Mason Ferlic

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Mason Ferlic
Personal information
Born (1993-08-05) August 5, 1993 (age 30)
Saint Paul , Minnesota
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track and Field
College team Michigan Wolverines
ClubVery Nice Track Club
Team Adidas
Coached by Ron Warhurst

Mason Ferlic (born August 5, 1993) [1] is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the steeplechase during the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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High School career

Ferlic attended Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood, Minnesota. 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. [2]

Collegiate career

Ferlic ran for the Michigan Wolverines. He ended his freshman year of cross country by making the varsity roster for NCAA nationals were he finished in 252nd, last place in the race. He redshirted 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. [3] [4]

Professional career

Upon finishing college, Felic signed with the athlete agency Aurum Sports Group in June 2016. [5] The next month, he signed a contract with Nike. [6]

In 2019, Ferlic competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. [1] [7] He finished in 76th place. [7]

In 2021, he placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the US Olympic Trials. [8] Ferlic competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In November of 2021 Ferlic announced via an instagram post that he had signed a contract with Adidas.

Personal bests

Taken from World Athletics Profile [1]

SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Indoor track3000m7:45.86February 6, 2022 Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
5000m13:29.33January 27, 2023 Boston University
Outdoor track1500m3:35.45May 29, 2021 Griswold Stadium
One mile3:58.05January 19, 2021 Clermont, Florida
3000m7:49.68August 2, 2022 Nembro, Italy
5000m13:24.94May 9, 2021 Hilmer Lodge Stadium
Steeplechase8:16.03July 21, 2023 Stade Louis II

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References

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