Morgan Beadlescomb

{{Short description|American middle-distance and long-distance runner}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Morgan Beadlescomb

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|1}}

| club = Adidas
Very Nice Track Club

}}

Morgan Beadlescomb (born June 1, 1998) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner currently representing Adidas.{{Cite web |title=Morgan Beadlescomb |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/morgan-beadlescomb-14708130 |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=World Athletics}}

Early years

Beadlescomb attended Algonac High School in Algonac, Michigan. He won the Lower Peninsula D2 Cross Country state finals in 2014 and 2015. On the track he was the 2015 and 2016 Lower Peninsula D2 state champions in the 1600 running 4:13 both years.{{Cite web |title=Morgan Beadlescomb |url=https://www.athletic.net/athlete/4690294/track-and-field/high-school |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=Athletic.net}}{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Mick |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Beadlescomb cross trains to defend cross-country title |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/mick-mccabe/2015/11/05/mick-mccabe-morgan-beadlescomb/75257440/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Detroit Free Press}} After his senior year was awarded the Times Herald Male Runner of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Joseph |date=August 20, 2016 |title=Unbeatable: Algonac's Beadlescomb is Male Runner of the Year |url=https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/08/20/unbeatable-algonacs-beadlescomb-male-runner-year/89004360/ |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=The Times Herald}}

Collegiate career

After high school he attended Michigan State University for six years earning both a bachelors and a master's degree.{{Cite news |last=Black |first=Ryan |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Setting the pace: Morgan Beadlescomb leaving his mark on Michigan State's track and field program |work=The Lansing Sate Journal |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/2022/05/12/michigan-state-msu-spartans-track-and-field-morgan-beadlescomb/9749158002/ |access-date=February 1, 2023}} He had lots of athletic success at Michigan State including a 3rd pace finish at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5000m, a 2nd-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships in the Mile, and another 2nd-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships in the 5000m.{{Cite web |title=Morgan Beadlescomb |url=http://www.globalathletics.com/users/147/65/morgan-beadlescomb.php |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=Global Athletics}}

In February 2022 Beadlescomb was a last minute entry into an indoor meet in Chicago where he broke his mile PR by over 9 seconds running 3:52.03 for the 4th fastest time in NCAA history. He finished behind the Oregon Alumni Duo of Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Cooper Teare Beats Cole Hocker Again in the Mile as Both Just Miss American Record |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2022/02/cooper-teare-beats-cole-hocker-again-in-the-mile-as-both-just-miss-american-record/ |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=LetsRun}}{{Cite news |last=Woods |first=David |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Cole Hocker comes up half a second short in bid to break American mile record |work=The Indianapolis Star |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2022/02/11/cole-hocker-cooper-teare-fail-bid-break-american-mile-record-bernard-lagat-windy-city-invite-chicago/6664511001/ |access-date=February 8, 2023}}

Professional career

In the late summer of 2022, Beadlescomb started training with Very Nice Track Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, under coach Ron Warhurst. On October 4, 2022, he announced via an [https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjTwDEigJ0t/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Instagram post] that he had signed a contract with Adidas.

On Thanksgiving Day, 2023, he won the Manchester Roadrace, outkicking 2022 winner and course record-holder, Conner Mantz. After the race, he proposed to his girlfriend, Lexi Heger, who said yes.{{Cite web |last=Monti |first=David |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Morgan Beadlescomb Wins Manchester Road Race Then Gets Engaged, Weini Kelati Three-Peats in Women’s Race |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/11/morgan-beadlescomb-wins-manchester-road-race-then-gets-engaged-weini-kelati-three-peats-in-womens-race/ |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=LetsRun}}