this may become a reality? I certainly would like to be there for that. He finished fourth in the men’s 1,500 meter final at the 2017 U.S. Where are we speaking to you from? 1500 3:37.75 (0.0) 8K (XC) 24:00.0. | Add your comment, Everything is still in front of Lafayette, Oxford and Water Valley as the regular football season is nearing its conclusion. CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 160th overall at the NCAA Championships with a 10K time of 31:31.7 … Finished 15th in the 9.725K at the NCAA South Region Championships with a time of 31:09.2, earning All-Region honors … Placed second on the team and 16th overall at the SEC Championships with an 8K time of 24:00.00 … Finished 158th and fourth on the team in the 8K at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational with a time of 24:47.8 … Finished 26th overall and fifth on the team at the Greater Louisville Classic with an 8K time of 24:36.7 … USTFCCCA XC All-Academic … SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.2014-15OUTDOOR: Earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors in the 800m by finishing 10th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:47.33, the eighth-fastest time of the semifinals and .04 seconds from advancing … finished third at the NCAA East Prelims with a time of 1:47.16 in the 800m … earned bronze in the 1500m at the SEC Championships with a time of 3:45.37 … All-SEC second team … finished 10th in the 5000m at the SEC Championships (14:20.27) … raced to a personal-best 800m time of 1:46.13 at the LSU Invitational that ranks him No. After finishing third in the NCAA East Prelims with a time of 1:47.16, Engels went on to finish 10th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:47.33, the eighth-fastest time of the semifinals and .04 seconds from advancing which earned him Second team All-America honors. I was asked this question the other day and I answered “The trials last year.” I’ll stick with that answer. #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/Hi7qOHPoAi, — Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) June 7, 2017, This Ole Miss track and field athlete has the most glorious mullet-mustache combo https://t.co/7S5XKvw9jt pic.twitter.com/Pp50JBqTHr, — The Comeback (@thecomeback) June 8, 2017, Craig Engels and his 'stache will lead the pack to the #ncaaTF 1500 finals. PP: I totally forgot about that but it seems you made the best of it.

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