This preview of the Exeter Milers features Nike athlete Jordan McNamara. If you are a fan of track and field and have followed collegiate distance running, the name Jordan McNamara should be familiar. Jordan began his running career in Washington state at Aruburn-Riverside High School where as a senior he ran 4:16 for 1600m (good enough to net him third) with another strong showing in the 3200m with a 9:19. His high school PRs include 4:15.17 for 1600m and 9:05.32 for 3200m. Jordan continued his running career at Lane community college and then later as a college freshmen for the University of Washington. After a stellar cross country season where he qualified for NCAA nationals, he went on to transfer to the University of Oregon. While at Oregon Jordan amassed several honors including being a member of the school record distance medley relay team as the 1200m leg. That team ran 9:29.39 indoors. His senior year he earned All-American honors by finishing 8th in the 5000m at the NCAA Championships, a fitting end to a great collegiate career. Jordan's collegiate PRs include a 3:59.87 mile and 13:45.45 5000m.
Since graduating in 2010 Jordan has gone on to run professionally as a member of the Oregon Track Club. He is sponosred by Nike and has continued to lower his times. His 3:54.89 run at the Falmouth Mile puts him in the mix to be the first man to break 4:00 on Rhode Island soil. He has also competeted three times at the USA Track and Field Championships as well as the 2008 Olympic Trials.
For more information on Jordan, visit his website at http://jordanmcnamara.wordpress.com/
You can also listen to interview of him done by Marathon Productions. The link to the podcast is http://podcast.marathonradioproduction.com/JordanMcNamara.mp3
