Deena Kastor

Height: 5-4
Weight: 104
Events: Distance
Personal Records: 3,000m - 8:42.59; 5,000m - 14:51.62; 10,000m - 30:50.32; Marathon - 2:19:36
Born: February 14, 1973, in Waltham, Mass.
Current Residence: Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
High School: Agoura (Calif.) '91
College: Arkansas '96
Coach: Terence Mahon

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic marathon bronze medalist; 2003 Jesse Owens Award winner; 2-time World Cross Country silver medalist (’02 & ‘03); 5-time USA 10,000m champion (‘00, ’01, ’03, ‘04, '07); 2001 U.S. marathon champion; 5-time USA 15 km champ; 7-time U.S. 8 km cross country champion; 8-time NCAA All-American

2007: USA Outdoor 10,000m champion (31:57.00); USA XC champion (26:47); USA 15km champion (47:20).
2006: Flora London Marathon champion (2:19:36AR); 2nd at Berlin Half-Marathon (1:07:34); 6th at NYC Marathon (2:27:54)…4th in 3,000m at Lucerne (8:56.35); ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at the marathon by T&FN
2005: 1st at Chicago marathon (2:21:25) 4th at USA Outdoor Champs (31:45.08)U.S 8k Champion (25:05); 1st at 8K LaSalle (24:36); 1st at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run marathon (67:53 AR); ranked #1 in the U.S. in the marathon :25 (marathon).
2004: Olympic marathon bronze medalist (2:27:20); Olympic Trials Marathon runner-up (2:29:38); Olympic Trials 10 km champion (31:09.65 meet record); ranked #3 at the marathon in the world (#1U.S.) and (#1 U.S.) at the 10,000m by T&FN
2003: 12th at World Outdoor Champs in 10,000m (31:17.87); 1st at USA Outdoors (31:28.97); 3rd at Flora London Marathon (2:21:16, American record)won U.S. Cross Country 8 km (29:06); 2nd at World Country Championships 8 km (26:02); won her fourth consecutive USA 15 km road title (47:15) bettering her previous American record set at the same event in 2002 (48:12) by 57 secondsranked #1 in U.S. at 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m by T&FN
2002: Set a world best road time at the Carlsbad 5000 (14:54); 2nd in 10,000m at Stanford in American record time of 30:50.32won U.S. Cross Country 8 km (26:31)won U.S. 15 km title (48:12AR) 2nd at World XC (27:04), leading Team USA to silver-medal team finish; 2nd at USA Outdoors 5000m (15:13.93); 6th at LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (2:26:53); ranked #1 at 10,000m, #2 at 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN
2001: USA Outdoor 10,000m champ (32:05.14); won U.S. Cross Country 8km (26:14); won U.S. Marathon Championship (2:26:58); 11th at World Outdoor Championships (32:18.65); 12th at World 8km XC (29:28); won Boulder Bolder 10km U.S. 15km road champion at Gate River Runranked #1 in 10,000m, #3 at 3000m in U.S. by T&FN
2000: Won Olympic Trials 10,000 (31:51.05 meet record), 2nd in 5,000 (15:11.55); 18th in opening 10,000m Olympic heat while competing with an Achilles injury (34:40.86); set PR at 5,000m in Stockholm Aug. 1 with 14:51.62 (9th); displayed good speed with PR 8:42.59 for 3000m at Zurich on Aug. 11; won both National Cross Country Champs short (4km) and long course (8km) races; set American road record for 5km, running 15:08 at Carlsbad 5000 in March; ranked #1 in 10,000 and #2 in 5,000 in U.S. by T&FN
1999: Won USA XC Long Course race; 3rd in 10,000 at USA Outdoors (32:00.72); 11th at World Champs (32:11.14)
1998: 4th in USA 8km World XC Trials; 20th in World 8km XC Champs; 3rd in 5000 (15:41.90 PR) at Mt SAC; 10th in 5000 (16:20.37) at USA Champs; 6th in 5000 at Stockholm (15:07.83); ranked #7 in U.S. at 5000 by T&FN
1997: Won World University Games 10,000; won USA XC Champs ; 3rd in USA Outdoors 10,000 ; ranked #4 in U.S. at 10,000 by T&FN
1996: Won SEC Indoor 5000 (16:43.83); 2nd in SEC 3000, 3rd in 5000; 5th in 10,000 at NCAA; 5th in 5000 heat at NCAA; 20th at USA XC Champs
1995: Did not compete.
1994: Won SEC Indoor 5000 (16:30.22); 4th in NCAA 10,000; 12th in NCAA XC; 2nd in 5000, 5th in 3000 at SEC; 7th in SEC XC
1993: 2nd at 5000 in NCAA Indoor (15:52.80 PR) ; 6th in NCAA XC; 5th in 5000 heat at NCAA Outdoor; won SEC Indoor 5000 (16:34.40); won SEC 3000 (9:20.87) and 5000 (16:07.73); ranked #9 in U.S. at 5000 by T&FN
1992: 2nd in NCAA XC; won SEC and District VI XC; redshirted indoor season; 8th in NCAA 5000; 4th in Olympic Trials 5000
1991: 4th in NCAA XC, won SEC XC; 5th in USA Junior XC Trials; 40th in World Junior XC Champs; 2nd in National Scholastic 2M (10:41.20)
1990: 3rd in USA Junior XC Trials; 72nd in World Junior XC Champs; 6th in Kinney (Foot Locker) national XC finals
1989: Best of 9:59.22.
1988: Best of 10:04.36.