Mike Sayenko

Event: Marathon
Sponsor: Strands

Career Highlights:
As a collegiate runner at University of Washington, Mike Sayenko was a Junior All American at 10k and was a two time All West Regional team in cross country. He also finished fourth at the 2007 at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships 5k and sixth at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships 10k. His senior year he made his Marathon Debut at the 2006 California International Marathon in 2:19:45 in the process hitting the Olympic Trials A standard at age 22, making him the youngest qualifier.

Post-Collegiately, Mike improved on his marathon in his second marathon at the 2007 US Olympic Trials Marathon finishing 29th place in 2:18:35, being the youngest finisher at the Trials. He has also competed for team USA at the Austin International Marathon Challenge, finishing second overall and falling short of the victory by a mere three seconds. In the process team USA won the competition over Kenya, Great Britain, Canada, and Malawi. Since then he has finished fifth at the 2008 US Marathon Championships in Twin Cities, MN.

Mike is experienced at the national level, as he competed at seven different US Championships in 2009 at distances ranging from the Marathon, Half Marathon, 15k, 10miles, 10k, 5k, and 3k. His focus will be to qualify for the US Olympic Team in the Marathon in 2012.

Race Highlights

• 2008 Austin Marathon: Team USA
• 2008 U.S.A. Marathon Championships: 5th
• 2008 U.S. Mountain Running Championship: 8th
• 2007 Mountain Pacific Sports Federatin Championship 5K: 4th
• 2006 Pac-10 10K Championship: 6th
• 4th All time 10K at University of Washington
• Ranked 10th in U.S. at 10k by Track and Field News