Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
1500m: 2005 - 7th, 2006 - 2nd, 2007 - 4th
3000m: 2008 - 3rd (2nd Australian)
5000m: 2006 - 3rd, 2007 - 7th (4th Australian), 2008 - 4th (2nd Australian)
10,000m: 2008 - 1st, 2009 - 4th (3rd Australian)

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
World cross country championships: 2003 - junior 8km 84th, 2007 - senior 12km 67th, 2008 - 12.125km 74th
Olympic Games: 2008 - 5000m 10th heat (13:44.90)
World championships: 2009 - 5000m 16th (13:55.58), 10,000m DNF

ANNUAL PROGRESSION
1500m:
2003 3:50.25
2004 3:47.01
2005 3:41.00
2006 3:40.55
2007 3:39.10
2008 3:37.88
2009 3:35.76

5000m:
2005 13:56.56
2006 13:38.93
2007 13:34.22
2008 13:21.12
2009 13:14.53

10,000m:
2007 28:39.91
2008 28:08.23
2009 27:29.73

EVENTS/PERSONAL BESTS
1500m: 3:35.76 - Rieti (ITA), 6/09/09
5000m: 13:14.53 - Oslo (NOR), 3/07/09
10,000m: 27:29.73 - Berkeley (USA), 24/04/09

RECORDS:
National Record - 10,000m: 27:29.73 - Berkekely (USA), 24/04/09

Interesting Facts

Collis made his first state cross country team at Under 10's but his first state title was produced at Little Athletics, winning the Under 9 high jump with a height of 1.24m.

Collis moved to Melbourne after spending 13 years in Ballarat (regional Victoria) and has commenced a commerce degree at university.

Sporting Career

2003 - Competed as a Jjunior at the world cross country championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.

2005 - Finished seventh at the national championships in the 1500m and improved his PB in that event by six seconds.

2006 - Placed second over 1500m and third over 5000m at the national championships. Won the Burnie Ten and helped the Chiba Ekiden relay team to fifth.

2007 - Posted a second place over 1500m at the Zatopek Classic and victory over 5000m in a PB time at the Briggs Athletic Classic in Hobart. A third place in the 3000m at the national series meet in Sydney in 7:46.01 saw Collis climb to No. 8 on the Australian all-time list for the distance.

Later in the year Collis represented Australia at the world cross country championships in Mombassa, Kenya, finishing 67th. Between various road races on home soil he embarked on on an inaugural European campaign, posting two wins over 1500m in the UK and a new PB at the Norwich Union Grand Prix IAAF Tour meet, dipping under 3:40.00 for the first time.

In December Collis won the 10,000m national championship race at Melbourne's Zatopek Classic on his debut over the distance.

2008 - Finished third over 1500m at the national series meet in Sydney, running a personal best time of 3:37.88. A personal best over 5000m followed just one week later at the IAAF tour meet in Melbourne, finishing second in the Australian championship race.

He posted another 5000m PB at the Mt SAC relays in California (13:21.12) before gaining selection to the Olympic Games. In his debut at the Olympics, Collis ran in the first of three men's 5000m heats, placing 10th in 13:44.90.

2009 - In one the most impressive years of hi career to date, Collis posted new personal best times over 1500m, the mile, 5000m and 10,000. At the Sydney Track Classic in February Collis shaved .87 off his previous personal best of 3:37.01 but it was his 10,000m, stopping the clock at 27.29.73 to surpass previous record holder Shaun Creighton on the all-time list.

In July Collis recorded another personal best and the second-fastest run by an Australian over 5000m of all time, completing the distance in 13:14.53 in Oslo to move to second behind fellow Victorian Craig Mottram (12:55.76) on the all-time list. Later that month he lowered his lifetime best over the mile to 3:54.30.

Taking on the 5000m/10,000m double at the August's world championships in Berlin, Collis withdrew from the 10,000m event at the 8000m-mark of the race before going on to finish 16th over 5000m, stopping the clock at 13:55.58.