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2021 Men's Track and Field Roster

Migael Strydom

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Highschool Helpmekaar

Biography

2020: Outdoor/Indoor – Did not compete. XC— Did not compete.

2019: Outdoor/Indoor— Did not compete. XC— Did not compete.

2018: Outdoor— Finished fifth in the Sun Belt Conference Championships 1,500m with a time of 3:59.67 … Ran the Southern Miss Open 800m in 1:55.83 to place fourth … Earned a second-place finish in the South Alabama Invitational 800m (1:55.76) and a fourth-place finish in the Jaguar Classic 800m (1:55.25). Indoor— Claimed all-conference honors in the mile run (2nd place, 4:11.14) and 4,000m distance medley (1st place, 10:02.18) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Finished fourth in the mile with a time of 4:19.39 at the Samford Invite. XC— Finished 10th in the 8k at the Azalea City Classic (28.11) and 24th at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships (26:08). 

2017: Outdoor— Won the War Eagle Invitational 1,500m with a time of 3:53.01, a career-best …  Finished 12th in the 1,500m (3:58.34) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed fifth in the Tiger Track Classic 3,000m (8:31.82) … Placed third in the Jaguar Classic 1,500m (3:55.68) and fifth in the 800m (1:56.64). Indoor— Placed 10th in the mile, recording a 4:17.33 effort at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Posted a top-20 finish in the South Alabama Invitational mile run with a time of 4:25.96. XC— Ran the NCAA Division I South Region Championships 10k in 32:53 … Finished 13th in the Sun Belt Conference Championships 8k with a time of 25:43 … Completed the Crimson Classic 8k in 25:54 and the Louisville Classic 8k in 25:45 … Placed fourth in the Azalea City Classic 6k with a time of 18:41. 

High School: Attended Helpmekaer Kollege in Johannesburg, Gauteng, where he participated in track, cross country, tennis, cricket and rugby. 

Personal: Full name is Migael Heine Strydom … Born June 9, 1998, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa … Son of Riaan and Nah Yuette Strydom … Has a younger sibling, Lika … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite professional team is FC Barcelona … Would like to meet Cristiano Ronaldo and Justin Bieber … Favorite hobby is playing video games … Majoring in business administration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Distance
    5'9" 120 lbs
  • 2018Freshman

    Distance
    5'9" 125 lbs
  • 2019Junior

    Distance
    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2020Redshirt Junior

    Distance
    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2021Senior

    5'9" 135 lbs