Michael Stigler (born May 4, 1992) is an American
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
athlete,
specialising in
hurdle
A hurdle (UK English, limited US English) is a moveable section of light fence. In the United States, terms such as "panel", "pipe panel" or simply "fence section" are used to describe moveable sections of fencing intended for agricultural u ...
races.
In 2017, he finished second in the
US Championship, behind
Eric Futch, after running a personal best of 48.26 s in the
400 meters hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
on June 25 in
Sacramento
Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...
.
Education
Michael graduated with a degree in African American studies and minored in communications. He hopes to become a head coach at Division 1 school after his athletic career ends.
One day, he also hopes that he will remodel and sell houses. Stigler volunteers at the
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, has i ...
currently.
References
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1992 births
Living people
American male hurdlers
World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Place of birth missing (living people)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Kansas Jayhawks men's track and field athletes
21st-century American sportsmen
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