Olympic Marathon Trials ‘08:
Elite Athlete Profile:
KATE O’NEIL
Posted April 12th, 2008 at 6:17 AM by thefinalsprint.com
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
Kate O’Neill was a seven-time NCAA All-American at Yale University, and was runner-up in the 10,000m at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships. She graduated from Yale holding school records in the 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m.
In 2004 she placed third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000m, and went on to become the first Yale graduate since Frank Shorter to compete in a distance event in the Olympic Games. O’Neill was the top U.S. finisher at the 2004 World Cross Country Championships, placing 15th in the 8K race.
She made her marathon debut at the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, placing third overall and running an “A” standard qualifying time for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women’s Marathon. O’Neill then won the 2008 USA Half Marathon title in Houston, posting a time of 1:11:57, and beating a field heavy with Olympic Trials qualifiers.
Elite Athlete Bio: Courtesy of BostonTrials2008.com
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