Carrie Tholefson

Height: 5-9
Weight: 120
Events: Middle Distance
Personal Records: 1500m 4:06.13; Mile 4:29.2; 3000m 8:52.67; 5000m - 15:04.07
Born: January 18, 1977 in Dawson, Minn.
Current Residence: St. Paul, Minn.
High Schools: Dawson Boyd HS (Minn.) 95;
LacQuiPrleVly HS (Minn.) '92
College: Villanova '99
Coach: Dennis Barker

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic Trials 1500m champion; 2004 U.S. Indoors 3000m runner-up; 2nd at 2002 USATF Winter Cross Country 4k Champs; 5-time NCAA Champion; 1995 USA Juniors 1500m runner-up

2006: USA Indoor 3,000m champion (9:05.80)...4th in 1,500m and 5,000m at USA Outdoors (4:12.23, 15:23.49); USA XC 4 km champion (12:32); 7th in 3,000m at World Indoors (8:59.13i); 2nd in 1,500m at Reebok GP (4:06.40); 7th in heat 2 of the 3,000m at the London GP (8:44.63); 16th in 5,000m at Rome (15:21.75); 4th in 3,000m at Boston Indoor Games (9:01.80); 4th in mile at Tyson Invite (4:32.08i); ranked #5 at 5,000m in the U.S. by T&FN
2005: 9th in 1,500m at Payton Jordan U.S. Open ( 4:11.16); 4th in Fifth Avenue mile (4:29.2)
2004: Olympic Trials 1,500m champion (4:08.32) and 6th in 5,000m (15:25.55); won at Heusden to achieve Olympic B standard with 4:06.30, earning Olympic spot; 9th in semi finals at Olympic Games (4:08.55); 10th in 1,500m at Zurich (4:06.13PR); 3rd in 5,000m at Cardinal Invitational (15:04.07PR); USA XC Championships 4 km runner-up (12:28); USA Indoors 3,000m runner-up (9:00.93i); 1st in the mile at Minneapolis (4:37.38i); 2nd in 1,500m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (4:12.00i); 2nd in 3,000m at Tyson Foods Invitational (8:55.36); 1st at Drake Relays (4:11.69); ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN.
2003: 11th at adidas Oregon Track Classic Outdoors 5,000m (15:27).
2002: 2nd at 2002 U.S. Winter XC 4k Champs (13:01.0); 11th at World XC Champs (14:05); 3rd at USA Indoors 3000m (9:01.49); 3rd at USA Outdoors 5 km (15:21.37); 4th at Sheffield (8:52.67); 3rd at Zagreb (4:08.21); ranked #3 at 5,000m, #5 at 3,000m, #6 at 1,500m in U.S. by T&FN
2001: 2nd at Princeton Invitational Mile (4:33.15); 6th at USA Indoors 3000m (9:13.72); 13th at USA Outdoors 5000m (16:02.04); 11th at U.S. Winter XC 4k Champs (13:15.9)
2000: Won NCAA Indoors 3000m; 3rd at NCAA Outdoors 3000m; 15th at U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m (16:02.28); Won ECAC and Big East 3000m
1999: Won NCAA Outdoors 3000m and 5000m; won NCAA Indoors 3000m; won Big East 3000m
1998: did not compete
1997: Won NCAA Cross Country Champs; 6th at NCAA Outdoors 1500m; won ECAC 1500m; 2nd at Big East 1500m; 3rd at Big East 3000m
1996: 10th in qualifying heat at NCAA Outdoors 1500m 9th at ECAC 1500m; 3rd at Big East 1500m 6th at Big East 3000m
1995: Runner-up USA Juniors 1500m ; 4th at Junior Pan Ams 1500m
1994: 4th at USA Juniors 1500m; 18th USA Juniors 3000m