Justyn Knight

Collegiate Knight was recruited by Syracuse in 2014. Knight placed 143rd overall at the 2014 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships, which he would later describe as motivation for improvement, stating "I remember races I've lost in great detail. I try to understand why I lost and how I can do better."

Knight headed into his final NCAA outdoor campaign representing Syracuse with three NCAA titles, two individual, from the cross country and indoor track season, and one team from leading the Orange to the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championship. At the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Knight finished in second place in the 3000 meters final round and won the 5000 meters final to earn his first NCAA Division I track title.

Professional Knight had made his World Championship debut at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London while still a student at Syracuse. He made the event final and placed ninth overall in the 5000 m.

Upon graduation to the professional ranks, Knight signed a sponsorship deal with Reebok's Boston Track Club.

Knight considered himself to still be out of top shape when he arrived at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha later that year and finished tenth in the 5000 m.

Having missed the Olympic standard for the 2016 Summer Olympics by 1.36 seconds in 2016, Knight entered 2020 focused on securing a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the Games being delayed by a full year, and made training for elite athletics more challenging, as he had to work without teammates from March to October 2020 and could not see his family.

Knight withdrew from the 2022 Canadian track and field championships, citing the need to manage an Achilles tendon injury in advance of the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

In August 2023 Knight joined Nike's Bowerman Track Club.

Achievements NCAA results

International results