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Men’s Profiles
RS-Junior
Lake Oswego, Ore.
Lake Oswego High School
Middle Distance
Pac-12 Champion (800 Meters)
School Record
(Distance Medley Relay-i)
5-Time All-American
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 1:45.06,
NCAA Championships,
Des Moines, Iowa, 6/10/11
1,500 Meters - 3:45.84,
Pepsi Team Invitational,
Eugene, Ore., 4/7/12
Mile - 4:05.35,
Oregon Twilight,
Eugene, Ore., 5/8/10
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships
2012 - 800 Meters, 3rd, 1:46.05
2011 - 800 Meters, 3rd, 1:45.06
2010 - 800 Meters, 10th, 1:46.99
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
2011 - 800 Meters, 15th, 1:54.48
2010 - 800 Meters, 10th, 1:50.55
Pac-12 Track Championships
2012 - 800 Meters, 1st, 1:48.48
2012 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 3rd, 3:08.30
2011 - 800 Meters, 2nd, 1:47.70 (Pac-10)
2011 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 4th, 3:07.21 (Pac-10)
2010 - 800 Meters, 2nd, 1:48.66 (Pac-10)
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 4th, 3:10.13 (Pac-10)
Elijah Greer
MEN’S PROFILES
One of the nation’s top runners at 800 meters. Pac-12 champion, NCAA third-place fi nisher and U.S.
Olympic Trials fi nalist as a junior in 2012. Ranks third in school history in the 800 meters (1:45.06). Was
third in the 800 at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore in 2011. Also the Pac-10’s 800 meter runner-up
twice (2010-11). A 2010 and 2011 USA Championships semifi nalist at 800 meters. Four-time state champion
ranked second nationally at 800 meters among all U.S. high school runners in 2009. Owns the fi fth-fastest
800 time in U.S. high school history, 1:47.68 from the 2008 USATF Junior Track and Field Championships.
Pulled off an impressive double victory at the 2009 Oregon state championships, winning both the 800
meters and 1,500 meters.
2011-12: Outdoors - Long outdoor season saw him run all the way to the finals of the 800 meters at the
U.S. Olympic Trials. Opened year with a couple of longer runs at 1,500 meters in the Oregon Preview and
the Pepsi Team Invitational. Won the race at the Pepsi meet in a personal-best 3:45.84. At the Penn Relays,
ran the anchor leg on Oregon’s runner-up 4x800 meter relay (7:20.22) and lead leg on the fourth-place
distance medley relay (9:43.11). Returned to the 800 meters for the conference championships, where he
claimed his first Pac-12 title in 1:48.48. Also took the third leg on the third-place 4x400 meter relay team
(3:08.30) to help the Ducks win their sixth straight league crown. Dropped seasonal 800 time to 1:48.08 in
advancing through the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to the NCAA Championships. There, Survived a
rugged semifinal race in 1:46.22, before taking third in the finals for the second straight year (1:46.05). After
the collegiate season, made an impressive run at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 800 meters. Was second in his
opening round heat in 1:47.42 to move on to the semifinals. In the semis, was an automatic qualifier for the
finals with a third-place finish in 1:46.28. In the finals, ran a season-best 1:45.40 in a sixth-place finish. Also
ran the 800 in a pair of meets in Europe over the summer. Indoors - Redshirt season. Pac-12 all-academic
honorable mention. Cross Country - Did not compete. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:45.40, U.S.
Olympic Trials, Eugene, Ore. (6/25/12); 1,500 Meters - 3:45.84 (PR), Pepsi Team Invitational, Eugene, Ore.
(4/7/12).
2010-11: Outdoors - Posted his best showing at the NCAA Championships, finishing third in the 800
meters, to close out the college season. Won his national semifinal 800 meter heat in 1:47.17 before setting a
personal-best of 1:45.06 in the final, finishing third. That was the third-fastest time in school history trailing
only Olympians Joaquim Cruz and Andrew Wheating. Strong performance at the NCAA West Preliminary
meet, where he had the top quarterfinal time in the 800 meters, 1:45.98. Also timed the top opening round
time of 1:48.56. Was the Pac-10 runner-up in the 800 meters as Oregon won its fifth-straight league title. Ran
a season-best 1:47.70 in the final. Also took the third leg on Oregon’s fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team
(3:07.21). Helped Oregon set an outdoor school record in the distance medley relay (9:28.01) at the Oregon
Twilight with his 1:46.30 800 meter leg. Ran a personal-best 3:48.98 in the 1,500 meters at the Oregon
Relays. Helped Oregon tie UCLA by winning the 800 meters (1:50.46) and running a leg on the winning
4x400 meter relay team. Opened up with a strong third-place finish in the 800 meters at the Pepsi Team
Invitational (1:48.87). Also ran the third leg of the winning 4x400 meter relay team (3:10.93). Following the
collegiate season, advanced to the semifinals of the 800 meters at the USA Championships. Was second in his
preliminary heat in 1:46.86 to advance to the semifinals. Finished fifth in the semifinals (1:49.52), missing
the national final by one spot. Pac-10 all-academic second team. Indoors - Ran a nation-leading 1:47.02 in
winning the 800 meters at the Husky Classic. Indoor personal-best ranked second in school history behind
only Andrew Wheating (1:46.36) and was just .03 off his outdoor PR. Wrapped season with an appearance
in the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships. At the MPSF Championships, ran the 800 meter leg on the
winning distance medley relay that clocked the second-fastest time in NCAA history: 9:26.78. That was also
a school and MPSF meet record. Solid time in a win at 800 meters (1:48.45) at the UW Invitational. Also ran
the 800 leg on the winning distance medley relay team (9:35.98). Won the 600 at the season-opening UW
Indoor Preview (1:18.51). Cross Country - Did not compete. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:45.06
(PR), NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa, Ore. (6/10/11); 1,500 Meters - 3:48.98, Oregon Relays,
Eugene, Ore. (4/22/11). Indoors - 800 Meters - 1:47.02 (PR), Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/12/11).
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