Isaiah Jewett
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| Born | February 6, 1997 Inglewood, California, United States |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 400m, 800m |
| College team | USC Trojans |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Isaiah Champion Jewett (born February 6, 1997) is an Olympic American middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800m.[2]
Career
On June 21, 2021, at the United States Olympic Trials held in Eugene, Oregon, he finished runner up with a personal best time of 1:43.85 behind Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy.[3] It was particularly poignant for Jewett as the race was close to the anniversary of his brother Robert's death.[4] Jewett had won the NCAA 800m title on the same Hayward Field track just 10 days previously. A student at the University of Southern California, Jewett had to finish a 10-page essay by midnight immediately after his Olympic-qualifying run because his professor did not grant an extension.[5] His NCAA winning time of 1:44.68 took him to #1 on the USC all time list, ahead of Olympians Ibrahim Okash and Duane Solomon.[6] He holds the same position on the USC Indoor top 10 from earlier in the 2021 season as well as #5 in the 400 meters.[7]
While at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, Jewett focused more on the 400 meters. He finished 7th at the 2015 CIF California State Meet.[8] He spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons at U.C. Irvine. In his first year of taking the 800 seriously, he went undefeated in the 2017 regular season and won the Big West Championship. Transferring to USC, he had to sit out the 2018 collegiate season, so he ran unattached in USATF events.
Jewett ran in heat one at the 2020 Olympic Games 800 metres with a time of 1:45.07 to qualify for the semi final.
References
- ^ "Isaiah Jewett - Track & Field". usctrojans.com. University of Southern California. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Isaiah JEWETT | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "The Latest: Thompson earns the javelin title at trials". KNBN NewsCenter1. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Douglas, Scott (22 June 2021). "2021 Olympic Trials - Clayton Murphy Wins Men's 800 Meters". www.runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Shapiro, Michael (21 June 2021). "USC Runner Isaiah Jewett Concerned With Essay After Qualifying For Olympics". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/6/15/Men_s_Top_10.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/2/24/Men_s_Indoor_Top_10.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "State Finals - 2015".
