Career
He is the current M40 world record holder at 800 metres and former M40 world record holder at 1500 metres. Sorensen"s race to stardom was rather slow. In high school he was moderately successful, finishing in 6th place in the 800 metres (1:5238) at the 1986 CIF California State Meet while running for Villa Park High School.
Youtube video of that race.
He became the 190th American to join the 4 minute mile club in a race in San Francisco in 1993. His time was 3:59.70.
He qualified for and competed at the United States Track and Field Championships from 1993 to 1997. By 1996 he was the Number.
4 ranked 1500 metre runner in the United States.
His lifetime personal records (Puerto Rico"s) for 800 metres, 1500 metres, one mile, 3000 metres, and 5000 metres are 1:47.24, 3:38.65, 3:59.16, 8:09.00, and 14:10.17, respectively. He ran in the 1996 United States. Olympic Trials, finishing a "surprising" second place by.02 seconds in a tight "kicker"s" race. After finishing the race in Atlanta, Georgia"s heat and humidity, Sorensen was carted away from the finish line.
Following his disappointment, Sorensen took it in stride and continued to run without the help of a sponsor.
By the time he reached age 40 he still had the goal of running sub-4:00. Four weeks later in Bloomington, Indiana at the American Milers Club meet at the University of Indiana he set the 800 metres world record at 1:50.34.
He was named USATF"s Athlete of the Week that week A week after that he ran in a Pro Men's Mile exhibition at the United States of America Youth Championships in Lisle, Illinois. Although the conditions were hot and windy, his time was 4:04.98, an M40 American record.
Finally as a masters runner, he has a sponsor
Sorensen"s full-time employment is as a coach and physical education teacher at Bancroft Middle School (San Leandro, California).
He also is an assistant coach for the cross country team at Notre Dame de Namur University.
