Nathan Green (runner)

{{Short description|American middle-distance runner (born 2003)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Nathan Green

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|4|10}}

| birth_place = Boise, Idaho, United States

| education = University of Washington
Borah High School

| sport = Track and field

| event = 1500 m, Mile

| universityteam = Washington Huskies

| coach = Andy Powell

}}

Nathan Green (born April 10, 2003) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He competed for the Washington Huskies, he is a 2-time national champion, winning the 1500 m title at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.{{Cite web |title=Nathan GREEN {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/nathan-green-15021942 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=worldathletics.org}}

Athletics career

= High School =

Competing for Borah High School in his hometown of Boise, Idaho, Green was a nine-time Idaho state champion and five-time Gatorade Idaho Athlete of the year in cross country and track and field.{{Cite web |title=Nathan Green 2020 - 2021 IDAHO BOYS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR |url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/nathan-green/38699 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=playeroftheyear.gatorade.com}}

In 2021, his senior year, he won the Brooks PR Invitational setting a meet record of 4:01.76, less than a second off of his 4:00.76 personal best from earlier that year. Just two days after his Brooks PR win, he would win the mile at Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field. He would graduate holding Idaho state records in the mile, 2 miles, and 5000 m.{{Cite web |title=Washington Huskies |url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/cross-country/roster/nathan-green/15296 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Washington Huskies |language=en}}

= College =

In 2021, Green enrolled at the University of Washington, joining the Washington Huskies cross country and track and field teams.

== 2022 ==

His freshman year, he finished seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500 m in June. Later that month, he won the USA U20 1500 m title.{{Cite web |last=Albl |first=Mary |date=26 June 2022 |title=Nathan Green Primed and Ready to Take on Next Challenge at World U20 Championships |url=https://www.runnerspace.com/news.php?news_id=644839 |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=Runnerspace}} His USA U20 win qualified him to represent the United States at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia where he would finish fifth.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2022 |title=NATHAN GREEN 5TH PLACE MEN'S 1500M - WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 |url=https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=335790-Nathan-Green-5th-Place-Men-039-s-1500m-World-Athletics-U20-Championships-2022 |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=DyeSat}}

== 2023 ==

In January 2023, he ran a mile personal best of 3:52.76 in Seattle, one of eight University of Washington runners who would run under 4-minutes in that same race.{{Cite web |last=LetsRun.com |title=EIGHT University of Washington Runners Go Sub 4 in the Same Mile Led by Joe Waskom's 3:51 |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/01/eight-university-of-washington-runners-go-sub-4-in-the-same-mile-with-joe-waskom-running-351/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=LetsRun.com |language=en}} Competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships, he finished fifth in the mile.

In May, Green claimed the Pac-12 1500 m title and would go on to win the 1500 m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships the following month, finishing just ahead of Washington teammate and defending champion Joe Waskom.{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Seattle Times |date=2023-06-09 |title=Washington's Nathan Green wins NCAA 1,500 title as Huskies go 1-2 in event |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/washingtons-nathan-green-wins-ncaa-1500-title-as-huskies-go-1-2-in-event/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} In July, Green would finish seventh at the USA Championships, running a 1500 m personal best of 3:36.29.

== 2024 ==

After setting a Washington 800 m school record of 1:46.50 in February 2024, Green chose to contest the 800 m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where he would fail to advance to the final.{{Cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=Men 800m Results - NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2024 |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5175/men-800m-results-ncaa-indoor-track-and-field-championships-2024#google_vignette |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=Watch Athletics}}

In April, Green ran a 1500 m personal best of 3:34.79 in California, a Washington school record and the fourth fastest time in collegiate history.{{Cite web |title=Pac-12 Track & Field Weekly Awards – April 16, 2024 |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2024/04/16/pac-12-track-field-weekly-awards-april-16-2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423060018/https://pac-12.com/article/2024/04/16/pac-12-track-field-weekly-awards-april-16-2024 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=pac-12.com |language=en}}

In June, Green finished fifth in the 1500 m finals of the United States Olympic trials with a personal record time of 3:32.20.{{cite web| title=Green Fifth, Waskom Seventh In PRs At Trials| url=https://gohuskies.com/news/2024/6/24/track-field-green-fifth-waskom-seventh-in-prs-at-trials.aspx|publisher=University of Washington Athletics|date=2024-06-24}}

== 2025 ==

In May, Green finished 2nd in the 1500 m at the Big-10 Outdoor Championships and would go on to win the 1500 m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the 2nd time in his college career, finishing just ahead of North Carolina's Ethand Strand, the 2025 NCAA Indoor 3000 m champion.

Personal Bests

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!Event

!Mark

!Date

!Venue

rowspan="5" |Indoor

|800

|1:47.68

|February 16, 2024

|Randal Tyson Indoor Center; Fayetteville, AR

1,000

|2:18.56

|February 4, 2024