2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner.
Junior (2017): INDOOR – Placed 26th in the mile at GNAC (4:50.20). ... Ran the 800-meter leg on the 8th-place 4000 distance medley at GNAC, teaming up with Jesse Phan, Justin Ramsey, and Ben Halladay for a time of 10:39.08. ... Ran a PR of 2:40.47 in the 1000 meters at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14. ... Posted a PR of 2:03.96 in the 800 at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 12. ... Ran in four meets. OUTDOOR – Ran in six meets, focusing primarily on the 1500, which he did four times (season best of 4:21.17 at the UW's Ken Shannon Invitational on May 6). ... Did the 800 and 5000 once each.
Sophomore (2016): INDOOR – Placed 20th in the 800 at GNAC in 2:04.32, his first time competing at that distance indoors. ... Ran in two other meets, doing the 1000 at the UW Indoor Preview, and the mile at the UW Indoor Open. OUTDOOR – Participated in five meets, focusing on the 800 and 1500. ... Posted season-best times of 2:07.29 in the 800 on April 9 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational, and 4:18.68 in the 1500 on March 5 at the UPS Outdoor Preview.
Freshman (2015): INDOOR – Placed 30th in the 3000 at GNAC in 9:33.38. ... Ran the third leg on the 7th-place 4000 distance medley relay. ... Those were his only races of the season. OUTDOOR – Participated in seven meets at distances ranging from 800 to 5000 meters. ... In the two events he did more than once, set PRs of 2:03.29 in the 800 on April 25 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational, and 4:18.58 in the 1500 on March 28 at the Club Northwest Spring Break Open.
Henry M. Jackson High School: Posted PRs of 2:05.27 in the 800 and 4:25.60 in the 1500 as a senior in 2013, 4:38.90 in the 1600 and 9:59.92 in the 3200, both as a junior in 2012.
Personal: Clark John Sterling. ... Born Feb. 10, 1995. ... Business administration major, with a concentration in management and international business.
Fun facts: Started to love cross country after "I got through the first two weeks." ... Also enjoys golf, basketball, and Ping-Pong. ... Enjoys watching soccer, college football, and college basketball. ... Dumbest movies he ever saw were all of the "Twilight" movies. ... Books he just couldn't put down were any in the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite healthy food is blueberries. ... Favorite TV programs are "Friends", "The Office," and "Game of Thrones." ... Favorite sports team is the Cincinnati Reds. ... Favorite athlete is middle distance runner Nick Symmonds. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, he would "grab some pizza with Jason Segal because he's a pretty funny dude." ... In 10 years, plans on being a management consultant and doing some traveling.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:03.96 (2/12/2017)
1000 : 2:40.47 (1/14/2017)
Mile: 4:39.16 (2/14/2016)
3000: 9:33.38 (2/21/2015)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:03.29 (4/25/2015)
1500: 4:18.58 (3/28/2015)
3000: 9:32.77 (3/21/2015)
5000: 16:40.41 (4/4/2015)
CAREER RESULTS
