2016 Men's Track & Field Roster

Nate Chapman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auburn Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Avondale
- Position:
- Distance
Last Updated: May 29, 2016
At Michigan
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2014-15)
• Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 9, 2015)
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award winner (2013-15)
Senior (I)/Redshirt Junior (O) (2016)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 28), ran the opening leg of the 21st-place 4x400-meter relay, which timed 3:10.72
• At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, ran 1:53.09 in the 800-meter run (16th; prelims) and scored by running the first leg of the eighth-place 4x400-meter relay team, which ran 3:08.43
• Set a PR 1:50.20 in the 800-meter run to place third at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23)
• Ran 1:51.88 in the 800 at the Beach Invitational (April 16)
• Competed in the Collegiate Open section of the 800 meter run at the Mount SAC Invitational (April 15), finishing 11th in his heat in 1:54.52. Also finished fifth in his heat of the 800 meter run at the Long Beach Invitational (April 16) in 1:51.88
• Finished fourth in the 800 meter run at the Battle of the Blues (March 31) with a personal record time of 1:50.69, while also contributing to a second place finish in the 4x400 meter relay
• Finished 21st in the 400 meter run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26) with a PR of 49.73
Indoor
• Competed in the 600m run at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26)
• Competed in the 800 meter run at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12), finishing fourth in his heat in 1:50.99
• Finished second in the 600 meter run in 1:18.52 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6), while also helping U-M to a fourth place finish in the 4x400 meter relay
• Won the 600 meter event with a new PR of 1:18.27 while helping the 4x400 meter team to a third place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23)
• Crossed at 1:50.34, a personal best, in the 800m event for third place as well as winning the 4x800m relay (7:30.46) at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15)
• Won the 600-meter race in 1:19.62, an indoor personal-best, at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4)
Junior (I)/Redshirt Sophomore (O) (2015)
Outdoor
• Ran the third leg of the fourth-place 4x800m relay team at Penn Relays (April 25)
• Competed in the 800m race and 4x400m relay at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Ran in both the 400m and 1,500m races at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4), his debut in the 1,500m event
• Ran 1:52.07 to finish sixth in the 800m race at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28)
Indoor
• Ran in the 600m race and Distance Medley Relay at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28)
• Finished 29th in the 800m run at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14)
• Ran 1:20.56 to finish runner-up in the 600m race at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31) and was also on the winning 4x400m relay team (3:14.23)
• Finished runner-up in the 600m race at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 17) with a time of 1:21.45
Sophomore (I/O) (2014)
Championship Meets
• At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1), finished 14th in the 800-meter run (1:52.88) and ran the 800-meter leg of the sixth-place distance medley relay (9:48.32)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 14-15), finished seventh in the 800-meter run (1:52.47)
• At the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8), placed 10th in the 800-meter run (1:51.96)
• At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), finished 10th in the 600-meter run (1:22.60#, 1:23.84) and third in the 1,000-meter run (2:32.44)
Freshman (2013)
Championship Meets
• At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23), ran the second leg of the 4x400-relay that finished sixth (3:10.09) and placed 18th in the 600-meter run (1:19.91)
Outdoor
• At the Toledo Invitational (May 2-3), finished third in the 800-meter run (1:52.72)
• At the Penn Relays (April 25-27), ran the anchor leg of the sprint medley relay that took 14th (3:24.23)
• At the EMU Invitational (April 19-20), took second in the 800-meter run (1:55.08)
• At the UNC Joe Hilton Invitational (April 13), finished first in the 800-meter run (1:54.48)
• At the California/Virginia Tri-Meet (April 6), finished fifth in the 400-meter dash (49.76) and ran the third leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:13.16)
Indoor
• At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16), finished third in the 800-meter run (1:56.43)
• At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 8-9), finished 10th in the 600-meter run (1:20.97), and ran the last leg of the 'A' 4x400-relay that finished fourth (3:11.59)
• At the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3), finished fifth in the 500-meter dash (1:04.81), 32nd in the 400-meter run (49.13), and ran the third leg of the 'A' 4x400-relay that finished sixth (3:12.41)
• Against Michigan State (Jan. 26), finished third in the 600-meter run (1:21.33) ran the third leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:15.51)
• At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 19), finished fourth in the 600-meter run (1:21.93) and ran the third leg of the 'A' team 4x400-relay that finished second (3:19.37)
Personal
• Born Sept. 9, 1993
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Undeclared major
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Event | Time | Date |
400m (I) | 49.13 | 2-2-13 |
500m (I) | 1:04.81 | 2-1-13 |
600m (I) | 1:18.27 | 1-23-16 |
800m (I) | 1:50.34 | 1-16-16 |
1,000m (I) | 2:32.44 | 1-18-14 |
400m (O) | 49.73 | 3-26-16 |
800m (O) | 1:50.22 | 4-23-16 |
1,500m (O) | 3:59.48 | 4-4-15 |