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Craig Nowak
USAMenBirth dateApr 20, 1994
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Craig Nowak is a United States middle-distance runner, born on April 20, 1994. He competes primarily in the 1500m, Mile and 3000m.
His personal bests include 3:39.64 in the 1500m, 3:57.97 in the Mile, 7:48.95 in the 3000m, 13:54.37 in the 5000m and 8:27.18 in the 3000mSt. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
Key facts
3000 Metres Short Track
7:48.95
Age
32 years old
As of Sep 13, 2026: 3000 Metres Short Track 7:48.95, 3000 m steeplechase 8:27.18 (#769 all-time), 2025 season best 8:38.14 (Jun 14, 2025, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR (USA)) · Last competition: Sunset Tour, Jul 12, 2025, DNF · 32 years old
PB
Personal bests
3:39.64
3:57.97
7:48.95
13:54.37
13:46
7:48.95
30:17
4:04.75
14:29.39
3:58.75
9:35.02
22:40
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3000mSt | 8:38.14 | - | Jun 14, 2025 | ↓ | Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR |
| 2024 | Mile | 3:59.72 | - | May 30, 2024 | ↑ | HOKA Festival of Miles, Saint Louis University High School, Saint Louis, MO |
| 2024 | 3000mSt | 8:35.85 | - | May 11, 2024 | ↓ | Track Fest, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2023 | 1500m | 3:45.12 | - | Aug 4, 2023 | ↑ | Sir Walter Miler |
| 2023 | Mile | 4:00.76 | - | Aug 4, 2023 | ↑ | Sir Walter Miler |
| 2023 | MileRoad | 4:05.88 | - | Apr 25, 2023 | ↓ | USA 1 Mile Road Championships |
| 2023 | 3000mSt | 8:28.27 | - | May 6, 2023 | ↓ | Track Festival, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA |
| 2022 | MileRoad | 4:09.0h | - | Apr 26, 2022 | ↓ | USA 1 Mile Road Championships |
| 2022 | 3000m-short-track | 7:48.95 | - | Feb 5, 2022 | ↑ | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 3000m | 7:48.95 | - | Feb 5, 2022 | ↑ | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 3000mSt | 8:39.54 | - | Jun 10, 2022 | ↓ | Portland Track Festival |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:41.16 | - | Feb 26, 2021 | ↑ | St. Michael's HS, Austin, TX (USA) |
| 2021 | Mile | 3:57.97 | - | Jul 18, 2021 | ↑ | Trabuco Hills HS, Mission Viejo, CA (USA) |
| 2021 | MileRoad | 3:59.0h | - | Aug 28, 2021 | ↓ | Yakima, WA (USA) |
| 2021 | 3000m-short-track | 7:50.89 | - | Feb 20, 2021 | ↑ | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 3000m | 7:50.89 | - | Feb 20, 2021 | ↑ | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 3000mSt | 8:27.18 | - | May 28, 2021 | ↓ | Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2020 | mile-short-track | 4:12.60 | - | Feb 8, 2020 | ↑ | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | Mile | 4:12.60 | - | Feb 8, 2020 | ↑ | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | 5Kilometre | 13:46 | - | Nov 14, 2020 | - | Memphis, TN (USA) |
| 2020 | 10Kilometr | 30:17 | - | Feb 1, 2020 | - | Edinburg, TX (USA) |
| 2019 | 1500m | 3:40.09 | - | Jul 9, 2019 | ↑ | Azusa, CA (USA) |
| 2019 | Mile | 3:58.61 | - | May 31, 2019 | ↑ | Nashville, TN (USA) |
| 2019 | mile-short-track | 4:06.72 | - | Feb 1, 2019 | ↑ | Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 3000m | 7:51.61 | - | Feb 8, 2019 | ↑ | Seattle, WA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 3000mSt | 8:36.60 | - | May 16, 2019 | ↓ | Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 2018 | MileRoad | 3:58.75 | - | Jul 28, 2018 | ↓ | Charlevoix, MI (USA) |
| 2018 | Mile | 3:58.93 | - | Jan 20, 2018 | ↑ | Nashville, TN (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 3000m | 7:51.49 | - | Feb 10, 2018 | ↑ | Seattle, WA (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 3000mSt | 8:35.14 | - | May 3, 2018 | ↓ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2018 | 8Kilometre | 22:54 | - | Nov 11, 2018 | ↓ | Richmond, VA (USA) |
| 2017 | 1500m | 3:39.64 | - | Jun 11, 2017 | ↑ | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2017 | Mile | 3:59.98 | - | Feb 11, 2017 | ↑ | Seattle Husky Classic, Seattle, WA (i) |
| 2017 | mile-short-track | 4:08.63 | - | Jan 13, 2017 | ↑ | Lincoln, NE (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 3000m | 8:03.70 | - | Feb 25, 2017 | ↑ | Ames, IA (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 3000m-short-track | 8:05.87 | - | Jan 28, 2017 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | DistanceMe | 9:35.02 | - | Mar 10, 2017 | - | College Station, TX (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 8Kilometre | 22:40 | - | Nov 11, 2017 | ↓ | Richmond, VA (USA) |
| 2016 | 1500m | 3:43.00 | - | May 15, 2016 | ↑ | Fort Worth, TX (USA) |
| 2016 | mile-short-track | 4:04.75 | - | Jan 30, 2016 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | Mile | 4:04.75 | - | Jan 30, 2016 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 3000m | 8:12.17 | - | Feb 13, 2016 | ↑ | Seattle Husky Classic |
| 2016 | 5000m | 13:54.37 | - | Apr 22, 2016 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2016 | 5000m-short-track | 14:29.39 | - | Dec 9, 2016 | ↑ | Bloomington, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:47.01 | - | Mar 28, 2015 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) |
| 2015 | Mile | 4:05.19 | - | Feb 7, 2015 | ↑ | Lincoln, NE (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | mile-short-track | 4:05.19 | - | Feb 7, 2015 | ↑ | Lincoln, NE (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 7:56.36 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | Seattle Husky Classic |
| 2015 | 5000m | 14:06.35 | - | Apr 3, 2015 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | 5000m-short-track | 14:42.93 | - | Dec 11, 2015 | ↑ | Bloomington, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2014 | 3000m | 8:38.39 | - | May 2, 2014 | ↑ | Fayetteville Arkansas Twilight, Fayetteville, AR |
| 2014 | 5000m | 15:33.20 | - | May 18, 2014 | ↑ | Lubbock, TX (USA) |
| 2013 | Mile | 4:08.77 | - | Feb 9, 2013 | ↑ | Seattle Husky Classic |
| 2013 | 3000m | 8:15.45 | - | Jan 26, 2013 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | 3000m-short-track | 8:15.45 | - | Jan 26, 2013 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 14:32.37 | - | Apr 28, 2013 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | CrossCount | 23:03 | - | Mar 24, 2013 | - | 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz |
| 2012 | 1500m | 3:50.12 | - | Jun 17, 2012 | ↑ | Bloomington, IN (USA) |
| 2012 | Mile | 4:08.29 | - | Feb 26, 2012 | ↑ | Seattle, WA (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | mile-short-track | 4:25.13 | - | Mar 13, 2011 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | Mile | 4:25.13 | - | Mar 13, 2011 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
2025
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | DNF | - | Jul 12 | Sunset Tour |
3000mSt | 8:38.14 | - | Jun 14 | Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR |
5000m-short-track | DNF | - | Jan 31 | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic |
2024
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:45.14 | - | Jun 21 | U.S. Olympic Team Trials |
3000mSt | 8:38.98 | - | Jun 8 | Portland Track Festival - High Performance, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR |
Mile | 3:59.72 | - | May 30 | HOKA Festival of Miles, Saint Louis University High School, Saint Louis, MO |
3000mSt | 8:35.85 | - | May 11 | Track Fest, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA |
2023
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | DNF | - | Sep 16 | Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
Mile | 4:00.76 | - | Aug 4 | Sir Walter Miler |
1500m | 3:45.12 | - | Aug 4 | Sir Walter Miler |
3000mSt | DNF | - | Jul 22 | Under Armour Sunset Tour, Los Angeles, CA |
3000mSt | 8:31.87 | - | Jul 9 | USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
3000mSt | 8:29.17 | - | Jul 9 | USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
3000mSt | 8:31.87 | - | Jul 8 | USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
3000mSt | 8:29.17 | - | Jul 6 | USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
3000mSt | DNF | - | Jun 16 | Nike Outdoor Nationals |
5000m | DNF | - | May 27 | USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
3000mSt | 8:28.27 | - | May 6 | Track Festival, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA |
3000mSt | 8:35.27 | - | Apr 29 | Drake Relays, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA - Elite Event |
3000mSt | 8:35.27 | - | Apr 27 | Drake Relays, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA - Elite Event |
MileRoad | 4:05.88 | - | Apr 25 | USA 1 Mile Road Championships |
3000mSt | 8:50.39 | - | Apr 21 | EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight, Tom Samuels Track, Richmond, KY |
2022
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | DNF | - | Jun 11 | Portland Track Festival |
3000mSt | 8:39.54 | - | Jun 11 | Portland Track Festival |
3000mSt | 8:39.54 | - | Jun 10 | Portland Track Festival |
5000m | DNF | - | May 27 | Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:48.77 | - | May 19 | USATF Distance Classic |
MileRoad | 4:09.0HT | - | Apr 26 | USA 1 Mile Road Championships |
3000m-short-track | 8:04.92 | - | Feb 26 | US Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | 7:48.95 | - | Feb 5 | Camel City Invitational, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (i) - Elite Event |
2021
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MileRoad | 3:59.0HT | - | Aug 28 | Downtown Yakima Mile Presented by Home2 Suites by Hilton, Yakima, WA |
Mile | 3:59.90 | - | Aug 14 | Falmouth Track Festival, Falmouth High School, Falmouth, MA |
Mile | 4:00.0HT | - | Jul 23 | Fleet Feet Liberty Mile, Pittsburgh, PA |
Mile | 3:57.97 | - | Jul 18 | Sound Running Sunset Tour - Trabuco, Trabuco Hills HS, Mission Viejo, CA |
3000mSt | 8:57.74 | - | Jun 21 | U.S. Olympic Trials, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
3000mSt | 8:27.18 | - | May 28 | Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR |
1500m | DNF | - | May 9 | USATF Golden Games |
1500m | DNF | - | Apr 24 | USATF Grand Prix, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
3000mSt | 8:21.49 | - | Apr 16 | EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight, Tom Samuels Track, Richmond, KY |
1500m | 3:43.04 | - | Apr 3 | USATF Sprint Summit |
1500m | 3:41.16 | - | Feb 26 | Trials of Miles - The Texas Qualifier, St. Michael's HS, Austin, TX - Elite Event |
3000m-short-track | 7:50.89 | - | Feb 20 | Camel City Invitational, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (i) - Elite Event |
2020
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5Kilometre | 13:46 | - | Nov 14 | Sugar Run 5K Elite Race, Memphis, TN |
mile-short-track | 4:12.60 | - | Feb 8 | Camel City Invitational, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (i) - Elite Event |
10Kilometr | 30:17 | - | Feb 1 | All-America City 10-K, Edinburg, TX |
2019
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mile | 4:01.88 | - | Aug 17 | Falmouth Elite Mile, Falmouth, MA |
1500m | 3:48.03 | - | Aug 10 | Ed Murphey Classic, Memphis, TN |
Mile | 4:08.83 | - | Aug 2 | Sir Walter Miler, Raleigh, NC |
3000mSt | 9:04.69 | - | Jul 27 | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
3000mSt | 8:38.38 | - | Jul 25 | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
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Honours
No medals
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Craig Nowak's 3000 Metres Short Track personal best?
Craig Nowak's 3000 Metres Short Track personal best is 7:48.95, set on Feb 5, 2022 in JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i).
Which events does Craig Nowak compete in?
Craig Nowak competes in the 3000 Metres Short Track and 3000 m steeplechase.
How did Craig Nowak perform in 2025?
2025 season best: 8:38.14, set on Jun 14, 2025 in Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR (USA). Last competition: Sunset Tour on Jul 12, 2025, DNF.