Mike Hartfield
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 29, 1990 Manchester, Connecticut |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Long jump |
| College team | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 8.34 m (27 ft 4 1⁄4 in) |
Michael "Mike" Hartfield (born March 29, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump. He holds a personal best of 8.27 m (27 ft 1 1⁄2 in) for the event, set in 2015. He placed third at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 2014 and 2015.
Collegiately, he competed for the Ohio State Buckeyes and broke Jesse Owens 77-year-old school record in the long jump. He had three straight wins at the Big Ten Conference outdoor long jump, and also one indoor long jump and one outdoor triple jump conference title. His best placing at the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships was third in 2013.
Born in Manchester, Connecticut, he attended Manchester High School and began to compete in track and field while there. After graduation from there he enrolled at Rend Lake College and competed in National Junior College Athletic Association competition, being a long jump and triple jump finalist at the JUCO Championships in 2009. The following year he won the national junior college title in the long jump and was fourth in the triple jump.
He began study at the Ohio State University in the second half of 2010 and became part of the Ohio State Buckeyes college track team. He established himself regionally with long jump wins at the 2011 Big Ten Conference championships, both indoors and outdoors, also taking runner-up placings in the triple jump both times. At the NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships he placed fourteenth and achieved the same placing at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He improved by one place at the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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