Izaic Yorks (born April 17, 1994) is an American middle-distance and

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runner. Yorks won 1500 m at

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. As a member of the

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, Izaic Yorks is an eight-time

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n cross country and

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runner.

Professional

Izaic Yorks signed with

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in June 2016. Izaic is also a science fiction/fantasy author, releasing "Ascendant: Saga of Valor" in 2023. The Men's race featured four Furman Elite athletes battling it out with Brooks Beasts' Izaic Yorks. Caleb Hoover would be the eventual victor in 7:52.07, dragging the next four men under the 8 minute barrier with him. Yorks placed 3rd at the 2017

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Men's Elite Mile in 3:58.57. Izaic Yorks is working as a

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"because working with people in the community who have disabilities of any kind has been ingrained in my life. My sister is in a wheel chair and has had some developmental challenges to overcome. When I was asked it was easy to say yes."

NCAA

Izaic Yorks won back to back 1500 m

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Champion titles in 2015 and 2016. Yorks is an eight-time

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as a

. He is the 2015 and 2016 track and field

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mile champion.

Prep

Yorks competed for

Lakes High School Lakes High School is located in Lakewood, Washington. It serves students from 9th grade to 12th grade. It is one of the two major high schools in the Clover Park School District. Daffodil Festival Every year, Lakes participates in the Pierce C ...

where he won the 1,600 meter 2012

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3A state title in 4:04.77, and won the 800-meter state title in a school record time of 1:50.56 (ranked 16th USA High School). Yorks set

records in * 800 meters: 1:50.56 * 1500 meters: 4:00.10 * 1600 meters: 4:04.00 (Washington state record) * Mile: 4:04.38 * 3200 meters: 9:05.43 Yorks finishing eighth in 4:04.38 at the 2012 Jim Ryun Dream Mile in New York. Yorks placed fourth at the 2011

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Championships in Portland. Yorks placed third at the 2011

3A cross country state meet(15:05 – 5 km).

Reference list

External links

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University of Portland The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1901 and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UP's sister school, the University of Notre Da ...

Izaic Yorks
at

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yorks, Izaic 1994 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Track and field athletes from Michigan American male long-distance runners University of Washington alumni Washington Huskies men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Seattle 21st-century American sportsmen