Abbey D'Agostino

Abbey D'Agostino
Personal information
Born (1992-05-25) May 25, 1992
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Residence Topsfield, Massachusetts
Height 5 ft 2.5 in (1.588 m)
Weight 104 lb (47 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 5,000m, 10,000 m , Cross country running
College team Dartmouth Big Green
Club New Balance Boston
Turned pro 2014
Coached by Mark Coogan
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking (52nd-2014) (25th-2015) 5,000 meters
Personal best(s)

800 m: 2:08.11 1500 m: 4:08.78 Mile: 4:28.31 3000 m: 8:51.88
5000 m: 15:03.85

10000 m: 33:10.38
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Competitor for the  United States

Abbey D'Agostino (born May 25, 1992) is an American middle- and long-distance runner. D'Agostino is the most decorated Ivy League athlete in track and field and cross country running. She is the first Dartmouth female distance runner to win an NCAA title.[1][2] She won a total of seven NCAA titles (1 - cross country; 4 - indoor track; 2 - outdoor track) in her career. In 2014 she became a professional runner for New Balance.

Personal life

D'Agostino attended Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 2014. Her mother Donna competed for the UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs. She has two younger sisters, Lily and Julia.

Dartmouth

In 2013 D'Agostino became the first Ivy League athlete, male or female, to win an NCAA Cross Country National Championship.[3] After winning her 2013 NCAA Cross Country title and 5th NCAA title in her career, she praised coach Mark Coogan for the preparation for championship running and close finishes;[4] She won the NCAA cross country title by outdistancing[5] Emma Bates by a few seconds. She is the first Ivy League athlete to win 7 individual NCAA Championships.[6] She is also the only woman ever to have won both the 3000 meters and 5000 meters NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships twice in a career which she did in 2013 as a junior and again in 2014 as a senior.[3]

D'Agostino earned her final Ivy league titles May 2014.[7] She graduated with a degree in psychology in 2014.[5] Abbey is interested in counseling.[8]

Year Ivy League cross country NCAA Cross Country Ivy League Indoor NCAA Indoor Ivy League Outdoor NCAA Outdoor
2010-11 - - 3000 7th - 5000 1st 5000 3rd
2011-12 1st XC 3rd XC Mile 1st; 5000 2nd DMR 3rd; 3000 8th 4x800 2nd; 3000 1st; 1500 1st 5000 1st
2012-13 - 2nd XC 4x880 yards 3rd; 5000 1st; Mile 1st 5000 1st; 3000 1st 4x800 3rd; 3000 1st; 1500 1st 5000 1st
2013-14 1st XC 1st XC 5000 1st; 4x800 1st; Mile 1st DMR 8th; 3000 1st; 5000 1st 3000 1st; 5000 1st; 10000 1st 5000 3rd

Professional

2012

Her 5th place at 2012 Olympic Trials 5000 meters and nearly clinching a spot of the Olympic team is one of the closest finishes in Olympic Trials distance races (less than 0.19 seconds between 3-4-5).[9] In 2012, at 20 years of age her platform as a star in the NCAA created a national following.[10]

2014

After graduating from Dartmouth in 2014, D'Agostino earned a sponsorship with New Balance based in Boston, Massachusetts. She continues to be coached by her college coach Mark Coogan under whom she was a 7-time NCAA champion.

D'Agostino is ranked 19th[1] in the world in the 5000 meters[11] and 65th[1] in the 10,000 meters.[12]

Abbey debuted as a New Balance athlete in October 2014 in the 24th Mayor’s Cup presented by the Boston Athletic Association[13] placing fourth behind winner Rachel Hannah of Canada and the Boston Athletic Association’s Juliet Bottorff and Jen Rhines.

2015

Abbey ran the 5000m in 15:42.79 at Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, CA (USA) on May 2, 2015.[14]

Abbey won the 5000 meters at the Hoka One One Adrian Martinez Classic in 15:23.66[15][16] on June 4.

Abbey earned a US Roster spot to the IAAF 2015 World Championships in Athletics by qualifying in the 5000 meters in 15:06.59 at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

On July 18th, Abbey finished 3rd in 15:03.85[17] in Heusden, Belgium.

On August 27th, Abbey finished 23rd in 16:16.47 at 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres.

2016

On January 2nd, Abbey ran a personal best in a mixed gender 3000 meters at Boston University in 8:51.88 [18]

On March 12, 2016 Abbey D'Agostino placed second in women 3000 meters in 8:57.31 at 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[19]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 World Championhips Beijing, China 12th - Heat 2 5000 m 16:16.47[20]
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon 5th 3000 m 8:58.40

USA National Championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 5th 5000 m 15:19.98[21]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 5000m 15:06.59[22]
2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon 2nd 3000 m 8:57.31[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.all-athletics.com/node/475575
  2. ↑ http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/abbey-dagostinos-unlikely-domination-at-dartmouth?page=single
  3. 1 2 http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204971765
  4. ↑ http://www.garycohenrunning.com/Interviews/DAgostinoA.aspx
  5. 1 2 http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/10549096/endurance-sports-dartmouth-abbey-dagostino-adding-impressive-accomplishments
  6. ↑ http://www.emergingelites.com/bios/alumni/abbeydagostino.html
  7. ↑ http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3231303.html
  8. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/endurance/post/_/id/2285/qa-7-time-ncaa-champ-abbey-dagostino
  9. ↑ http://www.letsrun.com/2012/lucas-0629.php
  10. ↑ http://usaoutdoor.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=49&do=videos&video_id=72821
  11. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/5000-metres/outdoor/women/senior/2014
  12. ↑ in 2014 http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/10000-metres/outdoor/women/senior/2014
  13. ↑ http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/10/abbey-dagostino-reflects-professional-debut-eyes-future/
  14. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/topMarks/2015/Outdoor-Women.aspx
  15. ↑ http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/06/abbey-dagostino-takes-down-desi-linden-in-5k-robby-andrews-crushes-the-mile-field-full-recap-of-2015-adrian-martinez-classic/
  16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_szb_vpb78
  17. ↑ http://www.timetronics.be/results/nacht2015/event039h01.html
  18. ↑ 2015 BU Mini Meet 3 - Januar 2, 2016 results
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ "2015 International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in Athletics". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  21. ↑ 2012 Olympic Trials Women 5000
  22. ↑ http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=49&year=2015&do=videos&video_id=150537
  23. ↑ 2016 USA Indoor Championships results. Retrieved March 12, 2016
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