2012 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC indoor in 800 meters (2010, 2011, 2012). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 800 (2012). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor and outdoor in 800 (2012). ... GNAC All-Academic (2011, 2012). ... CoSIDA Academic All-District (West) 1st team (2011, 2012). ... SPU Most Valuable (high-point) 2012. ... SPU Most Inspirational (2012).
Junior (2012): INDOOR – Led almost all the way in winning the GNAC 800-meter title for the third year in a row. Came in as the second seed, but made a big move near the end of the second of four laps to take the lead for good on the way to winning in 1:54.10. ... Beat the NCAA provisional qualifying time twice, first with a then-career best 1:53.60 at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14, then with a 1:52.26 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 28. OUTDOOR – Became SPU's first participant in the NCAAs since 2007, placing 14th in the 800 meters. ... Won GNAC 800-meter championship in a personal-best 1:50.61. ... Anchored 6th-place 4x400 relay team at GNACs. ... Bettered the NCAA 800 provisional qualifying standard twice. ... Ran the 400 twice and the 1,500 once during the regular season.
Sophomore (2011): INDOOR – Won his second straight GNAC 800-meter championship, going a personal-best 1:54.35, and once again taking the crown from a lower-seeded position. That made him the first Falcon to win back-to-back conference indoor crowns since Chris Randolph won three straight in the high jump (2004-05-06). ... Also ran on 5th-place 4x400 relay at GNACs. OUTDOOR – Placed 5th in 800 (1:56.72) and ran on 8th-place 4x400 relay team at GNAC Championships. His time of 1:53.17 in the 800 preliminaries was SPU's best of the season. ... Won 400 meters (50.12, a PR by .02) and ran on winning 4x400 relay team at season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 5. ... Ran regularly in the 800 and 1,500 during regular season, with top placings of 2nd in the 800 at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational on March 12 and again at the JD Shotwell Invitational on April 2, and 4th in the 1,500 at the PLU meet.
Freshman (2010): INDOOR – Won GNAC 800-meter championship in 1:54.86, thus becoming Seattle Pacific's first conference indoor champion since Eddie Strickler won that same event in 2006. ... Was less than a second away from the NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:53.90 in the 800. ... Ran on 3rd-place distance medley relay at GNAC. ... Placed 6th in 800 at UW Indoor Open. OUTDOOR – Placed 4th in 800, ran on 7th-place 4x400 relay team at GNAC Championships. .. In hie first college outdoor race, won the 1500 at season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 6.
Personal: Nathan Paul Seely. ... Born Sept. 13, 1989. ... English major.
Fun facts: Grew up in Indonesia and was involved with teaching English in Madrasahs before moving to the United States. ... Has played soccer, and enjoys Ultimate Frisbee. ... Favorite book is "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury. ... If he could be any action hero, it would be Professor Xavier, because "he doesn't need to kill people to change the world." ... In 10 years, hopes to be doing relief work in Indonesia and running literary camps there.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 1:52.26 (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400: 50.07 (2012)
800: 1:50.61 (2012)
1500: 4:02.70 (2010)
