Michael Power (born 9 May 1976) is an Australian former

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 in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

who competed in the

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in the 5000m. Power attende
Mentone Grammar
high school from 1990 to 1994, then moved t
The Peninsula School
for his final year of high school. He competed in the 1995 World Junior Athletics Championships in Lisbon, Portugal (1500m) and finished 5th in the final in a new personal best time of 3:43.

High school

After competing in the World Junior Track & Field Championships and having junior personal bests of 3:43 (1500m), 3:58.03 (mile
ranks 147th
in All-Time Sub-4 minute miles at the Prefontaine Classic) 8:02 (3000m), he accepted a scholarship at th
University Of Arkansas
and became 9-time All-American while competing for 4 years. Michael still holds the current Australian underage track records:
Under 16 1000m 2:28.7
Under 18 1000m 2:23.1

NCAA

Power accepted a scholarship at the

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and became 9-time All-American while competing for 4 years. Power graduated in fall 1999 after winning the 1999 SEC Cross Country Championship in 24:10.60. Power won

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Cross Country Title in 1998 in 23:55.79 and 1999 in 24:10.60. Power won

indoor track and field title in 1999 in Mile 4:01.80 and 3,000 Meters 7:56.06. Power won

outdoor track and field title in 1998 5000 meters in 14:02.37. At the 1998 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship, Power finished 3rd in 5000 meters. Power is in the Arkansas indoor track record book in 3000 meters in 7:50.25, Distance Medley Relay in 9:28.78, outdoor track 5000 meters in 13:36.37. Power finished second at the 1999 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Post College

In 2000, Power won the National 5000m open championship and was selected to compete in the 2000 Olympics. He finished 13th in Heat 1 and finished 28th overall. After the Olympics, he lived on the Mornington Peninsula in the state of Victoria while competing for Nike on the international track & field circuit. He lived in Athens briefly before the

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. Afterward moved to Barcelona Spain and worked in the city. He owned and coached a marathon training group. Mike Power coached at

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middle and distance running track and cross country for a few years after moving from Spain. Power currently (2021) works as a

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teacher/coach in Arkansas. His Bentonville has excelled in the ranks. In his years of being there, he has won the past 4 state cross country championships. Power hopes of reaching 8 state championships in a row. As of right now, they are in year 5 of trying to reach that goal. Bentonville has been an absolute powerhouse in cross country ever since he has arrived at Bentonville High School. Power and his wife Jennifer, a former Arkansas volleyball player, were featured in a season 4 episode of the

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series ''Fixer to Fabulous'', in which the hosts (and personal friends) Dave and Jenny Marrs renovated their northwest Arkansas home.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Michael 1976 births Living people Australian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes Athletes from Melbourne American track and field coaches Australian athletics coaches Memphis Tigers track and field coaches People from Ferntree Gully, Victoria Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Australian Athletics Championships winners