2019 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC indoor in 800 (2019). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 800 (2019). ... GNAC All-Academic (2017, 2018, 2019).
Senior (2019): INDOOR – Seeded No. 6 for the 800-meter finals at GNAC, fended off two challengers down the homestretch to take 3rd place in 1:55.90. That earned him his first All-GNAC honor. Got into the finals with a then-indoor PR of 1:55.18. ... Ran the 800-meter leg on the 4th-place 4000 distance medley relay, teaming with Colby Otero, Alec Llamas, and Elius Graff for a time of 10:23.59, the best mark for the Falcons in that event since 2007. ... Finished his career one week later with a PR of 1:55.13 in the 800 at the SPU Final Qualifier. ... Ran in four meets, all in the 800. OUTDOOR – Capped his career with a stunning victory in the 800 meters at the GNAC Championships. Phan burst into the lead at the start of the backstretch with about 300 meters to go, and stayed in front all the way to the finish line, stopping the clock in 1:53.99 for his first conference crown. In the previous day's prelims, Phan was last in his heat coming around the final turn, but moved to the outside and edged Western Washington's Kyler Sager by one-tenth of a second for an automatic spot in the finals. In that title race, it was Sager whom he fended off at the finish by 97 hundredths of a second. ... Set an 800 PR of 1:53.71 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in Hayward, Calif., on March 30. ... Ran the 800 in all nine of his meets.
Junior (2018): INDOOR – Ran on both scoring relays at GNAC. Did the 400 leg on the 4000 distance medley, joining with Ben Hansen, Brysten James, and Elius Graff for a 7th-place finish in 10:34.94. Then ran the second leg on the 4x400, teaming with Peyton Harris, Miles Flett, and James to place 9th in 3:28.81. ... Ran just one meet during the regular season, doing the 400 at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 11. OUTDOOR – Placed 13th in the 800 at GNAC in 1:56.27. ... ran a season-best 1:55.05 in the 800 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 20. ... Raced in nine regular-season meets, mostly in the 800, also doing the 400 in four meets and the 200 in one.
Sophomore (2017): INDOOR – Placed 11th in the 800 at GNAC (1:57.16). ... Ran second leg on the 5th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC, combining with Lazarus Scarbrough, David McLeod, and Justin Ramsey for a time of 3:24.29. ... Ran the leadoff 1200-meter leg on the 8th-place 4000 distance medley relay team at GNAC, followed by Justin Ramsey, Clark Sterling, and Ben Halladay for a time of 10:39.08. ... Ran in three meets altogether. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in the 800 at GNAC (1:55.10) after getting into the championship race as the ninth and final qualifier out of prelims. ... Ran the second leg of the 8th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC, combining with Lazarus Scarbrough, Peyton Harris, and Justin Ramsey for a time of 3:27.63. That foursome ran together three times, with a best of 3:23.12 at the UW's Ken Shannon Invitational on May 6. ... Ran in nine meets, focusing primarily on the 800, but also running the 200 and 1500 once each, and the 400 twice.
Freshman (2016): INDOOR – Did not compete.  OUTDOOR – Placed 12th in the 800 at GNAC in 1:56.31. ... Made his SPU debut with a time of 1:57.23 in the 800 at the UPS Outdoor Preview on March 5. The following week, easily eclipsed that time with a 1:54.65 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open, a time that stood as a PR through the rest of the season. ... Ran 11 meets, mostly in the 800, but also doing the 400 twice and the 1500 once. ... His 50.63 in the 400 at the CWU Last Chance Open on May 6 was the second-fastest on the team.
Mt. Baker High School:Â An 800-meter specialist, went to the 1A state meet as a junior (6th in 2:01.45) and as a senior (4th in 1:56.61). ... Won the Northwest Conference 800 championship and the Bi-District championship as a senior. ... Also anchored the 8th-place 4x400 state relay as a junior.
Personal:Â Jesse William Phan. ... Business administration major. ... Older sister Chynna also attends SPU and runs on the cross country and track teams.
Fun facts: Has been running since age 11. ... Just ran track from 7th to 11th grade, then started cross country at the suggestion of his track coach. ... Favorite workout is 1,000-meter repeats on the track. ... If not for running, would do more rock climbing / bouldering "because it's a really fun way to work out, and it's a lot of fun." ... Favorite sport to watch is football. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Lars and the Real Girl." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Lightning Thief." ... Favorite junk foods are ice cream and cookies. ... Favorite healthy food is avocados. ... Favorite TV program is "New Girl." ... Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is Kenyan middle distance runner David Rudisha. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subjects are literature and writing. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be his grandpa, so he could hear about his life. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Superman "because he has many different superpowers, not just one." ... In 10 years, wants to be working as a school athletic director and still be running and doing some races. ... After graduating, wants to take six months to a year and travel to every continent (except perhaps Antarctica).
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400:Â Â 50.36 (2/25/2017)
800:Â Â 1:55.13 (2/23/2019)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200:Â Â Â Â Â 24.04 (3/3/2018)
400:Â Â Â Â Â 50.63 (5/6/2016)
800:Â Â Â 1:53.71 (3/30/2019)
1500:Â Â 4:09.02 (4/9/2016)
CAREER RESULTS
