Miles Combs
Miles Combs
  • Hometown:
    Indianola, Iowa
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Indianola
  • Event(s):
    Distance

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Five-time letterwinner (2021, 22, 23, 24, 25)
2025 | fifth year
  • Ran a team-best 32:32.22 in the outdoor 10,000m race
  • Competed in the outdoor season in the 1500m, 5000m, and 3000m steeple
  • Saw action in the mile, 3000m, and 5000m races in the indoor season
2024 | senior
  • Clocked the team’s fastest 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:15.13
  • Ran the fifth-fastest indoor mile on the year in a career-best 4:35.33
  • Recorded new career-bests in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:00.52) and the 5,000 meters (15:49.75)
2023 | junior
  • Broke the five-minute barrier in the indoor mile with a new career-best of 4:50.62 at the Prairie Wolf Invite
  • Set his career-best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:14.48 at the Dr. Tucker Open
2022 | sophomore
  • Set his career-best in the indoor mile of 5:00.06 at the Liz Wuertz Invite
  • Ran a career-best in the outdoor 1500 meters at the Dr. Tucker Open in a time of 4:31.47
2021 | freshman
  • Clocked a career-best 9:53.52 in the outdoor 3000 meters at the Central-NWU-Simpson Tri-Meet
High School
  • A 2020 graduate of Indianola High School
  • Earned one letter in cross country
  • Tallied three academic letters
Personal
  • Son of Michelle and Scott Wheeler
  • Has three siblings, Tyler, Rebecca and Josh
  • Majoring in exercise science and business management with a minor in economics

News Mentions

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Patterson named A-R-C Field Athlete of the Year at Outdoor Championships

The trophy case for Ulysses Patterson continued to grow as the Storm claimed six all-conference honors and two conference champions at the A-R-C...

May 10, 2025

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Men's track and field performs at Wartburg Triangular

In the final meet before hosting the 2025 A-R-C Outdoor Championships, the Storm earned multiple top-three finishes, highlighted by Cole White&rsq...

May 2, 2025

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Storm celebrate seniors at Kip Janvrin Open

Simpson played host to the Kip Janvrin Open, honoring the 2025 season class, while also seeing action at the Drake Relays on Thursday and Friday.

April 25, 2025

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Storm men's track and field closes out action at Meet of Champions

Cole White continued to improve upon his already top-ten mark in school history in the discus, setting a new personal best in the event as the...

April 18, 2025

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Amina and Achebe notch pair of second-place finishes for Storm men's track and field

Led by two second place finishes for Kendrick Achebe and Johny Amina in their respective events, the Storm men’s track and field split...

April 11, 2025

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Achebe makes history in 100m dash at Central Invitational

Records are meant to be broken, but the record Kendrick Achebe set on Friday in the 100m dash might stand for years to come.

March 28, 2025

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Patterson makes history with heptathlon win at A-R-C Indoor Championships

Ulysses Patterson broke the school record in the Heptathlon, winning four of the seven events, and won the conference's Field Athlete of the Meet...

March 1, 2025

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Patterson paces the Storm after the opening day of action at the A-R-C Indoor Championships

Ulysses Patterson shined in the opening day of action at the A-R-C Indoor Championships, leading the pack in the heptathlon with three first place...

February 28, 2025

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Amina and Truitt earn first place marks as Storm compete at the Darren Young Classic

Corbin Truitt and Johny Amina won their respective events of 800m and high jump as the Storm men’s track team took third overall at the...

February 15, 2025

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Storm provide solid performance at ISU Cyclone Open

Cole Leggett shined in the 3000m race, setting his name in the top-ten in school history as the Storm battled at the Iowa State Cyclone open on...

January 24, 2025

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Storm men's track and field open 2025 at Chelsey Henkenius Invite

Corbin Truitt earned his spot in the Storm history books, finishing fourth overall, and eighth in school history in the 1000m race as the Storm...

January 18, 2025