2011 Men's Track and Field Roster

Nathanael Sleight

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bellevue, WA.
  • Highschool Bellevue Christian

Biography

SPU: Three-year letterwinner.

Junior (2011): INDOOR – Ran 18th in 800, and ran on 7th-place 4,000-meter distance medley relay team at GNAC Championships. OUTDOOR – Ran on 8th-place 4x400 relay team at GNAC Championships. ... Top placings during the regular season were 5th in the 400 at the Club Northwest Spring Break Open on March 26, 5th in the mile at the Western Washington Not-So-Twilite on April 23, and 5th in the 800 at the Saint Martin's Invitational on April 30.

Sophomore (2010): INDOOR – 7th in GNAC 800, ran on 5th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC. ... Placed 6th in mile at Pilot Indoor in Portland. OUTDOOR – Ran 13th in 800 meters, and ran on 7th-place 4x400 relay team at GNAC Championships. ... Won 800 at season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 6.

Freshman (2009): OUTDOOR – A Falcon regular in the 800 and 1500. ... Won the 1500 in 4:09.83 at Club Northwest Spring Break Open. ... Steadily lowered his 1500 time all the way to 4:07.59 at Western Washington Twilite Meet, placing fourth. That wound up as SPU’s third-best time of the season. ... Ran the 800 four times, with a PR of 2:00.37 at JD Shotwell Invitational. INDOOR – Had SPU’s only run of the season in the 800, going 2:10.15 at the opening UW Winter Preview. ... Focused on the mile, starting at 4:40.26 in the UW Winter Preview, and dropping to 4:31.19 by the UW Indoor Open. ... Ran 9th in mile (4:31.73), less than a second away from 8th-place teammate Daniel Friesen for a spot in the points.

Personal: Nathanael Rutherford Sleight. ... Born Jan. 21, 1989. ... Physics major.

Fun facts: Has a wide variety of sports in his background: wrestling, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, archery, bicycling and roller skating. ... If not running, would turn out for crew. ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Thief." ... Favorite junk food is Rollos, "because they are easy to share." ... In 10 years, wants to be teaching Sunday school and high school science. ...Father is Dr. Richard Sleight of SPU’s Business & Economics department.

INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 1:58.14 (2010)
Mile: 4:31.19 (2009)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 1:57.90 (2010)
1500: 4:07.59 (2009)