SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2024, 2025).
Junior (2025): INDOOR – Ran in all four meets. ... Placed 10th in the 5000 in an indoor personal-best 15:28.24 at GNAC. Also was 17th in the 3000 in 8:57.33, his second career sub-9. ... Ran a personal-best 4:24.79 in the mile on Feb. 1 at the UW Invitational.
OUTDOOR – Ran in seven meets. ... Posted a personal-best 31:36.56 for 11th place in the 10,000 at the GNAC Championships on May 9. .. That was his third PB of the season in the 10K. Came into the year with a best of 32:27.17 from 2024. Went 32:04.76 at the season-opening Ed Boiano Invitational on Feb. 28, then broke 32 minutes for the first when when he completed 25 laps in 31:56.24 on April 3 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco ... Just two weeks before his current fastest of 31:36.56, set a PB of 15:22.06 in the 5000 on the same Civic Stadium oval in Bellingham -- 28 hundredths of a second faster than the 15;22.34 he ran at the UBC Open on March 29.
Sophomore (2024): INDOOR – Placed 13th in the 5000 (15:57.47) and 22nd in the 3000 (9:08.12) at the GNAC Championships on Feb. 19-20 in Spokane. … Ran his first indoor 5K on Dec. 9 at the Spokane Invitational, finishing 15:34.48. … Clocked a career-best 8:54.58 in the 3000 at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 13. … Ran his first indoor mile on Jan. 27 at the UW Invitational / Mile City meet, going 4:28.54. OUTDOOR – Placed 10th in the 10,000 at the GNAC Championship in 33:23.07. … Set a 10K personal best of 32:27.17 at the Beach Invitational on April 12 in Long Beach, Calif. … Ran his fastest-ever 1500 on April 5 at the Doris Heritage Invitational in Renton, stopping the watch in 4:10.17. … Posted a PB of 15:34.97 in the 5000 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 27.
Freshman (2023): INDOOR – Competed in one meet, placing 19th in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:42.68 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational.
OUTDOOR – Placed 12th in the 10,000 meters at the GNAC Championships with time of 35:00.88 in extreme heat conditiions on May 12 at Western Oregon. ... Raced in six regular-season meets ... Made his outdoor debut in the 10K at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational in Tacoma on March 3, clocking 33:42.83. ... Also did the 10K at th Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 29, placing 2nd in 34:09.89. ... Ran the 5000 in two meets, posting a personal best of 15:47.07 at the Portland Twilight to conclude the regular season. That was a drop of 29 seconds from his first 5K time of 16:16.87 on April 8 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational in Burnaby, B.C.
Franklin Pierce High School: Led off the16th-place 4-by-400 relay at the 2022 Class 2A state meet. ... During the regular season of his senior year, won the 1600 twice and the 3200 twice. ... Won those same two events twice apiece during his junior season in 2021. ... On the cross country trails, capped his high school career by making his first Class 2A (medium-small school) Washington state meet as a senior in 2021, placing 126th. ... Began his senior season by winning a double-dual against White River and Foss. ... Set a 5-kilometer personal-best of 17 minutes, 55.5 seconds at the 2021 Nike Twilight Invitational. ... Recorded his first high school victory during the pandemic-abbreviated 2020 season in a double-dual against Washington and Clover Park. ...
Personal: Isaac Michael Venable ... Computer science major. ... Continues a growing line of familiy members who have attended SPU, including both parents, two aunts, and two cousins.
Fun facts: Started running with his father, then joined track in 7th grade and cross country in 9th. ...
His first race was a 2K in 2nd grade. ...
Also has played soccer. ...
If not for running, would go back to soccer. ...
Favorite sports events to watch are March Madness and the Olympics. ...
Book he just couldn't put down was "Unbroken." ...
Favorite junk food is ice cream. ...
Favorite healthy food is fruit, especially oranges and berries. ...
Favorite TV program is "Lost." ...
Loves to shop for Christmas presents for family members. ...
Favorite teams are the Seattle Mariners and the indoor soccer Taccoma Stars. ...
Favorite athlete is Ichiro Suzuki. ...
Pre-race ritual is usually do have a box of candy, typically Mike & Ike's. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be video game creator Eric Barone, saying, "He's a very big inspiration to me as a game developer and I think I would be able to learn a lot from talking to him." ...
If he could be any action hero, would be The Flash "so I could go anywhere almost instantly, and I'd break all the world running records." ...
In 10 years, wants to be a video game developer. ...
Has visited Alaska, Hawaii, and Japan.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile: 4:24.79 (2/1/2025)
3000: 8:54.58 (1/13/2024)
5000: 15:28.24 (2/17/2025)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:09.50 (3/18/2023)
1500: 4:10.17 (4/5/2024)
Mile: 4:41.53 (3/18/2023)
3000: 9:18.08 (4/22/2023)
5000: 15:22.06 (4/26/2025)
10,000: 31:36.56 (5/9/2025)
CAREER RESULTS
