Rob Novak
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 20, 1986 Burlington County | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 meters, 1500 meters | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Seton Hall | ||||||||||||||
| Club | NYAC | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 meters: 1:46.01[1] 1500 meters: 3:40.90[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Rob Novak (born March 20, 1986) is a runner who specialized in the 800 meters. He represented the United States at the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships, where he placed first overall in the men's 800 meters. He ran at the 2012 US Olympic Trials.[2]
Running career
High school
Novak attended Bordentown Regional High School, graduating in 2005. In his freshman year, he ran 4:52 in a 1600-meter trial in his gym class.[3] He had a background in American football, in which he played for Bordentown as wide receiver.[3] At one point before high school he was diagnosed with asthma.[4]
Collegiate
Novak attended Seton Hall University with a track scholarship. There he would be coached by John Marshall, who was also an 800-meter runner at Plainfield High School in the 1980s and would go on to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. While at college, he was called up by the US national team to compete at the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Toluca, Mexico, where he would go on to win the men's 800 meters.
Post-collegiate
After his spell at Seton Hall, Novak trained and competed with New York Athletic Club. He ran sat the 2012 US Olympic Trials and made it to the semi-final round of the men's 800 meters, where he placed 13th of 16 competitors.[5]
References
- ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Rob Novak".
- ^ [1] Star Ledger & Nj.com: Olympics 2012 USA Track trials: New Jersey runners participating - June 25, 2012
- ^ a b Pompey, Keith (April 9, 2005). "Tough Road Paves Way to College: Bordentown's Rob Novak is an elite middle-distance runner with a track scholarship to Seton Hall".
- ^ "Rob Novak Races Toward His Olympic Dream", Healthy Magazine, December 20, 2013
- ^ [2] USATF: 2012 Olympic Trials Day 3 Results: Men's 800 Meter Run Semi-Final
