Yared Nuguse

Yared Nuguse (born June 1, 1999)[1] is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters. He was the 2019 NCAA Division I champion in the event. Nuguse is the North American indoor record holder for the 1500 meters, one mile and 3000 meters.

Yared Nuguse
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-06-01) June 1, 1999
Home townLouisville, Kentucky
EducationDuPont Manual High School
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
College teamNotre Dame Fighting Irish
TeamON Athletic Club
Coached byDathan Ritzenhein
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Career

Nuguse attended DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was a successful high school runner prior to attending the University of Notre Dame.

He competed collegiately for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[2]

In 2019, he anchored the Fighting Irish to victory in the Distance Medley Relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor T&F Championships before winning the 1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor T&F Championships just six days past his 20th birthday.[1]

On May 13, 2021, Nuguse set the NCAA 1500 meters record in a time of 3:34.36, which also met the Olympic standard.[3] At the NCAA Division I T&F Championships, he finished second to Cole Hocker in a time of 3:35.60.[4] Nuguse qualified for the 1500 m at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics by finishing third at the U.S. Olympic Trials with his personal best time of 3:34.68, but did not participate in the Games due to a quad injury.[5]

On February 12, 2022, he broke the 18-year-old NCAA indoor 3000 meters record in a time of 7:38.13 at the BU Valentine Invitational.[6] Nuguse capped off his 2022 NCAA indoor season at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he anchored Notre Dame's Distance Medley Relay team to a second place finish.[7] He also placed ninth in the 3000 meters.[8]

2023

On January 27, at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, the 23-year-old broke the North American indoor record in the 3000 m with a time of 7:28.24, slicing nearly two seconds off Galen Rupp’s mark set in February 2013. Nuguse’s time was also faster than the 7:28.48 outdoor record, which Grant Fisher set in 2022. With a quick 3:56.96 last 1600 m, he moved to ninth on the world indoor all-time list.[9]

On February 11, he ran the second-fastest indoor mile in history with a time of 3:47.38 at the Millrose Games in New York, smashing by more than two seconds Bernard Lagat’s (who was a two-time world outdoor champion) 18-year-old North American indoor record of 3:49.98. Nuguse simultaneously broke also his indoor 1500 m record, which was set in the same race in 2005. He narrowly missed out on Yomif Kejelcha's world indoor mile record of 3:47.01 and eclipsed by more than a second best mark of famous multiple world record-holder Hicham El Guerrouj. Nuguse covered 200 m segment from 1400 to 1600 m in a very fast 25.94 to beat a quality field and set the second-fastest North American mile ever, indoors or outdoors.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Yared NUGUSE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. "Yared Nuguse". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Hobbs Kessler's 1500-Meter High School Record Was the Highlight of the Portland Track Festival". runnersworld.com. Runner's World. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. "Men 1500 M". dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  5. Gault, Jonathan (27 June 2021). "DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE: Cole Hocker Takes Down Matthew Centrowitz to Win Men's 1500 as Yared Nuguse Grabs 3rd". letsrun.com. LetsRun.com, LLC. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. "Nuguse Breaks 18-Year-Old Collegiate Record". und.com. University of Notre Dame. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. "NCAA Division 1 Indoor T&F Championships Men's DMR Results". Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. "NCAA Division 1 Indoor T&F Championships Men's 3000m Results". Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. Gault, Jonathan (January 27, 2023). "Woody Kincaid (12:51) & Yared Nuguse (7:28) Break American Records on Historic Night in Boston". LetsRun.com. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  10. Gault, Jonathan (February 12, 2023). "Yared Nuguse Dazzles Millrose Games with 3:47.38 to Arrive as a Star". LetsRun.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  11. Gault, Jonathan (February 13, 2023). "American Record #3 for Nuguse- He Broke the 1500m Record at Millrose as Well". LetsRun.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  12. "Nuguse's American records* earn him USATF Athlete of the Week honors". USATF. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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