By 605 Sports Staff

The 6-foot-1, 145-pound senior produced an unbeaten season against prep competitors that left his name all over the national record books. 

Birnbaum won the 3,200-meter run with his 8:34.10 effort at the Arcadia Invitational, which was the U.S. No. 1 time among prep boys in 2023. That 3,200 time set a National Federation of State High School Associations record, eclipsing a 15-year-old mark set by German Fernandez. 

Birnbaum also won the two-mile run at the Brooks PR Invitational, which ranked No. 1 nationally among prep competitors in 2023 and No. 2 in U.S. prep history. 

In addition, he ranked No. 1 nationally and No. 4 all-time in the mile thanks to his 3:57.53 clocking that won the HOKA Festival of Miles. Birnbaum cashed in with a national title in the mile at Nike Outdoor Nationals (4:02.22). 

In a 1,500 race against a field of professionals at Nike Outdoor Nationals, he took third with a time of 3:37.93—the No. 2 clocking in U.S. prep history in the event. In his home state, he won the 800 and 1,600 at the Class AA state meet, leading the Raiders to a third-place finish as a team. That winning 1,600 clocking of 4:02.78 was U.S. No. 2 this spring. 

He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Oregon this fall.