Neville Miller enters his second year with the Missouri Track & Field staff serving as a volunteer assistant coach. Miller is a three-time USATF Outdoor Championship qualifier at 800 meters, reaching the top-15 in the 2006 and 2007 championships. At the 2007 USATF Indoor Championships, Miller reached the national final, placing seventh.
Miller won All-America honors and was a Big 12 Champion with the Tiger 2005 distance medley relay squad. In addition, in 2006, Miller won two Drake Relays titles with the 4x800-meter and distance medley relay teams. Miller, a seven-time All-Big 12 performer, also qualified for three NCAA Regional Championships.
Miller, competing for a second year for the N.Y. Athletic Club, has an 800-meter run personal best of 1:47.08 from his run at the 2007 USATF Championships.
Miller, formerly a Tiger co-captain and multiple-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Award winner, has dual undergraduate degrees in atmospheric science and communications from the University of Missouri.
Miller, along with full-time training, is currently an on-air weekend meteorologist for Columbia ABC affiliate KMIZ-TV. Miller is also pursuing a master's degree in atmospheric sciences.
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as of
Friday, June 27, 2008
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Indoor |
| y600 |
1:12.78 |
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TigerCl '04 |
| 800m |
1:48.39 |
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Wilson '05 |
| 1000m |
2:23.34 |
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MoInv '08 |
| 1500m |
3:48.63 |
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NewBal '08 |
| Mile |
4:03.18 |
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NewBal '08 |
| 4x400 |
3:11.88 |
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ISUCl '05 |
| DMR |
9:35.25 |
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Wilson '05 |
| 4x800 |
7:43.95 |
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MU-KU-KSU '05 |
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Outdoor |
| 800m |
1:47.08 |
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USATF '07 |
| 1500m |
3:45.24 |
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McDInv '08 |
| Mile |
4:07.67 |
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MusicCity '07 |
| 4x400 |
3:11.64 |
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UCLAInv '06 |
| DMR |
9:41.82 |
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DrakeR '06 |
| 4x800 |
7:20.91 |
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DrakeR '06 |
| y4x440 |
3:13.50 |
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Big12 '06 |
| SMR |
3:21.79 |
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DrakeR '03 |
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NCAA Indoor Championships |
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Distance Medley Relay |
| 2005 |
SR |
9:39.43 |
|
8 |
|
NCAA Mideast Regional |
|
800m Run |
| 2003 |
SO |
1:57.65 |
|
37 |
| 2004 |
JR |
1:50.54 |
|
17 |
| 2006 |
SR |
1:57.22 |
|
22 |
|
USATF Championships |
|
800m Run |
| 2005 |
JR |
1:51.28 |
|
22 |
| 2006 |
SR |
1:49.64 |
|
14 |
| 2006 |
SR |
1:47.99 |
|
q |
| 2007 |
POST |
1:47.08 |
|
q |
| 2007 |
POST |
1:47.25 |
|
11 |
|
USATF Indoor Championships |
|
800m Run |
| 2007 |
POST |
1:50.15 |
|
7 |
|
Big 12 Championships |
|
800m Run |
| 2002 |
FR |
1:52.60 |
|
17 |
| 2003 |
SO |
1:50.32 |
|
10 |
| 2004 |
JR |
1:51.84 |
|
9 |
| 2004 |
JR |
1:50.99 |
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q |
| 2006 |
SR |
1:48.13 |
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3 |
| 2006 |
SR |
1:49.65 |
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q |
|
4x400 Relay |
| 2004 |
JR |
3:13.84 |
|
9 |
|
4x440yd Relay |
| 2006 |
SR |
3:13.50 |
|
8 |
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Big 12 Indoor Championships |
|
800m Run |
| 2003 |
SO |
1:52.14 |
|
5 |
|
1000m Run |
| 2004 |
JR |
2:26.28 |
|
10 |
| 2004 |
JR |
2:26.28 |
|
10 |
| 2005 |
SR |
2:25.40 |
|
3 |
| 2005 |
SR |
2:23.44 |
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q |
|
4x400 Relay |
| 2004 |
JR |
3:14.08 |
|
7 |
| 2005 |
SR |
3:14.40 |
|
8 |
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Distance Medley Relay |
| 2004 |
JR |
10:15.46 |
|
11 |
| 2005 |
SR |
9:47.13 |
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1 |
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The sky's the limit
By Steve Walentik of
Columbia Daily Tribune written 6/26/2008
Meterologic Rise
By Vahe Gregorian of St. Louis Post-Dispatch written 6/22/2008
High School:
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Personal:
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Updated September 2, 2006
* All-American (2005, DMR)
* Two-time USATF Championship qualifier
* Big 12 Champion (2005, DMR)
* Two-Time Drake Relays Champion
* Seven-time All-Big 12
* Three-Time NCAA Regional Qualifier
* Team Co-Captain
* USTCA Academic All-American
Latest Feature Story:
Whole lot of half-milers
By Joe Walljasper of Columbia Daily Tribune written Wednesday, June 22, 2005
PERSONAL BESTS:
INDOOR
600yd, 1:12.78, Tiger Cl. '04
800m, 1:48.39, Alex Wilson '05
1000m, 2:23.44, Big 12 '05
OUTDOOR
800m, 1:47.48, Music City '05
1500m, 3:47.24, Tom Botts '05 (unat.)
PROGRESSION
800m
2003i, 1:52.14, Big 12 Indoor
2003, 1:50.32, Big 12 Outdoor
2004i, 1:50.38, ISU Last Chance
2004, 1:48.64, Northern Iowa Olympic Qualifier
2005i, 1:48.39, Alex Wilson Invitational
2005 (RS), 1:47.48, Music City Distance Festival
2006, 1:47.99, USATF Championship (heats)
2006:
Outdoor: Was on two winning relays at the 97th Drake Relays, winning as the third leg in the 4x800 and as the 800-meter leg in the distance medley relay, splitting under 1:49.5 in each race ... USATF Championship qualifier for second-straight season, moved from the heats round and qualified for the semifinal with season best time of 1:47.99 ... placed third at Big 12 Championships at 800 meters (1:48.13) to earn sixth All-Big 12 honor ... tripped at NCAA Mideast Regional and was prevented from moving to event final and ultimately the NCAA Championships ... winner of Arizona State Invitational 800-meter run.
2005:
Cross Country: Placed 42nd and was the team's third scorer at the Big 12 Championships, clocking a career-best 25:26 8k time ... was 84th at the NCAA Regionals with a 33:30 10k time.
Outdoor: Redshirt season ... however ran unattached in several meets including a 1:47.48 clocking at the Music City Distance Carnival that qualified him for the USATF National Championships.
Indoor: Was on the All-American, Big 12 Champion, and school record breaking distance medley relay team ... earned all-Big 12 thrice with the DMR, 4x800-relay, and with a third-place finish at 1000 meter ... on winning 4x800-meter relay team at MU-KU-KSU Triangular
2004:
Cross Country: Finished 36th at the Woody Greeno Invitational, third on the team.
Outdoor: Qualified for the 800-meter final at the Big 12 Championships, taking ninth place ... NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the 800, placed 17th ... improved season-best in the 800 four times throughout season ... rounded out 2004 with another huge personal-best, running in team-best 1:48.64 at a late-June Olympic Trial qualifier at Northern Iowa ... season bests: 1500m, 3:54.91, Missouri Relays
Indoor: Placed 10th at the Big 12 Championships with season best of 2:26.28 ... earned All-Big 12 honors with seventh place 4x400 relay team ... improved indoor personal best by two seconds, posting a time of 1:50.38 at the Iowa State qualifier ... season best: 600yd, 1:12.78, Tiger Classic
2003:
Cross Country: Ran for the Tigers in the Bradley Open and finished fourth on the team.
Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 800-meter run by running 1:50.32 at the Big 12 Championships ... had a total of three top five finishes in the 800m.
Indoor: All-Big 12 in the 800m after finishing fifth at Big 12 Conference meet (1:52.13) ... placed in the top five in the 800m in three meets.
2002:
Cross Country: Ran two meets for the Tigers ... finished 23rd at Missouri Cross Country Challenge ... Academic All-Big 12 first team.
Outdoor: Ran a personal-best, 1:52.40 in the 800m at the Tom Botts Invitational to place third ... ran a 1:52.60 in the 800m prelims at the Big 12 Championships.
Indoor: Ran his best of the season in the 800m (1:54.93) at the Iowa State Invitational.
2001:
Cross Country: Redshirt season.
Personal:
Son of Sandra Miller ... a communications major ... named the Vianney High School Athlete of the Year ... in 2004, was tapped into the QEBH society, a high-University honor ... has shown an incredible work ethic and has put up impressive numbers in his four years as a walk-on Tiger ... also is a capable leader, chosen to be a team captain for the past two years ... already graduated from the University with a degree in Atmospheric Science, working on his dual major of communications ... wants to be a television on-air meteorologist in the future ... born December 22, 1982 in St. Louis, Mo.
PERSONAL BESTS:
PERSONAL BESTS:
INDOOR
600yd, 1:12.78, Tiger Cl. '04
800m, 1:48.39, Alex Wilson '05
1000m, 2:23.44, Big 12 '05
OUTDOOR
800m, 1:47.48, Music City '05
1500m, 3:47.24, Tom Botts '05 (unat.)
PROGRESSION
800m
2003i, 1:52.14, Big 12 Indoor
2003, 1:50.32, Big 12 Outdoor
2004i, 1:50.38, ISU Last Chance
2004, 1:48.64, Northern Iowa Olympic Qualifier
2005i, 1:48.39, Alex Wilson Invitational
2005 (RS), 1:47.48, Music City Distance Festival
2006, 1:47.99, USATF Championship (heats)
OTHER CLIPPINGS:
MU's Miller has flair for dramatic finish
By Clinton Thomas of Columbia Missourian written Sunday, January 25, 2004
Not so 'scrawny' anymore
By Brandt Merritt of Columbia Missourian written Sunday, February 27, 2005
