The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kyle Miller
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Cinco Ranch
Career Bests: Indoor 800m (1:50.20), Indoor 1,000m (2:23.07), Indoor Mile (4:00.50), Outdoor 800m (1:50.26), Outdoor 1,500m (3:41.67)
UT[apos]s All-Time Performers: Indoor 1,000m: 2:23.07 (1st), Indoor Mile: 4:00.50 (4:00.50), Indoor Distance Medley Relay: 9:25.97 (1st), Outdoor 1,500m: 3:41.67 (3rd), Outdoor Distance Medley Relay: 9:33.10 (3rd)
Honors
· All-American
· Big 12 Champion
· Five-time All-Big 12
· Two-time Academic All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Junior)
· Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships
· Posted a 3:43.88 to place 14th in the 1,500-meter prelims at the national meet
· Placed eighth in the 1,500 meters (3:45.74) at the NCAA Midwest Regional
· Finished fifth in the 1,500 meters (3:46.04) at the Big 12 Championships
· Clocked a 3:45.43 in the prelims at the league meet
· Posted a personal-best 3:41.67 in the 1,500-meter run at the Cardinal Invitational to finish eighth
· Captured third in the 800 meters, running 1:50.43 at the Texas Twilight
· Helped UT win both the 4x800-meter relay and the 4xMile at the Penn Relays en route to becoming just the fifth school to pull off the distance triple (4x800, 4xMile, DMR)
Indoor (Junior)
· Won his first Big 12 Championship in the 1,000 meters (2:26.78)
· Qualified first in the 1,000-meter prelims with a time of 2:24.16
· Notched an 8:32.71 in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships to finish 26th
· Posted a personal-best 4:00.50 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational to finish second
· Clocked a 4:03.98 in the mile to place seventh at the New Balance Invitational
· Helped UT set a new world record in the distance medley relay (9:25.97) as the first leg at the Tyson Invitational
· Led Texas to a DMR victory (9:39.92) at the New Balance Invitational
Cross Country (Junior)
· The top finisher in UT[apos]s first three races as well as champion of Texas State Invitational
· Helped lead the team to five top-10 team finishes, including two first-place showings
· Registered a 10K time of 33:14.5 at the NCAA Championships to finish 240th overall and sixth for the Horns
· Garnered All-NCAA South Central Region honors
· Posted a 30:58.5 for 22nd overall (sixth for UT) at the region championship
· Netted All-Big 12 honors after ending the 8K run in 24:55.20 for seventh place
· Won the individual five-mile race and led the team to a first-place finish at the Texas State Invitational (25:36.43)
· Finished first for UT at the Bear Invitational 6K in 18:39.6
· Lone Texas runner in the Texas Invitational 8,000-meter race (24:45)
· Placed fifth overall and second for UT at the Blue Ridge Open, running the 8,000-meter course in a personal-best time of 24:15
2006-07
· Redshirted during the cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons
2005-06
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Placed eighth in the 1,500 meters (3:46.78) at the NCAA Midwest Regional
· Finished fourth in the 1,500 meters (3:44.54) at the Big 12 Championships
· Took second in the 1,500 meters (3:45.12) at the Texas Twilight
· Placed fourth in the 800 meters (1:52.74) at the Texas Invitational
· Helped set a then-school record in leading UT to its first Penn Relays DMR win, while breaking a 17-year-old school record with a time of 9:33.10
· Ran third leg of the DMR (9:48.56) to help UT win its first DMR at the Texas Relays since 1948
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Ran the third leg of the seventh-place DMR (9:40.71) at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors
· Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish in the 1,000m (2:23.07b) at the Big 12 Championships
· Took second in the 800m (1:53.07) at the Hilton Memorial
· Placed 18th in the mile (4:04.51b) at The Husky Classic and 24th (4:23.61) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
Cross Country (Sophomore)
· Competed at the NCAA Championships (10K), placing 196th in 31:52
· Placed 14th at the Big 12 Championships (8K) in 24:23 to collect All-Big 12 honors
· Took seventh at the Blue Ridge Invitational (8K) in 25:10
2004-05
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Posted a 1,500-meter time of 3:58.02 in the prelims at the NCAA Championships
· Registered a then-personal best at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a fourth-place time of 3:45.58
· Clocked a preliminary time of 3:47.16
· Clocked a 3:52.65 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships
· Placed seventh at the Oregon Invitational with an NCAA regional mark of 3:46.22
· Competed in the 3,000m at the Texas Invitational, placing third with a time of 8:36.61
· Competed in the 4x800-meter relay at the Texas Relays (ninth place) and the 4xMile relay at the Penn Relays (fourth place)
Indoor (Freshman)
· Earned All-Big 12 honors by placing sixth in the 1,000m at the conference meet (2:27.35b)
· Notched a then-personal-best 2:24.57b in the Big 12 prelims
· Collected the bronze and set a personal best of 1:50.20 in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invitational
· Clocked a 4:06.04b in the mile at the Tyson Invitational
Cross Country (Freshman)
· Was the seventh UT finisher at the NCAA Championships (10K) after running 33:18
· Helped UT finish second at the NCAA South Central Regional (10K) by finishing 14th overall and fifth on the team in a time of 30:45
· Finished 21st at the Big 12 Championships (8K) in 25:12
High School
· 2001 Junior Olympics National Champion at the 1,500m and 3,200m distances and 2003 Texas 5A 3,200m champion
· Member of the Cougars 2004 state championship team coached by Gary Derks
· Named an indoor and outdoor All-American and Footlocker Cross Country Finalist
· Set prep bests of 1:50.26 (800m) and 9:10.06 (3,200m)
Personal
Born in Houston, Texas ... parents are John and Rene Miller ... has one brother, Jonathan ... his grandfather, Robert N. Miller, graduated from the engineering school at UT in 1950 ... majoring in youth and community studies ... a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 performer ... a three-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
