2021 Cross Country Roster
Michael Gates
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Weatherford, Okla.
- High School:
- Weatherford HS
TULSA: A two-time letterwinner.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … set a personal-best time of 4:01.55 in the 1,500m run at the Arkansas Twilight … at the ORU Invitational, recorded a personal-best time of 16:02.04 in the 5,000m run.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets …placed 24th at the Hurricane Preview … finished 80th at the Rhodes College Invitational.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for head coach Kaleb Fischer at Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Okla. … was a letterwinner in track and field and cross country … named Oklahoma Class 4A Cross Country All-State in 2016 … helped his cross country team place fourth at the state championship meet in 2016 and ‘17 … track and field team finished runner-up at the state meet in 2018 … earned five state medals in track and field.
PERSONAL: Born Michael Prosper Gates on Sept. 11, 1999, in Weatherford, Okla. … son of Frederick and Natalie Gates … started running track at the age of 14 … his favorite movie is Superbad … Frank Ocean is his favorite musician … his favorite professional athlete is American distance runner Evan Jager … in his free time, he likes to read and cook … majoring in political science.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … set a personal-best time of 4:01.55 in the 1,500m run at the Arkansas Twilight … at the ORU Invitational, recorded a personal-best time of 16:02.04 in the 5,000m run.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets …placed 24th at the Hurricane Preview … finished 80th at the Rhodes College Invitational.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for head coach Kaleb Fischer at Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Okla. … was a letterwinner in track and field and cross country … named Oklahoma Class 4A Cross Country All-State in 2016 … helped his cross country team place fourth at the state championship meet in 2016 and ‘17 … track and field team finished runner-up at the state meet in 2018 … earned five state medals in track and field.
PERSONAL: Born Michael Prosper Gates on Sept. 11, 1999, in Weatherford, Okla. … son of Frederick and Natalie Gates … started running track at the age of 14 … his favorite movie is Superbad … Frank Ocean is his favorite musician … his favorite professional athlete is American distance runner Evan Jager … in his free time, he likes to read and cook … majoring in political science.
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