Andy Trouard
Andy Trouard is a professional American Distance runner who competes in the 5000m for the Oregon Track Club Elite and has a personal best in the event of 13:21.07. In 2018, he won the NCAA Division I National Championship in the 3000m, won two team NCAA national championships in Cross Country with Northern Arizona University in 2016 and in 2017, and is an NCAA All-American in Track and Field.
High school
Junior year
After winning two state swimming titles, Trouard decided to go out for Track & Field his junior year, his first time competitively running for his high school. During the season, he would win three state individual titles and quickly become one of the best runners in the state and still worked to develop as a runner.Track & field
Trouard attended Salpointe Catholic High School, where he competed in track and field as a junior and senior, adding cross country in his senior year. In just year of running track, Trouard posted times of 1:54.54 in the 800m, 4:13.12 in the 1600m, and 9:23.21 in the 3200m. In the 2012 Arizona Division II State Championships he won at all three distance events, winning the 800m, the 1600m, and the 3200m.| Meet | Date | Event | Time | Place |
| Ted James Invitational | March 3, 2012 | 800m | 2:05.64 | |
| Ted James Invitational | March 3, 2012 | 1600m | 4:35.62 | |
| Willie Williams Invitational | March 17, 2012 | 1600m | 4:21.64 | |
| Willie Williams Invitational | March 17, 2012 | 3200m | 9:38.64 | |
| Chandler Rotary Invitatational | March 24, 2012 | 800m | 2:01.5 | 22nd |
| Chandler Rotary Invitatational | March 24, 2012 | Mile | 4:20.65 | |
| Scottsdale Distance Classic | March 30, 2012 | 3200m | 9:23.12 | |
| Mario Castro Invitational | April 20, 2012 | 800m | 1:54.54 | |
| Mario Castro Invitational | April 20, 2012 | 8:42.70 | ||
| Sabino Invitational | April 26, 2012 | 1600m | 4:18.22 | |
| AIA Division II State Championships | May 9, 2012 | 800m | 1:56.46 | |
| AIA Division II State Championships | May 9, 2012 | 1600m | 4:19.70 | |
| AIA Division II State Championships | May 9, 2012 | 3200m | 9:25.89 | |
| Arizona Meet of Champions | May 16, 2012 | 1600m | 4:13.12 |
800m
After running his first 800m of the season at the Ted James Invitational and winning in a time of 2:05.64, he entered headed to the premier high school track and field meet in Arizona, the 73rd Chandler Rotary meet in Phoenix. In a field of 54 individuals, Trouard came in 22nd place, finishing a 2:01.50, a new personal best, but not fast enough to compete for a state title. About a month later, on April 20, Trouard raced at the Mario Castro Invitational verses Ryan Silva, who had run a 4:08 1600m just two weeks prior. Nearly lopping off seven seconds off his personal best, Trouard ran 1:54.54 and came second to Silva, who ran 1:53.65. This being his last 800m of the regular season, Trouard had proved his capabilities and was ready for the state championship. He won the race by the small margin of 0.11 seconds. Trouard had two other races he had to compete in during the state championships, the 1600m and 3200m.1600m
3200m
Senior year
Cross country
In the fall of his senior year, Trouard decided to compete in cross country and ran a season best of 14:59.3 for 5,000m during his sectional race. This time would rank him sixteenth in the nation for the 5,000m and earn him the school record for the distance. The record was broken two years later by his teammate, Nathan Thompson, who ran 14:54.0 on the same course; Thompson would go on to run for the Air Force Academy. The next week, Trouard competed in the Arizona Division II Cross Country Championships and won by seventeen seconds in a time of 16:02.0 over the 5,000m distance. Two weeks after the state championship, Trouard raced in the Nike Cross Regional South race and placed seventh in a time of 15:09.0 for 5,000m and would qualify him for Nike Cross Nationals as an individual. At NXN placed 29th in a time of 17:53.0, forty-seven seconds behind the National Champion, Sam Wharton.| Meet | Date | Event | Time | Pace/Mile | Place |
| Cigna Cross Country Festival | September 1, 2012 | 3 Mile | 15:00.60 | ||
| Four Corners Invitational | September 15, 2012 | 5000m | 15:21.20 | ||
| Desert Twilight Festival | September 28, 2012 | 5000m | 15:24.41 | ||
| Rattler Invitational | October 6, 2012 | 5000m | 15:31.60 | ||
| Doug Conley Invitational | October 13, 2012 | 5000m | 15:36.48 | ||
| AIA Division II Section II Championships | October 27, 2012 | 5000m | 14:59.30 | ||
| AIA Division II State Championships | November 3, 2012 | 5000m | 16:01.98 | ||
| Nike Cross Regionals Southwest | November 17, 2012 | 5000m | 15:09.00 | 7th | |
| Nike Cross Nationals | December 1, 2012 | 5000m | 17:53.00 | 29th |
Track & field
Despite having a superb season time-wise, Trouard did not compete in the Division II State Championships. He set three new school records: 1:53.67 in the 800m; 4:08.28 in the 1600m; and 8:51.26 in the 3200m.| Meet | Date | Event | Time | Place |
| Ted James Invitational | March 2, 2013 | 800m | 2:01.21 | |
| Ted James Invitational | March 2, 2013 | 1600m | 4:18.15 | |
| Willie Williams Classic | March 14–16, 2013 | 3200m | 9:03.81 | |
| Chandler Rotary Invitational | March 22–23, 2013 | 1600m split | 4:08.28 | N/A |
| Chandler Rotary Invitational | March 22–23, 2013 | Mile | 4:09.71 | |
| Scottsdale Distance Classic | March 28, 2013 | 800m | 1:53.67 | |
| Arcadia Invitational | April 5–6, 2013 | 3200m | 8:51.26 | 7th |
| Mt. SAC Relays | April 18–20, 2013 | Mile | 4:10.91 |
800m
The 800m not being Trouard's strongest event, he ran two during the regular season and clocked a modest 2:01.21 and a 2:06.21. It wasn't until the state championship until Trouard turned up the speed and ran a 1:53.67, which was a winning time, beating out second place by 0.53 seconds. This time earned him the school record, overshadowing the previous record holder Dave Hohman whose record had stood for twelve years, with a time of 1:54.52.1600m
With new newfound running success on the national stage, Trouard came back for track in the Spring. After a disappointing season opener in the 1600m, running a time of 4:18.15 at the Ted James Invite, he ran well at the first large meet of the year, the 73rd Chandler Rotary meet. In the Varsity Mile, Trouard ran a time of 4:09.71 for the full mile and a 1600m split of 4:08.28. This broke the previous school record of 4:16.34 set by Bryce Livingston in 2006 and would rank him the eleventh fastest miler in the nation by the end of the season.3200m
After running a new school record of 9:03.81 for the 3200m,essentially all alone at the Willie Williams Classic, breaking Joe Urbanski's sixteen-year-old record of 9:13.72, Trouard headed to the Arcadia Invitational. The race is famously fast 3200m because it attracts many of the top two-milers in the nation. This race allowed him to race with the best in the nation and prove himself. At the meet, Trouard placed seventh and ran 8:51.26 for 3200m, demolishing his previous record. This time launched to the seventh ranked spot in the nation and eighth by the end of the season.College
College bests
During his time at NAU, Trouard posted some of the best times in the NCAA during the ten seasons he competed in, the majority of which were run in invitational races. In the 2018 indoor season, Trouard had the NCAA indoor lead in the 3000m with a time of 7:48.21 which he ran at the Iowa State Classic where he beat Grant Fisher by 0.35 seconds to secure the win and the NCAA lead. the same year, Trouard was ranked 11th in the 1500m outdoors with a time of 3:41.40. Also, in 2018, Trouard was ranked second in the NCAA in the 5000m during the outdoor season with a time of 13:21.07, only behind Justyn Knight who both ran their season records in the same race, the Jordan Payton Invitational.| Event | Time | Meet | Date |
| 800m | 1:53.97 | Alex Wilson Invitational | February 20, 2016 |
| 1500m | 3:41.40 | Bryan Clay Invitational | April 19–20, 2018 |
| Mile | 3:58.01 | UW Invitational | January 26–27, 2018 |
| 3000m | 7:48.21 | Iowa State Classic | February 9–10, 2018 |
| 5000m | 13:21.07 | Payton Jordan Invitational | May 3, 2018 |