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Colin Sahlman

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Colin Sahlman
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
EducationNewbury Park High School
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event800m5000m
University teamNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks
Coached byMike Smith

Colin Sahlman is an American middle- and long-distance runner.

Career

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Sahlman competes for Northern Arizona University.[1] He ran for Newbury Park High School previously, where he won the 2021 RunningLane Cross Country Championships and ran personal bests of 8:33.32 in the 3200 meters and 3:56.24 in the mile shortly after graduating, at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic.[2] He was also awarded the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year both overall and in cross country.[3][4]

At the 2024 John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, he set a personal best of 3:53.17 in the mile, setting a school record for NAU in the process.

Shortly after, Northern Arizona would compete at the 2024 Husky classic, where Sahlman would race the 800 meters and run both a personal best and school record of 1:47.88. Sahlman would lower his record to 1:47.48 later at the 2024 Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships.

In September 2024 Sahlman signed an NIL deal with Hoka.[5]

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ Colin Sahlman at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Colin Sahlman adds another 'proud' moment to his star career at Prefontaine Classic". Los Angeles Times. May 28, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ ESPN News Services (July 19, 2022). "Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Colin Sahlman". nauathletics.com. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ Gray, Kennan (September 6, 2024). "Colin Sahlman, Maggi Congdon Sign NIL Deals With HOKA". DyeStat. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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