Andy Trouard

Andy Trouard

Trouard at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	April 22, 1994 (1994-04-22) (age 31)
Alma mater	Northern Arizona University
Occupation	Professional Runner
Years active	2012 - Current
Sport
Sport	Distance running
Event	5,000m
College team	Northern Arizona University
Club	Nike Oregon Track Club Elite
Turned pro	2018
Coached by	Mark Rowland
Achievements and titles
National finals	2018 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships: 5,000 m, 5th 3,000 m,  Gold 2018 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships: 1,500 m, 19th 2013 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships: 10,000 m, 200th 2016 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships: 10,000 m, 37th 2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships: 10,000 m, 35th
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:53.97 (Alex Wilson, 2016) 1,500m: 3:38.96 (Bryan Clay, 2018) Mile: 3:58.01 (UW Invite, 2018) 3,000m: 7:48.21 (Iowa State, 2018) 5,000m: 13:21.07 (Payton Jordan, 2018) 8,000m: 23:27.9 (Louisville Classic, 2017) 10,000m: 29:58.1 (NCAA DI Champs, 2017)

Andy Trouard (born April 22, 1994) is a professional American Distance runner who competes in the 5000m for the Oregon Track Club Elite ^[1] and has a personal best in the event of 13:21.07. ^[2] In 2018, he won the NCAA Division I National Championship in the 3000m, ^[3] won two team NCAA national championships in Cross Country with Northern Arizona University in 2016 ^[4] and in 2017, ^[5] and is an NCAA All-American in Track and Field.

High school

Junior year

After winning two state swimming titles, Trouard decided to go out for Track & Field his junior year, his first time competitively running for his high school. During the season, he would win three state individual titles and quickly become one of the best runners in the state and still worked to develop as a runner.

Track & field

Trouard attended Salpointe Catholic High School, where he competed in track and field as a junior and senior, adding cross country in his senior year. In just year of running track, Trouard posted times of 1:54.54 in the 800m, 4:13.12 in the 1600m, and 9:23.21 in the 3200m. In the 2012 Arizona Division II State Championships he won at all three distance events, winning the 800m, the 1600m, and the 3200m. ^[6]

Junior Year Track Results ^[7]

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
Ted James Invitational	March 3, 2012	800m	2:05.64	Gold
		1600m	4:35.62	Gold
Willie Williams Invitational	March 17, 2012	1600m	4:21.64	Bronze
		3200m	9:38.64	Gold
Chandler Rotary Invitatational	March 24, 2012	800m	2:01.5	22nd
		Mile	4:20.65	Bronze
Scottsdale Distance Classic	March 30, 2012	3200m	9:23.12	Gold
Mario Castro Invitational	April 20, 2012	800m	1:54.54	Silver
		4 × 800 m	8:42.70	Bronze
Sabino Invitational	April 26, 2012	1600m	4:18.22	Gold
AIA Division II State Championships	May 9, 2012	800m	1:56.46	Gold
		1600m	4:19.70	Gold
		3200m	9:25.89	Gold
Arizona Meet of Champions	May 16, 2012	1600m	4:13.12	Gold

800m

After running his first 800m of the season at the Ted James Invitational and winning in a time of 2:05.64, ^[8] he entered headed to the premier high school track and field meet in Arizona, the 73rd Chandler Rotary meet in Phoenix. In a field of 54 individuals, Trouard came in 22nd place, finishing a 2:01.50, ^[9] a new personal best, but not fast enough to compete for a state title. About a month later, on April 20, Trouard raced at the Mario Castro Invitational verses Ryan Silva, who had run a 4:08 1600m just two weeks prior. Nearly lopping off seven seconds off his personal best, Trouard ran 1:54.54 ^[10] and came second to Silva, who ran 1:53.65. This being his last 800m of the regular season, Trouard had proved his capabilities and was ready for the state championship. He won the race by the small margin of 0.11 seconds. Trouard had two other races he had to compete in during the state championships, the 1600m and 3200m.

2012 AIA DII Track & Field State Championship 800m Final Results [11]
Place	Time	Name	Grade	School	Medal
1	1:56.46	Andy Trouard	11	Salpointe Catholic	Gold
2	1:56.57	Ethan Hohman	11	Cactus Shadows	Silver
3	1:57.14	Goch Ajak	12	Peoria	Bronze
4	1:58.43	Tyler Dink	11	Verrado
5	1:59.34	Ian Stoddard	11	Sunrise Mountain

1600m

2012 AIA DII Track & Field State Championship 1600m Final Results [12]
Place	Time	Name	Grade	School	Medal
1	4:19.70	Andy Trouard	11	Salpointe Catholic	Gold
2	4:21.25	Chris Lessard	12	Maricopa	Silver
3	4:22.22	Goch Ajak	12	Peoria	Bronze
4	4:22.70	Ethan Hohman	11	Cactus Shadow
5	4:25.50	Adrian Ortega	10	Vista Grande

3200m

2012 AIA DII Track & Field State Championship 3200m Final Results [13]
Place	Time	Name	Grade	School	Medal
1	9:25.89	Andy Trouard	11	Salpointe Catholic	Gold
2	9:30.15	Eduardo Roa	12	McClintock	Silver
3	9:30.68	John Winfield	12	Ironwood Ridge	Bronze
4	9:45.81	Jordan Hellebuyck	10	Canyon Del Oro
5	9:51.67	Ethan Hohman	11	Cactus Shadow

Senior year

Cross country

In the fall of his senior year, Trouard decided to compete in cross country and ran a season best of 14:59.3 for 5,000m during his sectional race. ^[14] This time would rank him sixteenth in the nation for the 5,000m and earn him the school record for the distance. The record was broken two years later by his teammate, Nathan Thompson, who ran 14:54.0 on the same course; Thompson would go on to run for the Air Force Academy. The next week, Trouard competed in the Arizona Division II Cross Country Championships and won by seventeen seconds in a time of 16:02.0 over the 5,000m distance. ^[15] Two weeks after the state championship, Trouard raced in the Nike Cross Regional South race and placed seventh in a time of 15:09.0 for 5,000m and would qualify him for Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) as an individual. ^[16] At NXN placed 29th in a time of 17:53.0, forty-seven seconds behind the National Champion, Sam Wharton. ^[17]

Senior Year Cross Country Results ^[18]

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Pace/Mile	Place
Cigna Cross Country Festival	September 1, 2012	3 Mile	15:00.60		Silver
Four Corners Invitational	September 15, 2012	5000m	15:21.20		Gold
Desert Twilight Festival	September 28, 2012	5000m	15:24.41		Silver
Rattler Invitational	October 6, 2012	5000m	15:31.60		Gold
Doug Conley Invitational	October 13, 2012	5000m	15:36.48		Gold
AIA Division II Section II Championships	October 27, 2012	5000m	14:59.30		Gold
AIA Division II State Championships	November 3, 2012	5000m	16:01.98		Gold
Nike Cross Regionals Southwest	November 17, 2012	5000m	15:09.00		7th
Nike Cross Nationals	December 1, 2012	5000m	17:53.00		29th

2012 AIA DII State Cross Country Championships Results ^[19]

Place	Time	Name	Grade	School	Medal
1	16:02.0	Andy Trouard	12	Salpointe Catholic	Gold
2	16:19.5	Adrian Ortega	11	Vista Grande	Silver
3	16:27.1	Harvey Nelson	11	Catalina Foothills	Bronze
4	16:29.0	Ethan Hohman	12	Cactus Shadow
5	16:33.0	Jack Hovalnd	11	Notre Dame Prep

Track & field

Trouard's records on display at Salpointe Catholic High School (center of image)

Despite having a superb season time-wise, Trouard did not compete in the Division II State Championships. He set three new school records: 1:53.67 in the 800m; 4:08.28 in the 1600m; and 8:51.26 in the 3200m (see image to right).

Senior Year Track Results ^[20]

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
Ted James Invitational	March 2, 2013	800m	2:01.21	Gold
		1600m	4:18.15	Gold
Willie Williams Classic	March 14–16, 2013	3200m	9:03.81	Gold
Chandler Rotary Invitational	March 22–23, 2013	1600m split	4:08.28	N/A
		Mile	4:09.71	Gold
Scottsdale Distance Classic	March 28, 2013	800m	1:53.67	Gold
Arcadia Invitational	April 5–6, 2013	3200m	8:51.26	7th
Mt. SAC Relays	April 18–20, 2013	Mile	4:10.91	Bronze

Salpointe Catholic's All Time Track Leaders [21]
	800m			1600m			3200m
Rank	Time	Name	Year	Time	Name	Year	Time	Name	Year
1	1:53.67e	Andy Trouard	2013	4:08.28e	Andy Trouard	2013	8:51.26e	Andy Trouard	2013
2	1:54.52e	Dave Hohman	2001	4:16.34e	Bryce Livingston	2006	9:13.72e	Joe Urbanski	1997
3	1:54.73e	Dan Maher	1998	4:18.90e	Joe Urbanski	1998	9:20.1	Rob Rezetko	1985
4	1:56.49e	Steve Kurtz	1984	4:23.38e	Nathan Thomas	2014	9:29.76e	Nathan Thomas	2015
5	1:56.68e	Bryce Livingston	2006	4:25.17e	Jason Colavito	2003	9:35.59e	Bryce Livingston	2005

800m

The 800m not being Trouard's strongest event, he ran two during the regular season and clocked a modest 2:01.21 and a 2:06.21. It wasn't until the state championship until Trouard turned up the speed and ran a 1:53.67, ^[22] which was a winning time, beating out second place by 0.53 seconds. This time earned him the school record, overshadowing the previous record holder Dave Hohman whose record had stood for twelve years, with a time of 1:54.52.

1600m

With new newfound running success on the national stage, Trouard came back for track in the Spring. After a disappointing season opener in the 1600m, running a time of 4:18.15 at the Ted James Invite, ^[23] he ran well at the first large meet of the year, the 73rd Chandler Rotary meet. In the Varsity Mile, Trouard ran a time of 4:09.71 for the full mile ^[24] and a 1600m split of 4:08.28. ^[25] This broke the previous school record of 4:16.34 set by Bryce Livingston in 2006 and would rank him the eleventh fastest miler in the nation by the end of the season.

3200m

After running a new school record of 9:03.81 for the 3200m,essentially all alone at the Willie Williams Classic, ^[26] breaking Joe Urbanski's sixteen-year-old record of 9:13.72, Trouard headed to the Arcadia Invitational. The race is famously fast 3200m because it attracts many of the top two-milers in the nation. This race allowed him to race with the best in the nation and prove himself. At the meet, Trouard placed seventh and ran 8:51.26 for 3200m, ^[27] demolishing his previous record. This time launched to the seventh ranked spot in the nation and eighth by the end of the season.

2013 High School 3200m National Rankings [28]
Rank	Time	Name	Grade	School
1	8:45.74	Ben Saarel	12	Park City
2	8:46.07	Sean McGorty	12	Chantilly
3	8:47.07	Bernie Montoya	12	Cibola
4	8:48.58	Blake Haney	11	Stockdale
5	8:48.73	Jacob Thomson	12	Lou. Holy Cross
6	8:50.74	Jack Keelan	12	Chicago (St. Ignatius Prep)
7	8:51.01	Joe Hardy	11	Seattle Prep
8	8:51.26	Andy Trouard	12	Salpointe Catholic
9	8:51.75	Brock Baker	12	Oakland
10	8:52.65	Christian Freeman	12	Carlsbad

College

College bests

During his time at NAU, Trouard posted some of the best times in the NCAA during the ten seasons he competed in, the majority of which were run in invitational races. In the 2018 indoor season, Trouard had the NCAA indoor lead in the 3000m with a time of 7:48.21 ^[29] which he ran at the Iowa State Classic where he beat Grant Fisher by 0.35 seconds to secure the win and the NCAA lead. the same year, Trouard was ranked 11th in the 1500m outdoors with a time of 3:41.40. ^[30] Also, in 2018, Trouard was ranked second in the NCAA in the 5000m during the outdoor season with a time of 13:21.07, ^[31] only behind Justyn Knight who both ran their season records in the same race, the Jordan Payton Invitational.

Track Bests

Event	Time	Meet	Date
800m	1:53.97	Alex Wilson Invitational	February 20, 2016
1500m	3:41.40	Bryan Clay Invitational	April 19–20, 2018
Mile	3:58.01	UW Invitational	January 26–27, 2018
3000m	7:48.21	Iowa State Classic	February 9–10, 2018
5000m	13:21.07	Payton Jordan Invitational	May 3, 2018

Cross Country Bests

Event	Time	Meet	Date
4.25 mi	22:08.1	Dave Murray Invitational	September 20, 2013
4.5 mi	23:02.8	George Kyte Classic	September 2, 2017
8k	23:27.9	Louisville Classic	September 30, 2017
10k	29:58.1	NCAA DI National Championships	November 18, 2017

Freshman year

Coming into NAU in 2013, Trouard was listed as their top freshman recruit. ^[32] During high school he had run times of 1:53.67 in the 800m, 4:08.28 in the 1600m, and 8:51.26 for the 3200m and was ranked among the top in the nation.

Cross country

2013 Cross Country Results*

Meet	Date	Distance	Time	Pace/Mile	Place
George Kyte Classic	September 7, 2013	8k	25:21.5	5:06	6th
Dave Murray Invitational	September 20, 2013	4.25 mi	22:08.1	5:13	4th
Cowboy Jamboree	September 28, 2013	8k	25:06.0	5:03	14th
Wisconsin Adidas Invitational	October 19, 2013	8k	23:57.0	4:49	43rd
NCAA DI Mountain Regional	November 15, 2013	10k	30:21.7	4:53	40th
NCAA DI National Championships	November 23, 2013	10k	32:17.6	5:12	200th

Indoor track

2014 Indoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
Lumberjack Team Challenge	January 17, 2014	3000m	8:38.08	Gold
Mountain T's Invitational	February 7–8, 2014	Mile	4:16.17	5th
Iowa State	February 14–15, 2014	Mile	4:03.89	9th
NAU Last Chance Meet	February 21, 2014	800m	1:55.39	Gold
Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships	February 17 - March 1, 2014	Mile	4:16.98	6th
		3000m	8:36.45	7th
		DMR	10:07.13	Silver
Willie Williams Classic	March 21–22, 2014	800m	1:54.66	4th
Stanford Invitational	April 4–5, 2014	5000m	13:56.95	Bronze
Bryan Clay Invitational	April 18, 2014	1500m	3:56.61	61st
Double Dual Meet UA/ASU/NAU	May 3, 2014	1500m	3:49.87	6th

Outdoor track

Trouard did not compete during the outdoor season because of an Achilles injury which took many months to rehabilitate. During this time, Trouard was contemplating returning to swimming in the form of Triathlons and began communication with triathlon recruiters before returning to running full-time. ^[33]

Sophomore year

Cross country

Trouard did not compete during the Cross Country season as he was continuing rehabilitation on his Achilles (see "Outdoor Track" under 2.1.3 for more information).

Indoor track

2015 Indoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
UC Irvine Steve Scott Invite	May 1–2, 2015	5000m	14:34.60	10th
Mountain T's Invitational	January 29–30, 2016	Mile	4:22.11	Bronze
Iowa State Classic	February 12–13, 2016	Mile	4:05.99	27th
Alex Wilson Invitational	February 20, 2016	800m	1:53.97	13th
		DMR	9:39.19	13th
Big Sky Championships	February 25–27, 2016	800m (Prelim)	2:00.64	8th
		800m (Final)	1:57.22	8th
		Mile	4:14.57	Bronze

Outdoor track

2016 Outdoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
Stanford Invitational	April 1–2, 2016	5000m	14:19.23	17th
Jim Click Shootout	April 9, 2016	1500m	3:47.85	Bronze
		3000m	8:49.94	Silver
Bryan Clay Invitational	April 14–15, 2016	5000m	14:13.02	13th
Cal State Fullerton 5-Way	April 30, 2016	1500m	3:49.65	Gold
		5000m	14:59.88	Gold
Big Sky Championships	May 11–14, 2016	1500m	3:50.50	Gold
		5000m	15:12.87	6th
NCAA DI West Preliminary Round	May 26–18, 2016	1500m	3:43.61	5th
NCAA DI Championships	June 8–11, 2016	1500m	3:50.42	19th

Junior year

Cross country

2016 Cross Country Results*

Meet	Date	Distance	Time	Pace/Mile	Place
George Kyte Classic	September 3, 2016	4.5 mi	23:16.7	5:10	6th
Sycamore Cross Country Invitational	September 10, 2016	8k	25:27.7	5:07	5th
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational	October 14, 2016	8k	24:33.0	4:56	44th
Big Sky Conference Championship	October 28, 2016	8k	24:32.0	4:56	5th
NCAA DI Mountain Region Championship	November 11, 2016	10k	31:48.5	5:07	36th
NCAA DI National Championship	November 19, 2016	10k	30:23.5	4:53	37th

Indoor track

2017 Indoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
Lumberjack Team Challenge	January 21, 2017	3000m	8:44.43	Bronze
Mountain T's Invitational	February 3–4, 2017	800m	1:56.26	Silver
		Mile	4:10.2	Gold
Iowa State Classic	February 10–11, 2017	Mile	4:00.81	Gold
Big Sky Championships	February 23–25, 2017	Mile	4:10.31	Silver
		3000m	8;20.93	Bronze
		DMR	10:04.77	Silver

Outdoor track

2017 Outdoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
USATF Championships	June 22–15, 2017	1500m	3:48.33	32nd
		5000m	13:49.19	11th

Senior year

Cross country

2017 Cross Country Results*

Meet	Date	Distance	Time	Pace/Mile	Place
George Kyte Classic	September 2, 2017	4.5 mi	23:02.8	4:38	Bronze
Louisville Classic	September 30, 2017	8k	23:27.9	4:43	Bronze
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational	October 13, 2017	8k	23:40.9	4:46	Bronze
Big Sky Conference Championship	October 28, 2017	8k	23:58.7	4:49	Bronze
NCAA DI Mountain Region Championship	November 10, 2017	10k	30:45.9	4:57	18th
NCAA DI National Championship	November 18, 2017	10k	29:58.1	4:49	35th

Indoor track

2018 Indoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
UW Invitational	January 26–27, 2018	Mile	3:58.01	Silver
Iowa State Classic	February 9–10, 2018	3000m	7:48.21	Gold
Big Sky Championships	February 22–24, 2018	Mile	4:13.30	Silver
		3000m	8:41.44	6th
		5000m	14:20.54	Gold
NCAA DI Championships	March 9–10, 2018	3000m	8:04.94	Gold
		5000m	14:16.39	5th

Outdoor track

2018 Outdoor Track Results*

Meet	Date	Event	Time	Place
Bryan Clay Invitational	April 19–20, 2018	1500m	3:41.40	23rd
Payton Jordan Invitational	May 3, 2018	5000m	13:21.07	6th
Big Sky Championships	May 8–11, 2018	1500m (Prelim)	3:57.19	Bronze
		1500m (Final)	3:49.22	Gold
		5000m	14:12.82	Bronze
NCAA West Preliminary Round	March 24–26, 2018	5000m	13:47.86	Bronze
NCAA DI Championships	June 6–9, 2018	5000m	13:55.46	4th

Footnotes

* = Track & Field Results Reporting System

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External links

• Andy Trouard at World Athletics
• Andy Trouard at World Triathlon
• Andy Trouard at TFRRS
• Andy Trouard - Salpointe Catholic High School - Tucson, Arizona - Track Results Profile at Athletic.net
• Andy Trouard on Instagram