Amy Cragg
American long-distance runner
Amy Cragg
Cragg in 2016
Born (1984-01-21 ) January 21, 1984 (age 40) Long Beach, California , U.S.Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) Weight 100 lb (45 kg) Country United States Sport Track and field Event(s) 10,000 metres , Marathon College team Arizona State University Club Bowerman Track Club Turned pro 2007 Coached by Jerry Schumacher Olympic finals 2012 10,000 m, 11th2016 Marathon, 9thWorld finals 2011 5000 m, 14th2013 10,000 m, 14th2017 Marathon, BronzePersonal bests
Amy Cragg (née Hastings ; born January 21, 1984) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in long distance running events. She is the 2015 American champion in the Marathon, the 2012 American champion in the 10,000 meters , and a qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics .
Early career
Hastings went to high school at Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Kansas . During her career, she captured three state titles on the track and won the state cross country championships.[ 1]
She was an Arizona State University teammate of Desiree Davila , the qualifying second-place finisher in that same race. Running for ASU, Hastings had been the 2005 NCAA Indoor Champion in the 5000 meters . Amy earned her first All-American honor at 2003 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship in 25th place.[ 2] Hastings ranks as one of the all-time greats to pass through the ranks in the Maroon and Gold, earning seven All-America honors for track and field and three for cross country. Her 10 total All-America honors rank her second in ASU history. Hastings was the 2006 NCAA Champion at 5,000-meters NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships .[ 3]
International competition
Amy Hastings Cragg trained in Providence, Rhode Island , with Kim Smith and Molly Huddle under the guidance of Coach Ray Treacy until November 2015.
Sponsored by Brooks , 2011 was her breakthrough year. She knocked 34 seconds off her previous results in the 5000 meters, to become runner up at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 15:14.31. The results of that race also qualified her for the 2011 IAAF World Championships , where she qualified for the final.[ 4] [ 5]
2011 was also the year she tried her first marathon , at the Los Angeles Marathon . Her second-place finish in 2:27:03 made her the eighth fastest American.[ 6]
In 2012, she finished in fourth place in the United States Marathon Olympic Trials .
"I cried about it probably every day for a month. But at the same time, every single day it was getting back into it and going to work and trying to recover and doing everything right to prepare myself for this day."[ 7]
She won the 10,000 meters at the 2012 US Olympic Trials . At the London 2012 Summer Olympics , Hastings was able to stay with the lead group of East Africans until the 18 minute mark before falling back to finish 11th in 31:10, roughly 50 seconds behind the gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba .
In the 10,000 m at the 2013 World Championship in Moscow, Russia , Hastings finished 14th in 32:51.19.[ 8] Hastings announced she will run New York Marathon in November and will focus on the distance in future world events.[ 9] Hastings finished 20th in 2013 New York City Marathon in 2:42:50.[ 10]
On July 4, 2014, Hastings won the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA with a time of 32:16. The race also served as the 10,000 meter National Championship.[ 11]
On October 12 at the 2014 Chicago Marathon , Amy Hastings finished fifth in 2:27:03.[ 12]
On March 14, 2015, Cragg won USA title by 32 seconds at USA Track and Field 15 km championship in Jacksonville, Florida , with a time of 50:18.[ 13] [ 14]
On June 25, 2015, Cragg finished 4th in 10,000 meters in 32:03.95 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships . On 7 September 2015, she placed 14th at USA 20K Championship during the New Haven Road Race in 1:11:22.[ 15] On 13 February 2016, she placed first at the US Olympic Marathon Trials, finishing in 2:28:20 on a warm day in Los Angeles.[ 16] On August 14, 2016, she placed 9th at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon in 2:28:25. On August 6, 2017, she placed 3rd at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, in 2:27:18.[ 17]
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the United States
2003
World Cross Country Championships
Lausanne, Switzerland
20th
Junior race
22.34
2008
World Cross Country Championships
Edinburgh, Scotland
62nd
Senior race
28:18
2009
World Half Marathon Championships
Birmingham, England
32nd
Half marathon
1:13:20
2010
World Cross Country Championship
Bydgoszcz, Poland
25th
Senior race
26:20
2011
Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles, California
2nd
Marathon
2:27:03
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
14th
5000 m
15:56.06
2012
Olympic Games
London, England
11th
10,000 m
31:10.69
2013
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
14th
10,000 m
32:51.19
New York City Marathon
New York, New York
20th
Marathon
2:42:50
2014
Chicago Marathon
Chicago, Illinois
4th
Marathon
2:27:03
2016
Rio Olympic Marathon
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9th
Marathon
2:28:25
2017
World Championships
London, UK
3rd
Marathon
2:27:18
2018
Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo
3rd
Marathon
2:21:42
USA National Championships
Road
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
2009
USA 20 km Championships
New Haven, Connecticut
5th
20 km
1:08:58
USA 5 km Championships
Providence, Rhode Island
9th
5 km
16:11
2010
USA Half Marathon Championships
Houston, Texas
3rd
Half marathon
1:11:19
USA 15 km Championships
Jacksonville, Florida
8th
15;km
51:55
USA 7 Mile Championships
Davenport, Iowa
2nd
7 Mile
38:33
USA 20 km Championships
New Haven, Connecticut
7th
20 km
1:09:52
2011
USA Half Marathon Championships
Duluth, Minnesota
7th
Half marathon
1:14:07
2012
US Olympic Trials
Houston, Texas
4th
Marathon
2:27:17
2014
USA 10 km Championships
Atlanta, Georgia
1st
10 km
32:16
USA 7 Mile Championships
Davenport, Iowa
7th
7 Mile
38:27
USA 20 km Championships
New Haven, Connecticut
2nd
20 km
1:08:54
2015
USA 15 km Championships
Jacksonville, Florida
1st
15 km
50:18
USA 20 km Championships
New Haven, Connecticut
14th
20 km
1:11:22
2016
US Olympic Trials
Los Angeles, California
1st
Marathon
2:28:20
Track and Field
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
2003
USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Palo Alto, California
1st
5000 m
16:28.60
2006
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [ 18]
Indianapolis, Indiana
15th
5000 m
16:22.82
2007
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [ 19]
Indianapolis, Indiana
9th
5000 m
16:08.71
2008
US Olympic Trials [ 20]
Eugene, Oregon
14th
10,000 m
33:37.52
14th
5000 m
16:07.03
2009
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [ 21]
Eugene, Oregon
6th
10,000 m
32:56.20
10th
5000 m
15:52.37
2010
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships [ 22]
Des Moines, Iowa
5th
10,000 m
32:49.07
2011
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Eugene, Oregon
2nd
5000 m
15:14.31
2012
US Olympic Trials
Eugene, Oregon
1st
10,000 m
31:58.36
2013
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Des Moines, IA
4th
10,000 m
32:31.28
2015
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Eugene, Oregon
4th
10,000 m
32:03.95
Cross country
NCAA championships
Outdoor Track and Field
Indoor track and field
Cross country
References
^ "Amy Hastings Profile - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site" . Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2012 .
^ TBD (April 4, 2013). "Amy Hastings Profile" . TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "Amy Hastings (track and field – USA)" . Asunews.asu.edu. July 20, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "Amy Cragg; Profile" . iaaf.org. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ From, Ryan (August 29, 2011). "Amy Hastings qualifies to 5k final at Daegu 2011 World Championships" . FloTrack. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "USA Track & Field - Amy Hastings" . Usatf.org. January 21, 1984. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "2012 Summer Olympics - Amy Hastings turns heartbreak into triumph at trials" . Espn.go.com. June 23, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "Athletics-World championships women's 10000m results - Yahoo! News" . news.yahoo.com . Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
^ From, Ryan (August 11, 2013). "Amy Hastings will look for answers after tough 10k at Moscow World Champs 2013" . FloTrack. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "2013 New York City Marathon" . FloTrack. November 3, 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "Atlanta Running Club" (PDF) . Peachtreeroadrace.org. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "WATCH: 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon" . Nbclosangeles.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "Gate River Run 15K" . Gate-riverrun.com. March 14, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "USATF 15 km Championships - Official Website" . Usatf.Tv. March 14, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "USA Men's & Women's 20k National Championship Races" . www.newhavenroadrace.org . Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon/Results" . USA Track & Field . Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF) . IAAF . Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results - June 21-25, 2006 IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, IUPUI - Indianapolis, Indiana
^ 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results - June 20-24, 2007 IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, IUPUI - Indianapolis, Ind.
^ 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Track & Field Results - June 27 - July 6, 2008 Hayward Field, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon
^ 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results 6/25-28/2009 - Hayward Field - Eugene, Oregon
^ 2010 USA Track & Field Championships Results - 6/23/2010 to 6/27/2010 Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa
^ "2005 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results" . www.flashresults.com . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "2006 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results" . www.flashresults.com . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "2007 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results" . www.flashresults.com . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "2004 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results" . www.ustfccca.org . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "2005 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results" . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ a b "2006 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results" . www.ustfccca.org . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ a b "2006 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results" . www.ustfccca.org . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "NCAA XC 2002 Women" . www.trackandfieldnews.com . Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "NCAA XC 2003 Women" . www.trackandfieldnews.com . Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "NCAA XC 2004 Women" . www.trackandfieldnews.com . Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
^ "NCAA XC 2005 Women" . www.trackandfieldnews.com . Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
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