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Peter Callahan

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Peter Callahan
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
American
Born (1991-06-01) June 1, 1991 (age 33)
Evanston, Illinois
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)1500 meters, mile
College teamPrinceton '13
New Mexico '15
ClubRoyal Excelsior Sports Club of Brussels
Turned pro2015
Achievements and titles
Personal best1500 meters: 3:36.15[1]

Mile: 3:55.77[1]

800 meters: 1:47.92[1]
Updated on July 17, 2021

Peter Wirtz Callahan (born June 1, 1991) is a Belgian-American middle-distance runner. He is a Belgian National Champion over 1500m, an NCAA Champion in the DMR, and a four-time NCAA All-American. Callahan competed for Belgium at both the 2016 and 2018 European Athletics Championship in Amsterdam and Berlin respectively and also raced for the national team at the 2017 European Team Championships in Vaasa, Finland. In the course of his collegiate career, he first studied and ran at Princeton University before going to University of New Mexico.

Running career

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High school

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Callahan attended and ran at North Shore Country Day School, where he was coached by Patrick McHugh.[2] By the time he graduated in the summer of 2009, he recorded personal bests of 1:51.22 in the 800 meters and 4:05.20 in the mile.[3]

Callahan won three Illinois High School Association 1A state titles in (2008 - 4:20.52, 2009 - 4:15.30) 1600 meters.[4][5] and (2009 - 1:51.22) 800 meters.[6]

Collegiate

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Callahan first attended and ran at Princeton University, where he graduated in 2013. While at Princeton, he was coached by Steve Dolan and Jason Vigilante and set the school record in the indoor 1,000 meters at 2:20.78.[7] He first broke four minutes for the mile in the winter of his Junior year at Princeton with a time of 3:58.86 at the Sykes-Sabock Invitational at Penn State University.[8]

Callahan earned 7 Ivy League titles, 1 NCAA Division I Indoor Track title as a part of the Distance Medley team and 1 All-America at Princeton University.

Due to skipping two seasons from multiple injuries, he got fifth year NCAA eligibility when he enrolled in a graduate program at University of New Mexico.

While at University of New Mexico, Callahan placed fourth in the NCAA outdoor men's 1500 meters finals for two consecutive years, in 2014 and 2015. Callahan earned a Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track 1500 meter title.

Callahan finished a graduate degree in Master of Science in Geography (Concentration in Environmental Studies) from University of New Mexico.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the Princeton Tigers
2010 Heptagonal Indoor
Track and Field 		Dartmouth College 1st 4x800 m 7:37.98
1st 800 m 1:52.18
Heptagonal Outdoor
Track and Field 		Princeton University 3rd 4x800 m 7:36.41
10th 800 m 1:52.91
2011 Heptagonal Indoor
Track and Field 		Fort Washington Avenue Armory 2nd 4x800 m 7:29.29
1st 1000 m 2:22.94
2012 Heptagonal Indoor
Track and Field 		Cornell University 2nd DMR 9:54.11
1st 800 m 1:49.72
NCAA Indoor
Track and Field 		Boise State University 6th Mile 4:02.66
2013 Heptagonal Indoor
Track and Field 		Harvard University 1st DMR 9:52.72
1st Mile 4:19.90
NCAA Indoor
Track and Field 		University of Arkansas 1st DMR 9:33.01
Heptagonal Outdoor
Track and Field 		Princeton University 1st 1500 m 3:49.74
2nd 4x800 m 7:25.82
Representing the New Mexico Lobos
2014 MWC Outdoor
Track and Field 		University of Wyoming 3rd 800 m 1:51.93
1st 1500 m 3:58.81
NCAA Outdoor
Track and Field 		University of Oregon 4th 1500 m 3:39.90
2015 MWC Outdoor
Track and Field 		San Diego State University 9th 800 m 1:51.71
3rd 1500 m 3:52.96
NCAA Outdoor
Track and Field 		University of Oregon 4th 1500 m 3:55.22

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Post-collegiate

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Callahan made an appearance as a professional rabbit in the 2015 Diamond League men's 3000 meters.[11] In May 2016, the IAAF approved Callahan to represent Belgium in international competition.[12] He was eligible to represent Belgium due to his mother having been born in Antwerp.[12]

The approval happened amidst a race campaign in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics. His first international competition after his IAAF-mandated switch was the 2016 European Athletics Championships, where he raced in the men's 1500 meters in a time of 3:41.75. He did not progress into the finals. He did not qualify for the Olympics in 2016, having not satisfied the 3:36.19 Olympic "A" standard for the men's 1500 meters. His closest result was at the 2016 Swarthmore Final Qualifier, where he ran the 1500 in 3:37.87, placing seventh.[13] On July 22, 2016, Callahan raced in the men's mile at the 2016 Morton Games in Dublin, Ireland, where he finished in 3:56.14 for fourth place.[14]

Callahan placed first at 2017 European Team Championships in the 1500 meters.

Callahan placed fourth in the 1500 meters in 3:54.71 at the 2018 Belgium Athletics Championship on July 8.

Callahan placed eighth in the first heat (30th overall) at 2018 European Athletics Championships in the 1500 meters.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Belgium
2018 2018 European Athletics Championships Berlin 30th 1500 meters 3:54.23
2017 2017 European Team Championships Lille, France 1st 1500 meters 3:59.09
2016 2016 European Athletics Championships Amsterdam 14th 1500 meters 3:41.75
Belgian Athletics Championships
2021 Belgian Athletics Championships Brussels 1st 1500 meters 3:40.51
2018 Belgian Athletics Championships Brussels 4th 1500 meters 3:54.71
2017 Belgian Athletics Championships Brussels 2nd 800 meters 1:49.48
Representing  United States
2010 2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 14th 1500 meters 3:45.04
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2010 USA Junior U 20 Track and Field Championships Drake Stadium (Drake University)
Des Moines, Iowa 		1st 1500 meters 3:46.42[15]

Coaching

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Northwestern University has added four-time All-American Peter Callahan as a women's cross country coach under head coach 'A Havahla Haynes February 2018.[16] Callahan, the Evanston native attended North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "IAAF: Peter CALLAHAN - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
  2. ^ Mike Helfgot (April 10, 2009). "Chicago Tribune: 4-minute mile: 16 seconds to go". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Athletic.net: Peter Callahan (Winnetka North Shore County Day HS) profile
  4. ^ "2008 Illinois High School Association 1A state 1600 final". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "2009 Illinois High School Association 1A state 1600 final". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "2009 Illinois High School Association 1A state 800 final". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  7. ^ Bill Alden (August 19, 2015). "PU Men's Track Alum Callahan Shines at New Mexico, Finding His Stride to Lay Foundation for Pro Career". Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Callahan Runs Sub 4-Minute Mile at Sykes & Sabock". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  9. ^ "Peter Callahan Princeton Results". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "Peter Callahan New Mexico Results". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Bill McLean (August 20, 2015). "Daily North Shore: Callahan already turning heads on pro circuit". Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  12. ^ a b Gordon Mack (May 25, 2016). "Flotrack: 4x NCAA All-American Peter Callahan To Run For Belgium". Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  13. ^ [1] Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS): 2016 Swarthmore Final Qualifier
  14. ^ [2] Morton Games 2016: The Morton Mile
  15. ^ 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Men 1500 Meter Run Junior USATF
  16. ^ WILDCATS ADD 4X ALL-AMERICAN CALLAHAN TO STAFFNorthwestern Wildcats
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