Jeremy Nicholas Rae (born May 19, 1991) is a Canadian middle-distance track athlete. Rae competed for Notre Dame during his collegiate career. He holds various school records and won an

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Championship in the Distance Medley Relay in 2012. Rae has also represented Canada internationally in various world track meets. Jeremy is now a professional cyclist, attempting the Canadian everesting record. He is based out of

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and organizes a ride for elite cyclists in the Hamilton-Wentworth area called "Durand".

Running career

High school

Rae attended Lakeshore Catholic High School in Ontario for which he set the

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high school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:08 (min:sec). While still in high school, Rae finished in second place in the 1500 meters at the

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Collegiate and international

Rae was recruited by Notre Dame. Rae finished in fifth place overall for the 1500 meters at the 2013 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships. Just a month after the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Rae represented

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at the

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, finishing second to Valentin Smirnov, earning a silver medal from the men's 1500 meter. On February 7, 2014, Rae won Note Dame's Meyo Invitational mile race in a time of 3:57.25, breaking Notre Dame's previous mile record of 3:57.83 set by Luke Watson in 2002.
Karnes, Casey. "Rae sets school record with 3:57 mile" ''The Observer''. 10 February 2014 At the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, 2014 NCAA DI Indoor T&F Championships, Rae finished the indoor

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finals in ninth place.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rae, Jeremy 1991 births Canadian male middle-distance runners Living people Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Hamilton, Ontario Sportspeople from Fort Erie, Ontario Track and field athletes from Ontario Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century Canadian sportsmen