Robert Adrian Andrews is an American middle distance runner, who specializes in the 800 and 1500 meters.
Education
In 2009, Andrews set the United States. high school indoor records for both the 800 m, at 1:49.21, and the 1000 m, at 2:22.28. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Andrews won a bronze medal over 800 m, becoming (along with silver medalist Casimir Loxsom) the first American males to medal in a middle distance event at the world junior championships.
Career
High school Collegiate Andrews competed in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships his freshman year, placing second in the 800 m event to Andrew Wheating of Oregon. Professional Andrews left University of Virginia in 2012, his junior year, and signed a professional contract with Adidas through 2017. In 2013, he joined the New York New Jersey Track Club and coach Frank Gagliano while keeping Adidas sponsorship.
However, after a period of time he decided to leave the New York New Jersey Track Club, favoring a return to his UVA coach Jason Vigilante.
Andrews attended the University of Virginia. In March 2012, Andrews announced that he would forgo his National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility (which was widely regarded as a poor choice, until making the 2015 World Beijing Final in the 1500 meters) and turn pro in hopes of competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He has decided to complete his academic requirements at UVA, but will train with former coach "Vig," alongside American Record Holder Alan Webb.