College: University of Oregon
Events: 800 Meters – 1:44.56; 1,500 Meters – 3:30.90; Mile – 3:51.74
Coach: Vin Lananna
Personal Website/Blog: www.behindthestands.com

A native of Norwich, Vermont, 2008 Olympian Andrew Wheating is the reigning NCAA Champion in both the 800 and the 1,500. He joined OTC Elite in the summer of 2010, following a storied University of Oregon career, which was recognized when he was named one of three finalists for the 2010 Bowerman Award – track and field’s top honor for a collegiate athlete. He qualified for a spot on Team USA at the 2011 IAAF Championships in the 1500 this past summer.

Professional: Wheating's first race appearance during the 2012 season came on May 5th at the Oregon Twilight. Andrew won the 1,500 meters giving the Hayward crowd a taste of his finishing kick. Next, Wheating traveled with OTC teammates down to California for the Oxy High Performance Meet where he finished second in his heat with a season opening 1:46.83 in the 800 meters. At his first major international competition of the year, Andrew toed the line in the world-class Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic, in which he clocked a 3:56.77. With one race to go before the Olympic Trials, Wheating won the metric-mile at the Harry Jerome Classic in Victoria, BC in 3:35.89. At the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., Andrew was up against a very competitive field in the 1,500 meters. In the final, 5 athletes, including himself, held the Olympic 'A' standard. Wheating made his second Olympic Team after finishing third in a 3:36.68. At the London Olympics, Andrew qualified through the prelims, but didn't make it through the semifinal round. Wheating finished his 2012 outdoor season in Europe with four additional races, last being the 1,500 in Rieti, Italy.

Wheating’s first major appearance in 2011 was a solid 1,500-meter victory at the Oxy High Performance Meet in a time of 3:36.46.  Next, he crossed the line in fifth against world-class competition in the 800 at the Prefontaine Classic.  With less than ideal training due to injury, he chose to compete in the 1,500 at USA Outdoor Nationals.  Despite crossing the line in fourth place, he was awarded the spot on the IAAF World Championships team when second-place finisher Bernard Lagat chose not to run the 1,500 in South Korea.  He used the Paris Diamond League 1,500 as a tune up before traveling to South Korea.  Unfortunately, he didn't make it past the first round, finishing 8th in his heat.    

In an OTC jersey for the first time, Wheating brought home a sixth-place in the 800 meters (1:46.51) in Stockholm on August 6, 2010. A week later, at the Diamond League event in London, Wheating set his personal best of 1:44.56. … Prior to joining the OTC, Wheating ran two professional races: an 800 in Paris—which ended with a fourth-place, 1:44.62 result, and a 1,500-meter race in which he nearly broke the American Record, clocking a scorching 3:30.90 in Monaco. That mark was the top time turned in by an American in the 1,500 in 2010, and ranked him second in the U.S. and ninth in the world (according to Track and Field News). His prowess in the 800, ranked him second in the nation, behind OTC teammate Nick Symmonds, and 10th in the world.

College: Wheating put quite the exclamation mark on his Oregon career in June and July of 2010. First, at the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field in June, Wheating became just the fifth man in NCAA history to win titles in both the 800 and the 1,500 meters. In July, at the Prefontaine Classic, racing in his Oregon uniform for the final time, Wheating broke the school’s mile record and placed fifth in the Bowerman Mile with a 3:51.74. Speaking of Bowerman, Wheating’s 2010 performances earned him a nod as one of three Bowerman Award finalists, though the award was won by his world-record setting Oregon and OTC teammate Ashton Eaton. … Two years prior, Wheating rounded out his sophomore season by earning a trip to Bejing when he placed second in the 800 at the 2008 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. … In between both those amazing races, Wheating anchored the Ducks’ distance medley relay team to an NCAA Indoor Championships title in March of 2010. … As a junior in 2009, Wheating won his first NCAA Outdoor 800-meter title. Indoors, he aided the Oregon DMR team to a school record and an NCAA title. He also placed second in both the 800 and the 1,500 at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships. Over his collegiate career, Wheating tallied five national titles, eight All-America honors, and three straight 800-meter Pac-10 Conference titles. He also became the first Vermont native to break the 4-minute mile barrier.

High School: Wheating began his prep career as a soccer player at Kimball Union Academy in Norwich, Vermont. He ended it as one of the nation’s best mid-distances runners. In his first season running track (as a senior in 2006), Wheating ranked fourth nationally in the 1,500 meters with a PB at the USA Junior Championships of 3:54.28. Also in 2006, He clocked the fastest indoor prep time in the 5,000 meters—a 14:55.28.

Personal: Born November 11, 1987. Wheating graduated from the University of Oregon in December of 2010 with a BA in Sociology.

PERSONAL BESTS – Outdoor
800 Meters – 1:44.56 – Diamond League, London, England – August 13, 2010
1500 Meters – 3:30.90 – Diamond League, Monaco – July 22, 2010
Mile – 3:51.74 – Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Ore. – July 3, 2010

PERSONAL BESTS – Indoor
800 Meters – 1:48.40 – NCAA Indoor Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas – March 13, 2010
Mile – 3:58.20 – MPSF Championships,
Seattle, Wash. – February 27, 2010