{{short description|American runner and author }} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Izaic Yorks | image = 2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 1500 m (Martin Rulsch) 12 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = | sport = Track, long-distance running | event = 5000 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters | nationality = {{USA}} | alias = | club = Brooks Beasts Track Club (Seattle)) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|17}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan | collegeteam = University of Washington | height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m}} | weight = | turnedpro = 2016 | retired = | pb = '''1500 meters''': 3:37.74 1 Mile: 3:53.89 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|NACAC Championships}} {{MedalGold|2018 Toronto| 1500 m}} {{MedalCompetition|IAAF World U20 Championships}} {{Medal| |2012 Barcelona| 1500 m}} }} '''Izaic Yorks''' (born April 17, 1994) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner. Yorks won 1500 m at 2018 NACAC Championships. As a member of the Washington Huskies, Izaic Yorks is an eight-time NCAA Division I All-American cross country and track and field runner.
==Professional== Izaic Yorks signed with Brooks Sports in June 2016. Izaic is also a science fiction/fantasy author, releasing "Ascendant: Saga of Valor" in 2023.
The Men's race featured four Furman Elite athletes battling it out with Brooks Beasts' Izaic Yorks. Caleb Hoover would be the eventual victor in 7:52.07, dragging the next four men under the 8 minute barrier with him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://levelrenner.com/2017/02/28/usatf-ne-indoor-championships-video-montage/ |title=USATF-NE Indoor Championships Video Montage BY MIKE GIBERTI FEBRUARY 28, 2017 |publisher=levelrenner.com |accessdate=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
Yorks placed 3rd at the 2017 Sir Walter Miler Men's Elite Mile in 3:58.57.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sirwaltermiler.com/meet-2017-competitors-izaic-yorks/ |title=SIR WALTER MILER Meet the Competitors July 25 - Sir Walter Running Meet the Competitors - Izaic Yorks - Men's Elite Mile - The three fruits of my life are meditation, self cultivation, and daily gratitude. |publisher=Sir Walter Miler |date=August 4, 2017 |accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
Izaic Yorks is working as a Special Olympics Ambassador "because working with people in the community who have disabilities of any kind has been ingrained in my life. My sister is in a wheel chair and has had some developmental challenges to overcome. When I was asked it was easy to say yes."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.specialolympicsusagames.org/izaic-yorks/ |publisher=Special Olympics USA |accessdate=December 21, 2017 |title=Izaic Yorks Special Olympics profile}}</ref>
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto|Event=yes}} |- ! colspan="6" | Representing the {{USA}} |- | 2018 | 2018 NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | bgcolor=gold|1st | 1500 m | 3:51.85 |- | 2012 | 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | 19th | 1500 m | 3:49.21 |- ! colspan="6" | USATF Championships |- ! colspan="6" | Representing Brooks |- | 2018 | 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | bgcolor=silver|2nd<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx |title=2018 USATF Outdoor Championships Results - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium |publisher=Usatf.org |date=June 24, 2018 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082100/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 1500 m |3:43.63 |- | 2018 | 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 8th<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm |title=2018 USATF Indoor Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque Convention Center |publisher=Usatf.org |date=Feb 18, 2018 |accessdate=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082100/https://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/6a/6ae4a8c7-221f-46e1-8959-3a95dcb320b5.htm |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 3000 m |8:04.68 |- | 2017 | 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 28th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |title=2017 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 1500 m results - 2017 USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California |publisher=Usatf.org |date=June 24, 2017 |accessdate=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012190524/http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/4c/4c7887e4-74b1-496b-b673-999b196f1ccb.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 1500 m | 3:45.34 |- | 2016 | USA Olympic Trials & Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 10th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field/Results.aspx |title=2016 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials men 1500 meters final results |publisher=Usatf.org |date=July 8, 2016 |accessdate=July 28, 2016 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082056/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Track---Field/Results.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 1500 m | 3:40.34 |- ! colspan="6" | Representing Lakes High School |- | 2012 | 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Bloomington, Indiana | bgcolor=silver | 2nd<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2012/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F10.asp |title=2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships |publisher=Usatf.org |date=June 17, 2012 |accessdate=November 24, 2016}}</ref> | 1500 m | 3:46.67 |}
==NCAA== Izaic Yorks won back to back 1500 m Pac-12 Champion titles in 2015 and 2016. Yorks is an eight-time NCAA Division I All-America as a Washington Huskies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=659 |title=2016 Washington Huskies Izaic Yorks profile |publisher=University of Washington |date=June 28, 2016 |accessdate=October 21, 2016}}</ref> He is the 2015 and 2016 track and field MPSF mile champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4535751/Washington/Izaic_Yorks.html |title=2016 Washington Huskies Izaic Yorks track and field – cross country results |publisher=TFRRS |date=July 10, 2016 |accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4333630/Portland/Izaic_Yorks.html |title=2013 Portland Pilots Izaic Yorks track and field – cross country results |publisher=TFRRS |date=July 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! colspan="7" | representing Washington Huskies |- ! Year !! Pac-12 Cross Country !! NCAA Cross Country !! MPSF indoor !! NCAA indoor !! Pac-12 Outdoor !! NCAA Outdoor |- | rowspan=2 | 2015–16 || bgcolor=cc99000 |3rd<br>23:15.0 || 30th<br>30:19.2 || bgcolor=gold | Mile 1st<br>3:53.89 || bgcolor=silver | DMR 2nd<br>9:28.00 || bgcolor=gold | 1500 metres 1st<br>3:39.14 || bgcolor=silver | 1500 metres 2nd<br>3:38.06 |- | || || bgcolor=gold | 3000 metres 1st<br>9:08.09 || 3000 metres 4th<br>8:02.24 || 800 metres 4th<br>1:48.00 || |- | rowspan=2 | 2014–15 ||25th<br>24:18.6 || 159th<br>32:01.7 || bgcolor=gold | Mile 1st<br>3:57.81 || Mile 14th<br>4:01.84 || bgcolor=gold|1500 metres 1st<br>3:46.42 || 1500 metres 13th<br>3:56.76 |- | || || || || 800 m 7th<br>1:51.20 || |- | rowspan=2 | 2013–14 || 38th<br>26:17.0 || || Mile 9th<br>4:06.16 || Mile 15th<br>4:13.17 || || 1500 metres 21st<br>3:49.51 |- | || || bgcolor=gold | DMR 1st<br>9:31.82 || || 800 metres 6th<br>1:51.56 || |- ! colspan="7" | representing Portland Pilots |- ! Year !! WCC<br>Cross Country !! NCAA<br>Cross Country !! MPSF<br>indoor !! NCAA<br>indoor !! WCC<br>Outdoor Track !! NCAA Outdoor |- | 2012-13 ||39th<br>25:27<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5029439-results-2012-west-coast-conference-xc-championships |title=2012 West Coast Conference XC Championships Hosted by the University of Portland Fern Hill Park - Portland, OR Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 |date=October 27, 2012 |publisher=FloTrack |accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref>|| || || || 1500 m 9th<br>3:49.10 || |} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=659 |title=Washington Huskies Izaic Yorks profile |publisher=University of Washington |accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref>
==Prep== Yorks competed for Lakes High School where he won the 1,600 meter 2012 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A state title in 4:04.77, and won the 800-meter state title in a school record time of 1:50.56 (ranked 16th USA High School).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=6070266 |title=Izaic Yorks Lakes High School results |publisher=Athletic.net |accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref>
Yorks set Lakes High School records in * 800 meters: 1:50.56 * 1500 meters: 4:00.10 * 1600 meters: 4:04.00 (Washington state record) * Mile: 4:04.38 * 3200 meters: 9:05.43 <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/SchoolRecords.aspx?SchoolID=440 |title=Izaic Yorks Lakes High School records |publisher=Athletic.net |accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref>
Yorks finishing eighth in 4:04.38 at the 2012 Jim Ryun Dream Mile in New York.
Yorks placed fourth at the 2011 Nike Cross Nationals Championships in Portland.
Yorks placed third at the 2011 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A cross country state meet(15:05 – 5 km).
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==External links== {{Commons category}} <!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> * {{Official website|https://www.izaicyorks.com/}} * {{World Athletics}} * {{Diamond League}} * [http://www.portlandpilots.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3229 Izaic Yorks] at University of Portland * [http://www.gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=659 Izaic Yorks] at University of Washington
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