Miles Batty (born June 4, 1987) is a former track athlete who specialized in middle-distance disciplines. In high school, he was one of the most prolific cross country and distance track runners in the state of Utah. Competing for BYU, Batty earned eight first-team All-American awards, two NCAA championships, broke the NCAA record in the indoor mile, and contributed to BYU's track team successes. After graduating from BYU, he finished 10th at the 2012 US Olympic Trials for the 1500-meter race and went on to compete professionally through a sponsorship contract with ASICS.
Running career
High school Batty attended and ran for Jordan High School until he graduated in 2005. In addition to being state champion of Utah in cross country, his personal best in the mile as a high schooler was 4:22.
Collegiate Right after high school, Batty went on a two-year mission to Brazil, during which he did not participate in any competitive running.. Upon his return to BYU, he struggled to get into shape and even questioned the chances of himself succeeding as a college runner.
In February 2012 at the 2012 Millrose Games, Batty broke the indoor collegiate mile record by almost half a second with a time of 3:54.54. NCAA: Batty sets indoor mile record His record time was beaten in February 2013 at the 2013 Millrose Games by Chris O'Hare with a time of 3:52.98.Chris O'Hare breaking collegiate mile record (Video) Batty dropped to number three on the NCAA all-time mile list in 2014 when Lawi Lalang clocked a 3:52.88, also at the Millrose Games.
After qualifying and winning at NCAA's track championship, Batty was named National Men's Track Athlete of the Year by USATF in 2011, and also helped BYU's distance relay team win the national championship. As of August 2011, he was ranked number 9 in the United States in the 1500 meters discipline.
Awards and honors 2018 West Coast Conference Hall of Honor Inductee 2013 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award 2012 NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship 2-Time NCAA Champion 8-Time NCAA First Team All-American 2011 NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Year 2011 USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week
Top Performances 20132013 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa8th1500 metres3:46.3120122012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)Hayward Field, University of Oregon10th1500 metres3:43.5820122012 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDrake Stadium Des Moines, Iowa2nd1500 metres3:43.8320122012 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsJacksons Indoor Track Nampa, Idaho3rdMile4:01.8620122012 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsJacksons Indoor Track Nampa, Idaho3rdDistance Medley Relay9:36.0720122012 Millrose GamesThe Armory, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City2ndMile3:54.5420112011 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsLaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Terre Haute, Indiana14th10k run29:40.020112011 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsGilliam Indoor Track Stadium College Station, Texas1stMile3:59.4920112011 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsGilliam Indoor Track Stadium College Station, Texas1stDistance Medley Relay9:29.2820112011 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsLaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Terre Haute, Indiana15th10k run30:09.4
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