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With USA Track & Field title, former Borah star shines. Boise State runner sets record

Rachel Roberts
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Nathan Green dominated Idaho’s high school running scene throughout his time at Borah High School.

He hasn’t missed a beat since joining the college ranks at the University of Washington.

Green won the U-20 men’s 1,500 meters at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships on Saturday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. He crossed the finish line in a time of 3 minutes, 45.19 seconds, more than 2 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Muluken Tewalt of Wake Forest (3:47.62).

Green ran in second place the first three laps and used his signature kick on the final lap to pull away for the win.

With the victory, Green qualifies to represent Team USA at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships scheduled for August in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

Earlier this month, Green become the first true freshman to score in a running event for the Huskies at the national meet since 1998 with his seventh-place finish in the men’s 1,500 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Green is one of the most decorated runners in Idaho high school history, winning five Gatorade awards — three in cross country and two in track.

Boise State’s Kristie Schoffield, pictured winning an NCAA title, finished eighth in the women’s 800 meters at the USATF Outdoor Championships.
Boise State’s Kristie Schoffield, pictured winning an NCAA title, finished eighth in the women’s 800 meters at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

Boise State’s Schoffield breaks own school record

In a field that included reigning Olympic champion Athing Mu, Boise State’s Kristie Schoffield finished eighth in the women’s 800 meters Sunday at the USATF Outdoor Championships.

Schoffield, who was coming off an NCAA title in the event, bested her own school record with a time of 1:59.80. Her previous record was 2:01.09.

“We had two goals in mind heading into the meet, making the final and breaking two minutes,” Boise State assistant coach Gavin O’Neal said in a news release. “We assumed they would go together considering the caliber of athletes that were entered to compete. Kristie’s been capable of breaking two minutes for at least eight weeks. She just needed the right race.”

Schoffield was the only collegiate athlete to make it out of the first round of qualifying. She then placed third in the semifinals to earn a spot in the final.