Annie Bersagel

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Annie Bersagel
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Personal information
Nickname(s)Annie Bersagel
Nationality American
Born (1983-03-30) March 30, 1983 (age 40)
West Union, Iowa
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Sport Track
Marathon runner
Mountain running
Event(s) 5000 meters,
10,000 meters,
Marathon
College team Wake Forest University
Stanford Law School
Turned pro2005
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 metres : 9:10.56
10,000 metres : 32:56
Half marathon : 1:10:10
Marathon :2:28:29

Anne Golden Bersagel (born March 30, 1983) is an American long-distance runner.

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Early life

Bersagel attended Greeley Central High School in Greeley, Colorado. [1]

Wake Forest

Bersagel attended Wake Forest University in North Carolina. While there, she was a three-time All-American in cross country, a two-time Academic All-American, a two-time Wake Forest University scholar-athlete of the year, five-time track & field All-American, a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion in the outdoor 10,000 meters, and was the 2005 ACC champion in the indoor 5000 meters. [2]

Bersagel was the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year Award winner, in recognition of excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership, as well as the 2006 Walter Byers Award winner as the top National Collegiate Athletic Association female scholar-athlete. [3] [4]

Bersagel named to Wake Forest 2015 Hall of Fame Class. [5]

Elite running

After graduating with honors as an economics and politics double major in December 2005, Bersagel began training with Team USA Minnesota. [6] [7] She won the USA Half-Marathon champions held in Kansas City, Missouri on June 3, 2006, with a time of 1 hour 14 minutes 36 seconds. [8] [9]

Bersagel placed 10th in the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships 8 km. In May 2007, she left Team USA Minnesota and the University of Minnesota. [10] Bersagel earned a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in peace and conflict studies at the University of Oslo. Bersagel has interned at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway. [6] She was also awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. [11]

Bersagel graduated from Stanford Law School in June 2012. [12]

Bersagel did not enter the Olympic Trials in 2008. [13] [14] [15]

World stage

Bersagel represented the United States during the 2011 Pan American Games for the 10,000m in Guadalajara, Mexico, with a fourth-place finish as the top American in 35:23.31. [16]

Bersagel ran the second-fastest half marathon for a US athlete in 2014 at IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 70:10. [17]

On April 25, 2015, Bersagel won the Düsseldorf Marathon in a personal best of 2:28:29. [18] [19]

Bersagel was the 4th woman at Loon Mountain race / 2018 US Mountain running Championship and earned a spot on the Team USA Mountain running on July 8. [20] The 2018 Loon Mountain race served as the NACAC Mountain Running Championship.

Notes

  1. Fernandez, Bobby (July 6, 2006). "Runner goes the distance". greeleytrib.com. Greeley Publishing Co. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  2. "ANNIE BERSAGEL Wake Forest Profile" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. "Two Track and Field Student-Athletes Earn NCAA's Highest Academic Award". The National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 11, 2006. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  4. "Anne Bersagel NCAA Woman of the Year". The National Collegiate Athletic Association. October 28, 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  5. "Wake Forest Names Six to 2015 Hall of Fame Class" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. 1 2 McKindra, Leilana (November 6, 2006). "Woman of the Year winner finds meaning in journey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  7. "Team USA named for Yokohama International Women's Ekiden". USA Track & Field, Inc. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  8. "Sell, Bersagel to Defend USA Half-Marathon Titles in Houston". ontherunevents.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  9. "Bersagel Wins USA Women's Half-Marathon Title in KC". Time-to-Run. Retrieved January 27, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. "Bersagel Leaving Team USA Minnesota; Will Continue Graduate Study in Oslo". May 8, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  11. "Team USA Minnesota's Annie Bersagel Named 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year" . Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  12. "Annie Bersagel Pre-Race - USA 15 km Championships 2013".
  13. "2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon". USA Track & Field, Inc. April 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  14. "Women 5000 Meter Run". USA Track & Field, Inc. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  15. "Women 10000 Meter Run". USA Track & Field, Inc. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  16. "2011 Pan Am Games". Pan Am Games. October 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  17. "Half Marathon - women - senior - outdoor - 2014".
  18. marathon results announcement
  19. twitter announcement
  20. "MacLaughlin and Gray lead record field at loon mountain race" . Retrieved July 19, 2008.

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