DAVID NEVILLE

Event: 400 meters
Height: 6-3
Weight: 160
PR: 400m 44.61 (2008)
Born: June 1, 1984
Current Residence: Valencia, Calif.
High School: Merrillville (Ind.) HS ‘02
College: Indiana ‘06
Coach: John Smith
Agent: Danny Escamilla
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Olympic Games 400m bronze medalist; Olympic Games 4x400m relay gold medalist; 3^rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; two-time Big Ten 200m champ; three-time Big Ten Outdoor 400m champ; 2003 USA Junior 200m runner-up; 2003 Pan Am Junior Champs 200m runner-up

Neville surprised many with his third-place finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., finishing behind only World Outdoor Championships silver medalist LaShawn Merritt and reigning world and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner in the final. Neville crossed the finish line in a personal best time of 44.61 seconds in punching his ticket for the 2008 Olympic Team. Running out of Lane 9 in the 400m final in Beijing, Neville dove across the finish line in 44.80 seconds to earn third place and the bronze medal just ahead of Bahamian Chris Brown, who placed fourth in 44.84. “Sometimes we have to sacrifice our bodies, out minds, our spirits, he said after the race. “That’s what I did. I knew I had to dive.” Neville ran the third leg of the gold medal winning USA 4x400m relay in Beijing, clocking a split of 44.16 seconds as the U.S. won the gold in the Olympic record time of 2:12.21. A member of the Indiana University track & field squad from 2003-2005, Neville won four Big Ten titles for the Hoosiers and earned All-America recognition on five occasions. He Holds IU indoor records in the 200m dash and 400m dash, as well as in the 4x400m relay and the Distance Medley Relay…owns the second-best outdoor marks in IU history in the 200m dash and the 400m dash as well as the 4x400m relay…named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2004…did not compete in track & field at I.U. his freshman year, choosing instead to participate in the I.U. Marching Band…Left the I.U. program following his junior year to turn pro.

2008: Olympic Games 400m bronze medalist (44.80)…Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist (3^rd leg – 2:55.39 Olympic record)…3^rd at Olympic Trials (44.61PR)…3^rd in semis at Olympic Trials (45.03)…3^rd at Baie Mehault (45.08)…best of 44.61.
2007: 7th at USA Outdoors (46.06)…best of 45.24
2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (44.75)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (44.94)…Big Ten Outdoor champ (45.49)…Big Ten Outdoor 200m champ (20.85)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 20.74 & 44.75.
2005: Big Ten Outdoor 400m champ (45.89)…Big Ten 200m runner-up (21.05)…5th in opening round at USA Outdoors (46.77)…best of 45.89
2004: 7th at NCAA Outdoors (45.31)…Big Ten Outdoor champ (45.05)…Big Ten Outdoor 200m champ (20.39)…4th in opening round at Olympic Trials (45.69)…bests of 20.39 & 45.05.
2003: U.S. Junior 200m champ (21.11)…Pan Am Junior Champs silver medalist (20.63)…best of 20.63.