Natasha Hastings
Event: 400m
Height: 5-8
Weight: 135
PR: 400m: 49.84 (2007); 200m: 22.62 (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: Darryl Woodson
Agent: Tony Campbell
Sponsor: Under Armour
Club:
USA Championships
2007 USA Outdoor runner-up (49.84)
International Championships
2012 World Indoor bronze medalist (51.82)
Two-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist – 2007; 2009
2010 World Indoor 4x400m gold medalist
2012 World Indoor 4x400m bronze medalist
2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist (1st round, 3rd leg – 3:22.45)
2006 NACAC U23 silver medalist (52.11)
2004 World Junior champion (52.04)
2004 World Junior 4x400m gold medalist (3:27.60)
2003 World Youth champion (53.41)
Collegiate Championships
2007 NCAA Indoor (50.80) and Outdoor (50.15) champion
Awards and Honors
2007 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year
About Natasha
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.
Other Results
2012: 3rd at World Indoors (51.82) and ran on 2nd place 4x400m team at World Indoors (3:28.79); 2nd at USA Indoors (51.66); 2nd at Millrose Games (51.85); 2nd at Glasgow(53.54)
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
2004: World Junior champion (52.04) and 1st in 4x400m (3:27.60); 2nd at USA Junior Champs (52.92).
2003: World Youth champion (53.41); 3rd at USA Junior Champs (52.09).
USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2012: Indoor bests - 400m, 51.66 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 5 in the world)
2011: Indoor bests – 400m, 50.83 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 2 in the world); Outdoor bests – 400m, 50.97 (No. 5 in the USA, No. 21 in the world)
2010: Indoor bests – 400m, 51.67 (No. 6 in the USA, No. 9 in the world); Outdoor bests – 50.53 (No. 4 in the USA, No. 12 in the world)
2009: Outdoor bests – 400m, 50.89 (No. 8 in the USA, No. 21 in the world)
2008: Outdoor bests – 400m, 50.80 (No. 4 in the USA, No. 18 in the world)
2007: Indoor bests – 400m, 50.80 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 2 in the world); Outdoor bests – 400m, 49.84 (No. 4 in the USA, No. 7 in the world)
2006: Indoor bests – 400m, 53.88; Outdoor bests – 400m, 51.45 (No. 7 in the USA, No. 40 in the world)
2005: Indoor bests – 400m, 51.85 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 8 in the world); Outdoor bests – 400m, 51.34 (No. 8 in the USA, No. 40 in the world)
2004: Indoor bests – 400m, 53.72; Outdoor bests – 400m, 52.04
2003: Indoor bests – 400m, 53.80 (No. 14 in the USA); Outdoor bests – 400m, 52.09 (No. 14 in the USA)
2002: Indoor bests – 400m, 53.56 (No. 15 in the USA); Outdoor bests – 400m, 53.42
2001: Indoor bests – 400m, 55.13; Outdoor bests – 400m, 55.06