Mason Ferlic

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Mason Ferlic

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|5}}

| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota

| country = United States

| sport = Track and Field

| collegeteam = Michigan Wolverines

| club = Very Nice Track Club

| team = Adidas

| coach = Ron Warhurst

}}

Mason Ferlic (born August 5, 1993){{Cite web|title=Mason Ferlic|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/mason-ferlic-14522389|access-date=10 July 2020|website=World Athletics}} is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the steeplechase during the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Ferlic attended Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood, Minnesota. His Junior year he won the state 3200m and fisnished runner up in the 1600m. The following year he won the state cross country meet as well as the 1600m and 3200m in track. He was named the Minnesota Gatorade track and field athlete of the year in 2011.{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2021 |title=OLYMPIAN MASON FERLIC ’11: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY |url=https://www.moundsparkacademy.org/news/2021/06/15/mason-ferlic-11-university-of-michigan-track-and-field-and-cross-country/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Mounds Park Academy}}

College career

Ferlic ran for the Michigan Wolverines. He ended his freshman year of cross country by making the varsity roster for NCAA nationals where he finished in 252nd, last place in the race. He redshirted his freshman year for indoor and outdoor track.

During the 2013 cross country season he finished 22nd at NCAA nationals earning All-American honors. The following year he finished 13th at the some meet.

Ferlic had great success in the steeplechase while at Michigan. He had a 4th place finish in 2014 and a 12th place finish in 2015 before winning the race in 2016. He finished his Michigan career as a Five-time Big Ten Champion, and an 11 time Big Ten Athlete of the Week.{{Cite web |title=Mason Ferlic - Track and Field |url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/mason-ferlic/6360 |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Michigan Wolverines}}{{Cite web |title=Mason Ferlic - Cross Country |url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-cross-country/roster/mason-ferlic/916 |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Michigan Wolverines}}

Professional career

Upon finishing college, Felic signed with the athlete agency Aurum Sports Group in June 2016.{{Cite web |last=Dutch |first=Taylor |date=June 15, 2016 |title=NCAA Champion Mason Ferlic Signs With Aurum Sports Group |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5052238-ncaa-champion-mason-ferlic-signs-with-aurum-sports-group |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=FloTrack}} The next month, he signed a contract with Nike.{{Cite web |last=Bellino |first=Meg |date=July 29, 2016 |title=Mason Ferlic Signs with Nike, Runs Steeple PB at TrackTown Summer Series |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5053773-mason-ferlic-signs-with-nike-runs-steeple-pb-at-tracktown-summer-series |website=FloTrack}}

In 2019, Ferlic competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.{{Cite web|title=Senior men's race|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1530503012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706223921/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1530503012|archive-date=July 6, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships}} He finished in 76th place.

In 2021, he placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the US Olympic Trials.{{cite news |last1=Odom |first1=Joel |title=Hillary Bor wins steeplechase, Mason Finley tops discus field at U.S. Olympic track and field trials |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/2021/06/us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-day-8-live-updates-results.html |access-date=26 June 2021 |publisher=Oregon Live}} Ferlic competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In November 2021 Ferlic announced via an [https://www.instagram.com/p/CWJgxw1rNKb/?img_index=1 instagram post] that he had signed a contract with Adidas.