Natasha Hastings
Event: 400m
Height: 5-8
Weight: 135
PR: 49.84 (2007)
Born: 07/23/1986
Current Residence: Locust Grove, Ga.
High School: A. Philip Randolph Campus (New York City, N.Y.) HS ‘04
College: University of South Carolina ‘08
Coach: Curtis Frye
Agent: Joanne Hastings
Sponsor: Nike
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Career Highlights: 2010 World Indoor 4x400m gold medalist; 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist; 2007 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2007 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor champion; 2007 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year; 2006 NACAC U23 silver medalist; 2004 World Junior champion; 2004 World Junior 4x400m gold medalist; 2003 World Youth champion
Hastings has been a fixture of Team USA's 4x400m relay, appearing in the last three major championships and bringing home the gold each time. Hastings (52.57) had third-leg duty in the women’s 4x400m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships where Team USA won their first-ever gold in the women's 4x400m relay at a World Indoor Championships in American record fashion, finishing in 3:27.34. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hastings made her first Olympic Team with her fifth place finish in the women’s 400m (51.13), which qualified her for the 4x400 relay pool. As a junior at the University of South Carolina in 2007, Hastings established herself one of the country’s best 400m runners. Following a dominant collegiate season in which she won national titles indoors and outdoors, Hastings finished as the USA Outdoor runner-up. Her personal-best time of 49.84 was the fastest ever run by a collegian. She chose to forgo her final year of NCAA eligibility.
2011: 5th at USA Outdoors (51.14)...5th at Prefontaine Classic (51.85)
2010: 3rd at USA Outdoors (50.53)…4th at USA Indoors (51.93)…World Indoor 4x400m champion (3:27.34iAR)…6th at Nike Pre Classic (50.64)…6th at Lausanne (50.83)…4th at Gateshead (51.15)…5th at Berlin (51.61)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 50.53.
2009: 4th at USA Outdoor Champs (50.89)…1st at adidas Track Classic (51.46)…5th at Reebok Grand Prix (51.64)…8th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (52.33).
2008: Olympic gold medalist (1st round, 3rd leg – 3:22.45)…5th at Olympic Trials in 400m (51.13)… 6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (51.34)…6th at Reebok Grand Prix (51.98)…4th at adidas Track Classic (51.09)…3rd at Doha (50.80)...ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 50.80.
2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (49.84PR)...7th in semi's at World Outdoors (51.45)...3rd at Paris (50.45)...3rd at Rome (50.34)...NCAA Outdoor champion (50.15)...NCAA Indoor champion (50.80CR)...NCAA East regional champion (50.23)...SEC champion (50.84)...1st at Weems Baskin Invite (50.55)...ranked #9 in the world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 49.84.
2006: NACAC U23 runner-up (52.11)...5th in semis at USA Outdoors (51.99)...6th at NCAA Outdoors (51.60)...2nd at NCAA East Regionals (51.56)...2nd at SEC Outdoors (52.00)...ranked #9 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 51.45.
2005: USA Junior Outdoor champion (51.34)...6th at NCAA Outdoors (51.87)...7th at NCAA East Regionals (52.86)...SEC Outdoor champion (51.94)...SEC Indoor runner-up (52.27)...best of 51.34.
2004: World Junior champion (52.04) and 1st in 4x400m (3:27.60)...2nd at USA Junior Champs (52.92)...best of 52.04.
2003: World Youth champion (53.41)...3rd at USA Junior Champs (52.09)...best of 52.09.