Mason Ferlic (born August 5, 1993) is an American

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He competed in the steeplechase during the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

Early life

Ferlic attended Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood,

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. His Junior year he won the state 3200m and fisnished runner up in the 1600m. The following year he won the state cross country meet as well as the 1600m and 3200m in track. He was named the Minnesota Gatorade track and field athlete of the year in 2011.

College career

Ferlic ran for the Michigan Wolverines. He ended his freshman year of cross country by making the varsity roster for NCAA nationals where he finished in 252nd, last place in the race. He

redshirted Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the ...

his freshman year for indoor and outdoor track. During the 2013 cross country season he finished 22nd at NCAA nationals earning All-American honors. The following year he finished 13th at the some meet. Ferlic had great success in the steeplechase while at Michigan. He had a 4th place finish in 2014 and a 12th place finish in 2015 before winning the race in 2016. He finished his Michigan career as a Five-time Big Ten Champion, and an 11 time Big Ten Athlete of the Week.

Professional career

Upon finishing college, Felic signed with the athlete agency Aurum Sports Group in June 2016. The next month, he signed a contract with Nike. In 2019, Ferlic competed in the senior men's race at the

2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were hosted in the city of Aarhus in Denmark. It was the 43rd edition of the championships and was held on 30 March 2019. A part of the course was run on the grounds and grass roof of the Moesgaard ...

held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 76th place. In 2021, he placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the US Olympic Trials. Ferlic competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the

held in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021 Ferlic announced via a
instagram post
that he had signed a contract with Adidas.

Personal bests

Taken from World Athletics Profile

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* Living people 1993 births Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota American male long-distance runners American male cross country runners American male steeplechase runners University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes 21st-century American sportsmen NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub