Professional Athlete Start Lists & Biographies 2016

Women’s Start List USATF 1 Mile Road Championship Bib

Name

Residence

Personal Best

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Heather Kampf Rebecca Addison Kristen Findley Brook Handler Christy Cazzola Tabor Scholl Eleanor Fulton Nicole Blood Maddie Van Beek Ayla Granados Meghan Peyton Katy Moen Gabriele Grunewald

Minneapolis, Minn. Spring Lake, Mich. Portland, Ore. Ann Arbor, Mich. Atlanta, Ga. Boulder, Colo. Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. Fargo, N.D. San Francisco, Calif. Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn

4:21.39 4:42.99 4:30.26 4:27.75 4:29.14 4:39.84 4:38.37 4:42.40 4:44.53 4:55.1 4:40.5 4:50.04 4.21.3

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Women’s Biographies Heather Kampf - Bib No. 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota Age: 29 DOB: 1-19-1987 College: Minnesota @heatherraekampf Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:00.04 4:04.50 4:21.39 8:58.34

Highlights:

3rd-place, 2016 Drake Relays, 1500m Champion, 2016 Grand Blue Mile Runner-up, 2016 Boston BAA Mile 4th-place, 2016 Millrose Games, Mile Champion, 2015 USA 1 Mile Road Championships Champion, 2015 Grand Blue Mile Runner-up, 2015 Boston BAA Mile 6th-place, 2015 Millrose Games, Mile 4th-place, 2014 NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile Champion, 2014 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 6th-place, 2014 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m Champion, 2014 USA 1 Mile Road Championships Runner-up, 2014 BAA Mile Finalist, 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 1500m Runner-up, 2013 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 3rd-place, 2013 USA 1 Mile Championships Champion, 2012 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 7th-Place, 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials 800m Champion, 2012 USA 1 Mile Road Championships Runner-up, 2011 USA 1 Mile Road Championships

2015 Medtronic TC 1 Mile champion Heather Kampf, a member of the Twin Cities In Motion-supported Team USA Minnesota program, attended Rosemount High School where her prep career included Minnesota Class AA state titles in the 400-meters and 800-meters. At the University of Minnesota, she became the most decorated Gopher women's track and field athlete in history as a nine-time All-American and an NCAA champion at 800-meters. Kampf is a three-time USA 1 Mile Road champion.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Rebecca Addison - Bib No. 3 Ann Arbor, Mich. Age: 24 DOB: 5-28-1991 College: Michigan @baycaaddison Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:03.71 4:08.93 4:42.99 9:25.41

Highlights:

5th-place, 2016 Boston BAA Mile Runner-up, 2015 Medtronic TC 1 Mile Champion, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m Champion, Alex Wilson Invitational, Mile Champion, 2014 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m 3rd-place, 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 1500m Runner-up, 2013 Kansas Relays, 800m 3rd-place, 2012 Big Ten Cross Country Championships

Addison was a member of Michigan’s NCAA champion Distance Medley Relay team while a collegian and was a six-time All-American. She recently came in fifth at the 2016 Boston BAA Mile.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Kristen Findley — Bib No. 5 Portland, Oregon Age: 26 DOB: 3-12-1990 College: Vanderbilt @KFinsToTheLeft Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:08.30 4:14.74 4:30.26 9:15.05

Highlights:

4th-place, 2015 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 4th-place, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m 3rd-place, 2015 Winston Salem Camel City Elite Race, 3000m Champion, 2014 Kansas Road Mile 4th-place, 2014 Ryan Shay Memorial Mile 4th-place, 2013 SEC Outdoor Championships, 1500m 4th-place, 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships, 1500m

Findley received her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2013, and went on to set her 1500m personal best during the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships that summer. Findley recently moved from Austin, Texas to Portland to join the High Performance West training group.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Brook Handler - Bib No. 6 Ann Arbor, Mich Age: 23 DOB: 1-24-1993 College: Michigan @brookycookie4 Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:07.44 4:15.48 4:27.75 9:28.78

Highlights:

Champion, 2016 Boston BAA Mile Runner-up, 2015 Ryan Shay Memorial Mile 6th-place, 2015 Flint Michigan Mile 7th-place, 2015 NCAA Championships, 1500m

Handler completed her undergraduate career at the University of Michigan in 2015, with two-time All -American honors, and is currently a graduate student at Michigan, studying business management. She trains in Ann Arbor with fellow Medtronic TC 1 Mile Pro, Rebecca Addison.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Christy Cazzola - Bib No. 7 Atlanta, Georgia Age: 30 DOB: 6-18-1985 College: Wisconsin-Oshkosh @FiveKrayCazzola Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile

2:02.95 4:14.20 4:29.14

Highlights:

4th-place, 2016 Boston BAA Mile 5th-place, 2015 Sir Walter Miler, Mile 5th-place, Ryan Shay Memorial Mile 6th-place, Medtronic TC 1 Mile 4th-place, 2014 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Semifinalist, 2014 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m Qualifier, 2013 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m

Cazzola won an unprecedented 17 NCAA Division III titles while a student at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She’s a mother of two children, an 8-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Tabor Scholl - Bib No. 8 Boulder, Colorado Age: 19 DOB: 02-04-1997 College: n/a @tabor_scholl Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile

2:11.55 4:25.46 4:39.84

Highlights:

5th-place, Mt. SAC Relays, 1500m 8th-place, Seattle Husky Classic, Mile 6th-place, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m

Scholl was the 2014 Colorado 2A state cross-country champion and took 35th in the junior race at the World Mountain Running Championships that year.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Eleanor Fulton - Bib No. 9 Portland, Oregon Age: 22 DOB: 05-17-1993 College: Washington @EleanorFulton Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:08.36 4:19.59 4:38.37 9:44.79

Highlights:

Champion, 2016 Seattle UW Open, 800m Runner-up, 2016 Alex Wilson Invitational, Mile 6th-place, 2016 Seattle Husky Classic, Mile Champion, 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, Distance Medley 11th-place, 2015 Mt. SAC Relays, 1500m 8th-place, 2015 PAC-12 Championships, 3000m steeplechase Runner-up, 2015 Drake Relays, 4x800 Champion, 2014 Drake Relays, Distance Medley

Fulton recently finished her college career at the University of Washington, where she was a two -time All-American and Drake Relays Distance Medley champion. She became a member of the High Performance West training group, along with fellow Medtronic TC 1 Mile pros Nicole Blood and Kristen Findley.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Nicole Blood - Bib No. 10 Portland, Oregon Age: 28 DOB: 4-25-1988 College: Oregon @NikBlood Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:11.76 4:14.73 4:42.40 9:11.23

Highlights:

9th-place, 2015 Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon 3rd-place, 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships 10,000m Runner-up, 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships 5000m 3rd-place, 2008 NCAA Track & Field Championships 5000m 10th-place, 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships 8th-place, 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships

Nicole Blood was a four-time Pacific 10 Conference champion in cross country and track, a ninetime NCAA All-American, and set the University of Oregon school record in the indoor 5000-meter run. After college, Blood ran professionally with Nike for two years, coached women’s crosscountry and track and field at Columbia University, and worked for ElliptiGo before returning to Nike headquarters as a Running Team Lead. She currently trains with High Performance West in Portland, Oregon and has recently returned to competition.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Maddie Van Beek - Bib No. 11 Fargo, North Dakota Age: 24 DOB: 8-20-1991 College: North Dakota State @MaddieMcBeek Personal Bests:

1500m Mile 3000m

4:20.98 4:44.53 9:24.30

Highlights:

5th-place, 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational, 3000m steeplechase Runner-up, 2016 Mt. SAC Relays, 3000m steeplechase Runner-up, 2016 Iowa State Classic, 3000m Champion, 2015 Drake Relays, 3000m steeplechase 4th-place, 2015 Mt. SAC Relays, 3000m steeplechase 8th-place, 2015 NCAA Championships, 3000m steeplechase 10th-place, 2015 USA 10 Mile Road Championships 10th-place, 2015 USA 20k Road Championships

Originally from Perham, MN, Van Beek was commencement speaker of her class while at North Dakota State University. This All-American holds the NDSU school records in the indoor and outdoor 5000m and ranks second in school history in the steeplechase. She is coached by former Team USA Minnesota runner Andrew Carlson.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Ayla Granados - Bib No. 12 San Francisco, California Age: 24 DOB: 9-18-1991 College: California State University - Chico @AylaConsuela Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

2:11.26 4:21.62 4:55.1 9:52.80

Highlights:

4th-place, 2015 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 6th-place, 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, 5000m 10th-place, 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, 1500m

Granados holds the Cal State Chico record in the 1500m, and received All-American honors in track and cross-country while in college. She is an assistant coach for Chabot College and runs for the Strava Track Club.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Meghan Peyton - Bib No. 13 Richfield, Minn. Age: 30 DOB: 1-6-1986 College: Iowa @nutMEGrunner Personal Bests:

800m 1500m: Mile: 3000m:

2:10.15 4:17.41 4:40.5 9:17.0

Highlights:

Runner-up, 2015 Drake Relays, 5000m 11th-place, 2015 Los Angeles Marathon 10th-place, 2014 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon 12th-plae, 2014 USA 20K Championships 11th-place, 2014 USA Outdoor Championships, 10,000m 9th-place, 2013 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Champion, 2013 USA 20K Championships 12th-place, 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 4th-place, 2012 USA Club XC Championships 9th-place, 2012 USA 10 Mile Championships 6th-place, 2012 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 7th-place, 2011 USA 10 Mile Championships 7th-place, 2011 USA 20K Championships 6th-place, 2011 USA 1 Mile Road Championships 4th-place, 2010 USA 10 Mile Championship 5th-place, 2009 USA 1 Mile Championships

Peyton attended the University of Iowa, where she was a four-time All-American, a two-time Big Ten Champion and set the school record for 1500m in 4:17.41. She joined Team USA Minnesota in 2008 and has twice competed in the US Olympic Marathon Trials, in 2012 and 2016. Peyton is the Head Men’s and Women's’ Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. This is her seventh appearance at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Katy Moen - Bib No. 15 Minneapolis, MN Age: 24 DOB: 4-20-1992 College: Iowa State @MoenEmDown Personal Bests:

1500m Mile 3000m

4:22.66 4:50.04 9:10.76

Highlights:

9th-place, 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational, 10,000m 6th-place, 2016 Grand Blue Mile 18th-place, 2016 Houston Half-Marathon

While at Iowa State, Moen won two Big 12 Championships, was a two-time All-American and was named the USATFCCCA Midwest Women’s Regional Track Athlete of the Year. Moen joined Twin Cities In Motion-supported Team USA Minnesota in 2015. She’s the younger sister of former Medtronic TC 10 Mile runner-up Josh Moen.

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Women’s Biographies (cont.) Gabriele Grunewald - Bib No. 19 Minneapolis, MN Age: 29 DOB: 6-25-1986 College: Minnesota @gg_runs Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

2:01.23 4:01.48 4:21.3 8:42.64 15:19.01

Highlights:

Champion, 2015 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Champion, 2015 Pittsburgh Liberty Mile Runner-up, 2015 HOKA ONE ONE Distance Classic, 1500m 5th-place, 2015 Boston BAA Mile 10th-place, 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 3000m Champion, 2014 USA Indoor Championships, 3000m Champion, 2013 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 11th-place, 2013 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m Runner-up, 2013 BAA Invitational Mile 5th-place, 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championships 4th-place, 2012 Fifth Avenue Mile 4th-place, 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, 1500m 3rd-place, 2011 USA Indoor Championships Mile 7th-place, 2010 USA Outdoor Championships 1500m 2nd-place, 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships 1500m

Grunewald, a University of Minnesota alumnus and a graduate of Perham High School, is a former member of Team USA Minnesota. She is a two-time winner of the Grandma’s Minnesota Mile in Duluth and holds the course record for women.

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Men’s Start List USATF 1 Mile Road Championship Bib

Name

Residence

Personal Best

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Garrett Heath Ben Blankenship Craig Miller Riley Masters Chad Noelle Duncan Phillips Lex Williams Brandon Hudgins Travis Burkstrand Jon Peterson Joe Stilin Matt Hillenbrand Biya Simbassa

Seattle, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Denver, Colo. Seattle, Wash. New York, N.Y. Austin, Tex. Ann Arbor, Mich. Boone, N.C. Seattle, Wash. Minneapolis, Minn. Blowing Rock, N.C. Seattle, Wash. Minneapolis, Minn.

3:51.0 3:52.7 3:53.1 3:56.15 3:59.06 3:56.10 3:59.40 3:59.67 3:59.69 4:00.41 3:58.66 3:57.00 4:06.38

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Men’s Biographies Garrett Heath - Bib No. 40 Seattle, Washington Age: 30 DOB: 11-3-1985 College: Stanford @_garrettheath Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:47.26 3:34.12 3:51.0 7:37.40 13:16.31

Highlights:

Champion, Winston Salem Camel City Invitational, 3000m 4th-place, 2016 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, 3000m Champion, 2015 Medtronic TC 1 Mile Runner-up, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 5000m 3rd-place, 2015 Grand Blue Mile 4th-place, 2015 USA Indoor Championships, 3000m Runner-up, 2014 NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile Runner-up, Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 3rd-place, 2014 Grand Blue Mile Champion, 2013 USA 1 Mile Championships 9th-place, 2012 Fifth Avenue Mile 7th-place, 2012 Fifth Avenue Mile 4th-place, 2012 USA Indoor Championships, 1500m Runner-up, 2010 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 10th-place, 2010 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m 5th-place, 2010 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 5th-place, 2010 BAA Mile

Heath, a Winona native, will be seeking his third USA 1 Mile Road Championship at this year’s Medtronic TC 1 Mile. He won last year’s Medtronic TC 1 Mile and the 2013 USA 1 Mile Road title at the Grand Blue Mile in Des Moines, clocking 4:02.79 for his first USA crown.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Ben Blankenship - Bib No. 42 Eugene, Ore. Age: 27 DOB: 12-15-1988 College: Minnesota @benfblankenship Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:48.40 3:37.03 3:52.7 7:46.55 13:57.35

Highlights:

Runner-up, 2016 Tokyo Kawasaki Seiko Golden Grand Prix, 3000m 5th-place, 2014 USA Indoor Championships, 3000m 10th-place, 2013 Fifth Avenue Mile Champion, 2013 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 10th-place, 2013 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m 5th-place, 2011 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m Runner-up, 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, 3000m Champion, 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships, Mile Champion, 2010 Big Ten Indoor Championships, Mile

A Stillwater High School alumnus and a former University of Minnesota star, Blankenship returns to his home state to run the Medtronic TC 1 Mile for the second time.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Craig Miller - Bib No. 43 Denver, Colo. Age: 28 DOB: 8-3-1987 College: Wisconsin Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:51.16 3:35.48 3:53.1 7:49.05 13:35.51

Highlights:

8th-place, 2016 Shamrock Shuffle 8K 6th place, 2015 USA 1 Mile Road Championships 12th-place, 2015 Grand Blue Mile 7th-place, 2015 New Balance Games, 1500m 11th-place, 2014 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m 10th-place, 2014 USA 1 Mile Road Championships 6th-place, 2014 Millrose Games, Mile 7th-place, 2013 Fifth Avenue Mile Runner-up, 2013 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 11th-place, 2013 USA Outdoor Championships, 1500m 6th-place, 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 4th-place, 2013 USA 1 Mile Championships Runner-up, 2013 USA Indoor Championships, Mile Champion, 2012 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 8th-place, 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, 1500m Champion, 2012 Medtronic TC 1 Mile Champion, 2011 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 5th-place, 2011 Fifth Avenue Mile 3rd-place, 2011 Medtronic TC 1 Mile

Miller won the 2012 Medtronic TC 1 Mile and is a two-time winner of the Grandma’s Minnesota Mile in Duluth.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Riley Masters - Bib No. 44 Seattle, Washington Age: 26 DOB: 5-4-1990 College: Oklahoma/Maine @riley_masters Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

1:49.84 3:36.49 3:56.15 7:53.11

Highlights:

3rd-place, 2016 Grand Blue Mile 6th-place, 2015 HOKA ONE ONE Distance Classic, 1500m 5th-place, 2015 Payton Jordan, 5000m 4th-place, 2015 Grand Blue Mile 5th-place, 2015 Wnston Salem Camel City Elite Mile 5th-place, 2015 USA Indoor Championships, Mile

Masters was a two-time All-American while at the University of Oklahoma and holds the school record in the 1500m. He runs with fellow Medtronic TC 1 Mile pros Garrett Heath and Matt Hillenbrand as a part of the Brooks Beasts Track Club in Seattle, Washington.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Chad Noelle - Bib No. 45 New York, New York Age: 23 DOB: 4-12-1993 College: Oklahoma State @ChadNoelle

Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

1:48.06 3:38.35 3:59.06 7:56.76

Highlights:

8th-place, 2016 Drake Relays, 800m Champion, 2016 Grand Blue Mile Runner-up, 2016 Big 12 Indoor Championships, 1000m Runner-up, Portland Summer Twilight, 800m Champion, 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 1500m Champion, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m Champion, 2015 Drake Relays, Distance Medley Relay Champion, 2014 Mt. SAC Relays, 1500m

Noelle just won his first race as a professional runner at the Grand Blue Mile in Des Moines, Iowa. A two-time All-American while at Oklahoma State, he also holds the Oklahoma State school record in the 1000 meters and was a two-time Big 12 outdoor champion at 1500 meters.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Duncan Phillips - Bib No. 46 Austin, Texas Age: 26 DOB: 6-7-1989 College: Arkansas @DuncanPhillips3

Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

1:47.82 3:39.06 3:56.10 8:26.01

Highlights:

4th-place, 2016 Boston BAA Mile Champion, Seattle Husky Classic, 3000m 4th-place, 2015 Des Moines Drake Relays, Mile 4th-place, 2015 Boston BAA Mile Runner-up, 2015 Flint Michigan Mile Champion, 2014 Winston Salem Hilton Gardens Invitational Mile 9th-place, 2014 USA Indoor Championships Champion, 2014 Hilton Gardens Invitational, Mile 7th-place, 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 11th-place, 2013 Payton Jordan Invite, 1500m Champion, 2012 SEC Indoor Championships, 1500m

Phillips was a five-time All-American while at the University of Arkansas. He set his mile PR in 2014 at the Nike Festival of Miles.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Lex Williams - Bib No. 47 Ann Arbor, Michigan Age: 29 DOB: 3-21-1987 College: Michigan @lexwilliams Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:54.43 3:42.38 3:59.40 8:02.36 13:45.11

Highlights:

14th-place, 2016 Boston BAA 5K Runner-up, 2015 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 4th-place, 2015 Raleigh Sir Walter Miler, Mile Runner-up, 2015 Ryan Shay Memorial Mile 6th-place, 2015 Liberty Mile

Williams was an All-American and a two-time Big Ten Indoor Champion while at Michigan. He was a 2011 Road Runners Club of America Roads Scholar.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Brandon Hudgins - Bib No. 49 Boone, N.C. Age: 29 DOB: 1-14-1987 College: Appalachian State @bhudgnasty Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

1:51.43 3:42.88 3:59.67 8:03.78

Highlights:

6th-place, 2016 Mt. SAC Relays, 1500m 4th-place, 2016 Winston Salem Camel City Mile 3rd-place, 2015 Flint Michigan Mile 5th-place, 2015 Raleigh Sir Walter Miler Mile 8th-place, 2015 USA 1 Mile Road Championship 7th-place, 2014 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 6th-place, 2014 Michigan Mile 8th-place, 2014 Liberty Mile

Hudgins has been diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and only 10-20 people per million have. On August 7, 2015, he became the 448th American to break four minutes in the mile, running a 3:59.67 to place 5th at the Sir Walter Miler meet in Raleigh.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Travis Burkstrand - Bib No. 50 Seattle, Washington Age: 26 DOB: 7-22-1989 College: Minnesota @treeebark

Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m

1:47.56 3:42.01 3:59.69 9:03.17

Highlights:

Champion, 2016 Seattle Husky Classic, Mile Runner-up, 2016 Portland USA High Performance Meet, 800m 5th-place, 2015 Nike Festival of Miles 3rd-place, 2015 Portland Twilight Meet, 1500m 6th-place, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m 8th-place, 2014 USA 1 Mile Road Championships 11th-place, 2014 USA Indoor Championships, 1500m 8th-place, 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 800m 3rd-place, 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 800m 3rd-place, 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships, 800m 3rd-place, 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, 800m 3rd-place, 2010 Big Ten Indoor Championships, 800m

Burkstrand, a native of Apple Valley, MN, recently broke 4 minutes for the mile at the UW Seattle Husky Classic in February.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Jon Peterson - Bib No. 52 Minneapolis, Minn. Age: 27 DOB: 1-6-1989 College: UC Davis @Jonpeterson89 Personal Bests:

1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

3:42.78 4:00.41 7:55.36 13:33.17

Highlights:

4th-place, 2015 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile 7th-place, 2015 Medtronic TC 1 Mile 13th-place, 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational, 5000m Champion, 2014 Medtronic TC 10 Mile 12th-place, 2014 USA 5K championships Runner-up, 2014 Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Champion, 2013 Medtronic TC 10 Mile 21st-place, 2013 USA Outdoor Championships, 10,000m 10th-place, 2013 Medtronic TC 1 Mile Qualifier, 2013 Edinburgh International XC 5th-place, 2012 USA Club XC Championships Champion, 2012 Big West Conference, 1500mm Champion, 2012 Big West Conference, 5000m Champion, 2010 Big West XC Championships

Peterson was an All-American in cross-country while at UC Davis and holds the school records in the 5,000m and the 10,000m. He is a 2014 recipient of the Road Runners Club of America Roads Scholar award, which is given to post-collegiate athletes who show great promise to become national and world-class athletes. Peterson is a member of Twin Cities In Motion-supported Team USA Minnesota.

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Joe Stilin - Bib No. 53 Blowing Rock, NC Age: 26 DOB: 12-5-1989 College: Princeton @StilinIt Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:55.24 3:39.42 3:58.66 7:49.64 13:32.21

Highlights:

6th-place, 2016 Boston BAA 5K Runner-up, 2016 New York Armory Track Invitational, 3000m 9th-place, 2016 Millrose Games Mile 15th-place, 2015 US Cross Country Championships 4th-place, 2014 Sir Walter Miler, Mile 10th-place, 2014 US Club Cross Country Championships 11th-place, 2014 US Outdoor 5000m 5th-place, 2013 US Road 5K Championships

Stilin studied aerospace engineering as an undergrad at Princeton and as a graduate student at Texas. He was two-time All-American, and holds school records at both Princeton and Texas. Stilin runs with ZAP Fitness-Reebok in North Carolina. .

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Matt Hillenbrand - Bib No. 54 Seattle, Washington Age: 24 DOB: 5-8-1992 College: Kentucky @MJ_Hillenbrand Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:48.07 3:39.84 3:57.00 8:00.08 13:49.24

Highlights:

6th-place, 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational, 1500m 8th-place, 2016 Boston BAA Mile Runner-up, 2015 Portland Twilight Meet, 1500m 9th-place, 2015 Grand Blue Mile

Hillenbrand was an All-American while in college, as well as the 2013 SEC Champion in the Mile. He is a member of the Brooks Beasts, along with fellow Medtronic TC 1 Mile Pros Garrett Heath and Riley Masters. .

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Men’s Biographies (cont.) Biya Simbassa - Bib No. 55 Minneapolis, Minnesota Age: 22 DOB: 6-20-1993 College: Oklahoma @Biya_simba35 Personal Bests:

800m 1500m Mile 3000m 5000m

1:58.26 3:46.89 4:06.38 8:04.44 13:37.86

Highlights:

6th-place, 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational, 5000m Champion, 2016 Houston Rodeo Run, 10km 4th-place, 2016 Mt. SAC Relays, 5000m 15th-place, 2016 Houston Half-Marathon 10th-place, 2015 Pittsburgh 10 Miler

Simbassa, originally from Ethiopia, moved to the United States when he was 13 and became an American citizen. While in college, he finished third at the indoor 3000m and 5000m, fifth at the outdoor 10,000m and second at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships. The All-American’s best time in 8k cross country was 23:22. Simbassa is a member of Twin Cities in Motion-supported Team USA Minnesota.

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