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Izaic Yorks
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 30)
Detroit, Michigan
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sport
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)5000 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamUniversity of Washington
ClubBrooks Beasts Track Club (Seattle))
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best1500 meters: 3:37.74 1 Mile: 3:53.89
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto 1500 m
IAAF World U20 Championships
2012 Barcelona 1500 m

Izaic Yorks (born April 17, 1994) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner. Yorks won 1500 m at 2018 NACAC Championships. As a member of the Washington Huskies, Izaic Yorks is an eight-time NCAA Division I All-American cross country and track and field runner.

Professional

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Izaic Yorks signed with Brooks Sports in June 2016. Izaic is also a science fiction/fantasy author, releasing "Ascendant: Saga of Valor" in 2023.

The Men's race featured four Furman Elite athletes battling it out with Brooks Beasts' Izaic Yorks. Caleb Hoover would be the eventual victor in 7:52.07, dragging the next four men under the 8 minute barrier with him.[1]

Yorks placed 3rd at the 2017 Sir Walter Miler Men's Elite Mile in 3:58.57.[2]

Izaic Yorks is working as a Special Olympics Ambassador "because working with people in the community who have disabilities of any kind has been ingrained in my life. My sister is in a wheel chair and has had some developmental challenges to overcome. When I was asked it was easy to say yes."[3]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2018 2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 1500 m 3:51.85
2012 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 19th 1500 m 3:49.21
USATF Championships
Representing Brooks
2018 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd[4] 1500 m 3:43.63
2018 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 8th[5] 3000 m 8:04.68
2017 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 28th[6] 1500 m 3:45.34
2016 USA Olympic Trials & Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 10th[7] 1500 m 3:40.34
Representing Lakes High School
2012 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Bloomington, Indiana 2nd[8] 1500 m 3:46.67

NCAA

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Izaic Yorks won back to back 1500 m Pac-12 Champion titles in 2015 and 2016. Yorks is an eight-time NCAA Division 1 All-America as a Washington Huskies.[9] He is the 2015 and 2016 track and field MPSF mile champion.[10][11]

representing Washington Huskies
Year Pac-12 Cross Country NCAA Cross Country MPSF indoor NCAA indoor Pac-12 Outdoor NCAA Outdoor
2015–16 3rd
23:15.0		 30th
30:19.2		 Mile 1st
3:53.89		 DMR 2nd
9:28.00		 1500 metres 1st
3:39.14		 1500 metres 2nd
3:38.06
3000 metres 1st
9:08.09		 3000 metres 4th
8:02.24		 800 metres 4th
1:48.00
2014–15 25th
24:18.6		 159th
32:01.7		 Mile 1st
3:57.81		 Mile 14th
4:01.84		 1500 metres 1st
3:46.42		 1500 metres 13th
3:56.76
800 m 7th
1:51.20
2013–14 38th
26:17.0		 Mile 9th
4:06.16		 Mile 15th
4:13.17		 1500 metres 21st
3:49.51
DMR 1st
9:31.82		 800 metres 6th
1:51.56
representing Portland Pilots
Year WCC
Cross Country		 NCAA
Cross Country		 MPSF
indoor		 NCAA
indoor		 WCC
Outdoor Track		 NCAA Outdoor
2012-13 39th
25:27[12]		 1500 m 9th
3:49.10

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Prep

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Yorks competed for Lakes High School where he won the 1,600 meter 2012 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A state title in 4:04.77, and won the 800-meter state title in a school record time of 1:50.56 (ranked 16th USA High School).[14]

Yorks set Lakes High School records in

  • 800 meters: 1:50.56
  • 1500 meters: 4:00.10
  • 1600 meters: 4:04.00 (Washington state record)
  • Mile: 4:04.38
  • 3200 meters: 9:05.43

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Yorks finishing eighth in 4:04.38 at the 2012 Jim Ryun Dream Mile in New York.

Yorks placed fourth at the 2011 Nike Cross Nationals Championships in Portland.

Yorks placed third at the 2011 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A cross country state meet(15:05 – 5 km).

Reference list

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  1. ^ "USATF-NE Indoor Championships Video Montage BY MIKE GIBERTI FEBRUARY 28, 2017". levelrenner.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "SIR WALTER MILER Meet the Competitors July 25 - Sir Walter Running Meet the Competitors - Izaic Yorks - Men's Elite Mile - The three fruits of my life are meditation, self cultivation, and daily gratitude". Sir Walter Miler. August 4, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Izaic Yorks Special Olympics profile". Special Olympics USA. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 USATF Outdoor Championships Results - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium". Usatf.org. June 24, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 USATF Indoor Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center". Usatf.org. February 18, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "2017 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 1500 m results - 2017 USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California". Usatf.org. June 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "2016 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials men 1500 meters final results". Usatf.org. July 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". Usatf.org. June 17, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "2016 Washington Huskies Izaic Yorks profile". University of Washington. June 28, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "2016 Washington Huskies Izaic Yorks track and field – cross country results". TFRRS. July 10, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "2013 Portland Pilots Izaic Yorks track and field – cross country results". TFRRS. July 10, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "2012 West Coast Conference XC Championships Hosted by the University of Portland Fern Hill Park - Portland, OR Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012". FloTrack. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  13. ^ "Washington Huskies Izaic Yorks profile". University of Washington. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Izaic Yorks Lakes High School results". Athletic.net. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Izaic Yorks Lakes High School records". Athletic.net. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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