SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Freshman (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.
OUTDOOR – Placed 10th in the 3000 steeplechase (9:41.99) and 12th in the 5000 meters (15:23.13) at GNAC. ... Ran a 1500-meter PR time of 4:06.95 in the Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track on May 7. ... Made his college debut with a 4:12.84 in the 1500 at the PLU Opener on March 6. ... Ran his first college 5K on March 20 in the Doris Heritage Track Festival at West Seattle Stadium, finishing in 15:08.61 that still stands as his personal best. ... The following week, did the 3K steeple for the first time, going the distance in 9:33.86 on March 27 in the Ed Boitano Invitational at Puget Sound. That also wound up as his fastest time of the spring in that race. ... Ran in eight meets.
Camas High School: Ran to top-8 finishes in the 3200 as a sophomore and junior in the Greater St. Helens League meet. …Senior track season was canceled due to the coronavirus. ... On the cross country course, ran No. 5 for Camas and 29th overall to help the
Papermakers capture the Class 4A (large school) Washington state cross country title as a senior in 2019. In the weeks prior to that, was 3rd at the Greater St. Helens League meet and 6th at West Central District. … On the track, his events ranged from 800 to 3200.
Personal: Austin Ray
Weese. … Pre-physical therapy / health sciences major.
Fun facts: Started running track as a high school freshman
and cross country as a sophomore. …
Also has done soccer, basketball, swimming, and baseball. …
If not for cross country and track, would focus on soccer. …
Favorite sport to watch is basketball. …
Dumbest movie he has ever seen was The Emoji Movie. …
Book he just couldn’t put down was “The Maze Runner.” …
Favorite junk food is a Reese’s Blizzard. …
Favorite healthy food is salmon. …
Favorite TV program is “The Flash.” …
His dream car is a BMW i8. …
Loves to shop for running shoes. …
Favorite team is the San Francisco 49ers. …
Favorite athlete is British distance runner Mo Farah. …
Easiest subject in school is fitness. …
Toughest subject is math. …
Pre-meet ritual is to eat pasta the night before a race. …
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Steve
Prefontaine. He would serve spaghetti. …
If he could be any action hero, would be The Flash. …
His friends call him Weezy. …
In 10 years, plans to be either a therapist or a doctor, and still running. …
Enjoys water sports, especially wakeboarding, and recently has started learning some wakeboarding tricks with the idea of competing at some point in the future.
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS:
800: 2:07.01 (3/6/2021)
1500: 4:06.95 (5/7/2021)
5000: 15:08.61 (3/20/2021)
3000 steeple: 9:33.86 (3/27/2021)
CAREER RESULTS
