Caleb De Jong
Career Highlights
- 2015 Canadian Junior Nationals Steeplechase–(1st); PanAm Juniors Steeplechase–(4th)
- 2015 Western Canada Summer Games–3000m (3rd), 3000m steeplechase (1st), and 5000m (2nd); 2017 Canada Summer Games–3000m steeplechase (5th) and 5000m (5th)
- 2018 CIS/USports Cross Country–6th; 2017 and 2018 CIS/USports Track and Field, 3000m–(7th)
Athlete Profile
Main Events:
Distance
Caleb is from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Caleb attended TWU from 2014-2018. During his time there, he ran on both the cross country and track and field teams. Caleb plans to continue to pursue running, focusing especially on cross country, the 5000m and 10000m, and one day the half and full marathon.
Personal Statistics
| Last Name | de Jong |
| First Name | Caleb |
| AC Number | 9610116 |
| Date of Birth | May 31, 1996 |
| Birth place | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Home Town | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 183cm |
| Weight | 68kg |
Personal Information
| Family Background | Caleb is the youngest of 3 children. His older brother ran competively at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba. His sister-in-law ran competively at the University of Manitoba. His father is a marathon runner and has ran the Boston Marathon twice. |
| Intro to Running | Interesting story. While in grade 11, Caleb was working on a construction site downtown to save money for university. He lived in the suburbs (around 15 km away). After taking the bus and riding his bike to and from the job site, one day after work Caleb decided to run home to get some exercise. His older brother who had been a competitve distance runner heard about the run and encouraged Caleb to try out track and field. |
| Other Interests | Caleb attended TWU from 2014-2018 and earned his BBA. Caleb returned to TWU for the 2018-2019 year to pursue his MBA. Caleb has plans to attend law school. |
| Other personal info | Favourite motto: "Control the controllables"--Mark Bomba |
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Personal Records
| EVENT | TIME | DATE | LOCATION |
| 15000m | 3:51.70 | 07 July 2017 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 3000m | 8:14.74 | 2 February 2018 | Seattle, Washington |
| 5000m | 14:25.50 | 13 May 2017 | Portland, Oregon |
| 10k | 30:16.00 | 22 Apr 2018 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Athletics Canada Database Results:
My Social Media
@_YeezyDoesIt new 3km pb (mustang team recordβΊοΈ) of 8:57 @MillroseGames πππ https://t.co/rH0PU7iY5D
Athletics Canada @AthleticsCanada
π¨π¦ @jastaehli (8:49.01) finishes in 2nd place in the womenβs 3000m race at the Millrose Games π
π¨π¦ @_YeezyDoesIt finishes in 8th with a new personal-best time of 8:57.84 π https://t.co/2m6tCdANIF
π¨π¦ @jastaehli (8:49.01) finishes in 2nd place in the womenβs 3000m race at the Millrose Games π
π¨π¦ @_YeezyDoesIt finishes in 8th with a new personal-best time of 8:57.84 π https://t.co/2m6tCdANIF
Episode 90 fresh out the box!
- @MylesEdwards guest host
- @SarahInglis5 interview!
- Tallahassee win for @debbiehmoore
- Big indoor performance and NR for @JemmaReekie
- Fast but tantalising close for @callhawk
- Shoe ruling from World Athletics
- π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ results!
Available now!π§ https://t.co/fXBNgFBxI6
2020 Houston half - 70:24 gritting my teeth the last 5km #HouHalf #paintrain π·: @coopsrun @mustendur https://t.co/3W9TEzm3KS
and kick of the weekend goes to our very own @_YeezyDoesIt. Season opener and world lead 3km of 8:58 ! π₯ drop https://t.co/Zbmemb0DNd
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