Player Bio: Michael Stember

  Michael Stember
Michael Stember
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fair Oaks, Calif.

Stanford: One of the nation's premier middle distance runners, who has seen substantial international competition as a member of several United States teams.

1998 Cross Country Season: Did not compete due to injury.

1997 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Helped Stanford win its second consecutive Pac-10 cross country title ... Finished seventh at the Arizona State Invitational.

1996 Cross Country Season: Redshirted.

1999 Track & Field Season: Redshirted ... However, did compete unattached including a fourth place showing in the 1,500 meters (3:40.13) at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Eugene ... Later in the summer set a school record in Germany of 3:39.05 over 1,500 meters ... A fourth place finisher at the World University Games and a silver medalist at the Pan-Am Games for the 1,500 meters ... Competed indoors where he ran a 3:59.39 in the mile to gain All-America honors at the NCAA's ... A day earlier, he ran a 3:58.87 in a prelim that saw four runners break the four-minute barrier ... Also ran a opening leg on the school record distance medley relay team which finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships to gain All-America honors ... His 1,200 time of 2:53.67 led the nation ... Earlier in the year, he broke the indoor school record in the mile at 3:58.57 ... Broke the 800 meter indoor school record with a time of 1:49.45 at the MPSF Championships.

1998 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): An excellent season of running ... Ran the 1,500 meters with a season-best of 3:41.99 ... Competed at the NCAA's in the 1,500 meters ... Finished fourth at the Pac-10 Championships ... Ran a 4:04.68 in the mile at the Mt. Sac Relays ... At the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal, ran a Pac-10 qualifying time of 14:34.54 in the 5,000 meters ... At the NCAA Indoor Championships, ran the anchor leg on the distance medley relay team that finished fourth to gain All-America honors.

1997 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Finished third in the 800 meters at the Pac-10 Track & Field Championships ... He was the top freshman in the race ... Ran a season-best of 1:49.33 ... Also ran the 1,500 meters, and was ranked 13th before the NCAA's, and #1 as a freshman ...Placed ninth to gain All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA's ... He was timed in 3:45.19 ... Ran a season-best time of 3:42.88 at the Cardinal Invitational ... Set a then freshman school record with a 4:02.72 time in the mile ... Member of the 4 x 1,500 meter relay team which won the Texas Relays ... Member of the 4 x 800 meter relay team which finished second at the Texas Relays ... During the summer of 1997, captured top honors at the U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships in Edwardsville, Il ... Finished in a time of 3:45.42 ... Competed at the Junior Pan Am Games in Cuba in 1997.

High School: The 1995 U.S. Junior National champion at 1,500 meters ... Ran 3:46 to place second at the 1995 Pan Am Games in Chile ... Ran 1:49 as the runnerup at the 1996 National Scholastic championships after winning the 1,600 meters ... Two time California state and Golden West Invitational 1,600 meter champion ... Represented the United States at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Sydney, Australia ... A graduate of Jesuit High School in Sacramento, Ca.

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