UC Riverside

Big West
Named to the 2009 Big West Academic All-Conference team ... Finished sixth in the 10000m run and 19th in the 5000m run at the 2009 Big West Championships ... Finished 13th in the 5000m run at the 2008 Championships ... Finished 17th in the 10000m run and 24th in the 5000m run at the 2007 Big West Championships ...

High School
Was at four-year letter winner in track and a three year letter winner in cross country at Los Angeles Baptist HS under Coach Greg Hart ... Was the first man on the first cross country team in school history to reach the CIF State Championships ... Named the Alpha League Most Valuable Distance Runner in track as a senior in 2003 ... Won the Alpha League 800, mile and two mile races as a senior ....

Personal
Michael Anthony Buell is the son of Michael Buell and Toni Trenda ... Majoring in film and visual culture ... Career goal is to become a film editor or music video editor ... Roots for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers ... Favorite athletes are Steve Prefontaine, Allyson Felix and Michael Jordan ... Enjoys eating pizza, pasta, waffles and ham ... Watches The OC, One Tree Hill and American Hot Rod on television, and lists "Without Limits," "The Notebook," "Rocky," and "The Girl Next Door" among his favorite movies ... Listens to the Killers ... His hobby is working on his 1970 Chevy Nova ...

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2009 Outdoor Top Marks
800m	1:58.44	May 2, 2009	Steve Scott Inv
1500m	4:02.65	May 2, 2009	Steve Scott Inv
3000m	8:39.86	February 28, 2009	All Cal Challenge
5000m	14:29.34	March 7, 2009	Ben Brown Inv
10000m	30:03.11	April 16, 2009	Mt Sac Relays
2008 Outdoor Top Marks
5000m	15:06.33	March 8, 2008	Ben Brown Inv
2007 Outdoor Top Marks
800m	2:04.59	March 3, 2007	All Cal Challenge
1500m	4:09.57	March 17, 2007	Northridge Inv
3000m	8:44.49	March 24, 2007	UCI Collegiate
5000m	15:27.11	March 10, 2007	Ben Brown Inv
10000m	32:39.42	May 11, 2007	Big West Champs