Colorado University Athletics
2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Paul Miller
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- High School:
- Poudre
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Mile: 4:26.84 (2016)
3,000-meters: 8:15.68 (2015)
5,000-meters: 14:31.79 (2015)
OUTDOOR
3,000-meters: 8:39.26 (2015)
ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2016)
2017: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2016: Indoor: Miller ran one race in uniform for the Buffs. He placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Air Force Invite, finishing in 9:06.24.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
2015: Indoor: Miller competed three times for the Buffs in his first season. He debuted at the Air Force Invite (1/24), finishing his first 3,000 in 8:42.79, which was third overall. Miller followed up that performance by running a season-best 8:15.68 at the Husky Classic (2/14). His final race of the season was the 5k at the MPSF Championships where he placed 19th in 14:31.79.
Outdoor: Miller raced once for the Buffs, clocking 8:39.26 in the 3,000-meter run at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21) for second overall.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2017) Miller only raced once for Colorado. He was 26th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout.
(2016) Miller raced three times for the Buffs as a sophomore. His first meet, the Colorado State Invitational, saw him placing 18th overall. Miller improved to 12th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout before running to a 10th place finish at the Bradley Classic.
(2015) Miller finished fifth at the USA Junior Cross Country Championships in February in 25:53, which earned him a trip to the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships in China. There he placed 74th overall. During the fall season, Miller earned a spot on the varsity roster. He was 13th at the Colorado State Invitational and the Rocky Mountain Shootout to start the season. At NCAA Pre-Nationals, he placed 18th in the open race. Miller finished the season at Pac-12s, placing 53rd overall.
(2014) Redshirt. Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Miller is the PHS 3,200-meter record holder (9:26), which he set at the Liberty Bell Invitational in April of 2014. He is also a member of the PHS school record 4x800-meter relay team, which ran 8:01. The Impalas won the 2014 Front Range League Track & Field Championship during Miller’s senior year and he was named all-state second team and all-conference that year. During Miller’s junior year, he was also named all-conference, as well as the FRL Athlete of the Year. Miller received Academic all-state honors his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was also recruited by California and UC-Davis.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:22; 3,200-meters: 9:26.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Miller is majoring in neuroscience and ecology and evolutionary biology. He has a GPA greater than 3.50.
PERSONAL: Paul A. Miller was born on July 18, 1996 in Fort Collins, Colo. He is the son of Paul and Tamara Miller and has two older brothers, Iain and Robert. Miller enjoys salsa dancing, scuba diving and sunrise hikes.
INDOOR
Mile: 4:26.84 (2016)
3,000-meters: 8:15.68 (2015)
5,000-meters: 14:31.79 (2015)
OUTDOOR
3,000-meters: 8:39.26 (2015)
ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2016)
2017: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2016: Indoor: Miller ran one race in uniform for the Buffs. He placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Air Force Invite, finishing in 9:06.24.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
2015: Indoor: Miller competed three times for the Buffs in his first season. He debuted at the Air Force Invite (1/24), finishing his first 3,000 in 8:42.79, which was third overall. Miller followed up that performance by running a season-best 8:15.68 at the Husky Classic (2/14). His final race of the season was the 5k at the MPSF Championships where he placed 19th in 14:31.79.
Outdoor: Miller raced once for the Buffs, clocking 8:39.26 in the 3,000-meter run at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21) for second overall.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2017) Miller only raced once for Colorado. He was 26th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout.
(2016) Miller raced three times for the Buffs as a sophomore. His first meet, the Colorado State Invitational, saw him placing 18th overall. Miller improved to 12th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout before running to a 10th place finish at the Bradley Classic.
(2015) Miller finished fifth at the USA Junior Cross Country Championships in February in 25:53, which earned him a trip to the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships in China. There he placed 74th overall. During the fall season, Miller earned a spot on the varsity roster. He was 13th at the Colorado State Invitational and the Rocky Mountain Shootout to start the season. At NCAA Pre-Nationals, he placed 18th in the open race. Miller finished the season at Pac-12s, placing 53rd overall.
(2014) Redshirt. Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Miller is the PHS 3,200-meter record holder (9:26), which he set at the Liberty Bell Invitational in April of 2014. He is also a member of the PHS school record 4x800-meter relay team, which ran 8:01. The Impalas won the 2014 Front Range League Track & Field Championship during Miller’s senior year and he was named all-state second team and all-conference that year. During Miller’s junior year, he was also named all-conference, as well as the FRL Athlete of the Year. Miller received Academic all-state honors his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was also recruited by California and UC-Davis.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:22; 3,200-meters: 9:26.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Miller is majoring in neuroscience and ecology and evolutionary biology. He has a GPA greater than 3.50.
PERSONAL: Paul A. Miller was born on July 18, 1996 in Fort Collins, Colo. He is the son of Paul and Tamara Miller and has two older brothers, Iain and Robert. Miller enjoys salsa dancing, scuba diving and sunrise hikes.
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