Trent McFarland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Middle-distance running, Cross country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:47.22 (Ann Arbor, 2025) 1500m: 3:33.17 (Salem, 2026) Mile: 3:52.21 (Eugene, 2026) 3000m: 7:50.75 (Boston, 2026) |
Trent McFarland (born 1 June 2005) is an American middle-distance runner.[1]
Early life
From Macomb County, Michigan, he attended Utica High School in Shelby Township, where he was state champion over 800 metres in consecutive years, before enrolling at the University of Michigan.[2][3]
Career
The USA 1500 meters U20 champion in 2024, McFarland ran for the United States at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, placing seventh in the final of the 1500 meters.[4][5]
Competing for the University of Michigan, McFarland was a finalist in the 1500 meters at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
McFarland ran an indoor mile personal best of 3:52.73 at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville in January 2026. [6] He subsequently won the mile run at the 2026 Big 10 Indoor Championships in February.[7] Competing at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships the following month, he qualified for the final of the mile run with the seventh fastest time, before moving from last at the bell to place third in the final with the fastest lap in the race.[8][9][10]
Competing outdoors in April 2026, he ran a personal best 3:33.17 for the 1500 m at the Wake Forest Invitational.[11] That month, he ran the anchor leg in the 4 x 800 meters relay for Michigan at the Penn Relays, with McFarland outsprinting Penn State's Allon Clay on the home straight for the win, having ran a split time of 1:46.12.[12][13] At the 2026 Big Ten Championships, he ran the last lap of the 1500 meters in 51.15 seconds to place second to Simeon Birnbaum in 4:01.49.[14] Competing at the NCAA East Regional in Lexington, Kentucky on 29 May, he ran a facility record of 3:38.04 for the 1500 metres.[15] On 12 June, he placed second to Birmbaum over 1500 metres at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, with a time of 3:37.18.[16] In July, he ran a personal best 3:52.21 for the mile run at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic.[17]
References
- ↑ "Trent McFarland". World Athletics.
- ↑ "McFarland places third in mile at NCAA indoor track finals". macombdaily.com. 14 Mar 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Utica's Trent McFarland repeats as state track champion". macombdaily.com. 3 Jun 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jim Spier's Distance Preview 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships". Runnerspace. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Men's Preview: 10 Things To Watch At The NCAA D1 Indoor Championships". Dye Stat. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/track-field/trent-mcfarland-captures-big-ten-title-among-expanded-competition/
- ↑ "NCAA D1 Indoor Track & Field Championships 2026 Live Updates, Results". Flotrack. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ Gault, Jonathan (March 15, 2026). "NCAA Indoor men: Colin Sahlman wins controversial 3000 via DQ, as sprint records fall". Lets Run. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "ARKANSAS MEN SCORE IN 11 EVENTS IN NCAA MEET, WIN TEAM TITLE". Runnerspace. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Wake Forest Invitational". World Athletics. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Penn Relays Men — Drama In The Long Baton Events". trackandfieldnews.com. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "VILLANOVA CLAPS BACK AT OREGON IN 4XMILE; MICHIGAN OUTDUELS PENN STATE IN FEISTY 4X800 AT PENN RELAYS". Runnerspace. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (May 18, 2026). "WTW: NCAA conference fireworks, Diamond League drama, and the cruelest relay DQ in high school history". Lets Run. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA EAST: KANYINSOLA AJAYI (100) AND SAMUEL OGAZI (400) RUN WORLD-LEADING TMES". Dye Stat. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Gault, Jonathan (13 June 2026). "Simeon Birnbaum stamps himself as Oregon's next distance star with dominant NCAA 1500m title". Lets Run. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (4 July 2026). "Fireworks at Pre: Hiltz Stuns Kipyegon, High Schooler Taylor Rips 19.75 on the 4th of July". Lets Run. Retrieved 5 June 2026.