Nate Pixler

Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sammamish, Wash.
High School:
Eastlake

2017: Did not compete.

2016: Redshirt. Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pixler is the Eastlake High School 800-meter record holder, clocking in at 1:51.87. He was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that set the EHS record at 3:18.68. His main event in high school was the 800. Pixler won seven of his nine races on the track as a senior, including the conference and district title. He was second in the prelims at the state meet and ended up fourth overall. As a junior in 2015, he won six titles, again winning the conference and district meets, before placing third at the state championship. Pixler also did well in the 1,600 that season, winning the conference and district crown en route to a sixth place finish at state. On the cross country course, Pixler was the 2015 state runner-up after winning the 51^st 3A/4A KingCo League and the 3A SeaKing & 4A Bi-District I/II Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meter: 1:51.87; 1,600-meters: 4:15.72; Mile: 4:21.09; 3,200-meters: 9:13.38.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Pixler is majoring in history. After two semesters, he owns a GPA greater than 3.80.

PERSONAL: Nathan Elias Pixler was born on August 18, 1997 in Seattle, Wash. He is the son of Jeff and Nancy Pixler of Sammamish, Wash., who both ran track at Colorado. All three of his older sisters competed in collegiate athletics. Jessica Tebo was a 12-time Division II National Champion before running one season at Colorado while pursuing her master’s degree and his brother-in-law, Matt Tebo, was a standout on the CU cross country and track team. Melissa Shoemaker, played basketball at Pacific Lutheran and Courtney Buchkoski was a soccer player at Alabama. He enjoys running, listening to music, reading, hiking and studying languages.