Jeremy Rae

Jeremy Nicholas Rae (born May 19, 1991) is a Canadian middle-distance track athlete. Rae competed for Notre Dame during his collegiate career. He holds various school records and won an NCAA Championship in the Distance Medley Relay in 2012. Rae has also represented Canada internationally in various world track meets. Jeremy is now a professional cyclist, attempting the Canadian everesting record. He is based out of Hamilton, Ontario and organizes a ride for elite cyclists in the Hamilton-Wentworth area called “Durand”.

Jeremy Rae
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1991-05-19) May 19, 1991
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Height5'10"
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)1500 meters
College teamNotre Dame
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 meters: 3:36.85[1]
Indoor mile: 3:57.25[2]
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Canada
Universiade
2013 Kazan 1500 m
Updated on July 22, 2015.

Running career

High school

Rae attended Lakeshore Catholic High School in Ontario for which he set the Penn Relays high school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:08 (min:sec).[3] While still in high school, Rae finished in second place in the 1500 meters at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

Collegiate and international

Rae was recruited by Notre Dame. Rae finished in fifth place overall for the 1500 meters at the 2013 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships. Just a month after the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Rae represented Canada at the 2013 Summer Universiade, finishing second to Valentin Smirnov, earning a silver medal from the men's 1500 meter.

On February 7, 2014, Rae won Note Dame's Meyo Invitational mile race in a time of 3:57.25,[2] breaking Notre Dame's previous mile record of 3:57.83 set by Luke Watson in 2002.[4] At the 2014 NCAA DI Indoor T&F Championships, Rae finished the indoor mile finals in ninth place.

References
  1. All-Athletics. "Profile of Jeremy Rae".
  2. Delta Timing Group. "Men 1 Mile Run Meyo Mile Finals - 2/7/14".
  3. Notre Dame Athletics. "Jeremy Rae Bio". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  4. Karnes, Casey. "Rae sets school record with 3:57 mile" The Observer. 10 February 2014
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