Nathan Weitz Career Stats
Academic Notes: Majoring in forestry
Personal Bests: 800m (1:53.62) | 1000m (2:28.66) | 1500m (3:44.19) | Mile (4:04.33) | 3000m (7:56.09) | 5000m (13:55.49)
2016: Competed at four indoor track & field meets during the season … Recorded a new PR in the 3000m event at the Iowa State Classic (7:56.09) … Member of the record-breaking NAU DMR team (9:39.19), occurring at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Registered All-Big Sky performances in the 3K (bronze) and 5K (gold) at indoor conference championships … Added five more outdoor meets to his competition docket … Scored in the 1500m event with a third-place All-Conference showing … For the second time in his career, advanced to NCAA West Preliminaries, this time competing in the 5000m event
2015: Competed in three indoor meets for the Lumberjacks … Scored points at Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships in the DMR, 3000m and mile events … Participated in three more outdoor meets … Set a new career-best in the 5000m with a 13:55.49 time at the Stanford Invitational … Competed at outdoor conference championships in the 1500m and 5000m, scoring in the former of the two events
2014: Had an impressive sophomore indoor season ... Best performance came at the Iowa State Classic where he ran a career-best 4:04.33 time in the mile … Scored in two events at Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships, including the gold in the mile event—his first individual Big Sky Championship ... Did not compete during the outdoor season
2013: Had a strong freshman track & field season in both indoor and outdoor ... Recorded a season-best in the mile with a time of 4:05.81 at the New Mexico Collegiate, which ranked third in the Big Sky ... Finished fifth at Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships in the mile run with a time of 4:11.03 … Competed in eight outdoor events for the Lumberjacks … PR’ed in the 1500m (3:44.19) at the NAU-ASU-UA Tri Dual … Participated in the 1500m and 5000m events at Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championships … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries and NCAA Division I Championships in the 1500m event
High School: Named an All-American after finishing third at Foot Locker Nationals ... Led his team to the Division II title at Nike Pre-Nationals in 2010 after winning the 5,000m run ... Competed in the BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country International Challenge in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of Team USA's junior squad in June 2011 ... Won the Washington State 3A Cross Country title as a junior, and finished second his senior year
Personal: Born February 19, 1994 in Spokane, Wash., to Lynn and Linda Weitz ... Has two sisters, Heather and Kendra ... Hobbies include backpacking, hiking and fishing ... Uncle Steve Surface and father Lynn competed collegiately in cross country and track as well ... Attending NAU for the great forestry program and the storied track & field and cross country programs ... Most memorable life moment was a missions trip to Zambia ... Loves bunnies
A member of the 2016 NAU Men's Cross Country Championship squad
