Michael Stember is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who is known for his achievements in the middle distance events.
Education
Stember ran for Jesuit High School (Sacramento). As a sophomore in 1994 at the CIF California State Meet he finished second in the 1600 metres, to future Olympic silver medalist Mebrahtom Keflezighi. He won the race as a junior, 1995, and senior 1996.
His 4:04.00 winning time in 1995 was the state record 1995 CIF State Meet 1600 see the race until it was demolished by the NFHS (national high school) record set by German Fernandez in the 2008 state meet.
However, as fast as Stember was running, he had a habit of running strategically, always finishing with a devastating kick that demoralized his opponents. As a junior, it worked well because no athlete on that level could match his kick at any pace.
Career
His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships. He returned to the 2003 Pan American Games and repeated his silver medal in the men"s 1500 metres. In 2007–2008 he was a volunteer coach at University of California, Los Los Angeles High school Collegiate He carried this strategy to Stanford University, even though Vin Lananna tried to coax him into occasionally using other strategies. he holds the school records in both the 1500 metres and 800 metres and was named All American ten times.
He ran the 800 metre leg on Stanford"s "world record" claiming team for the unsanctioned Indoor "Distance Medley Relay".
International In 1999, he was fourth in the World University Games, behind (among others) then Kenyan Bernard Lagat. Stember ended up running the men"s 1500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but did not make it to the final round.