CARRIE TOLLEFSON
Events: Middle distance
Height: 5-9
Weight: 120
PRs: 1500m 4:03.31(2002); Mile 4:33.15 (2001); 3000m 8:52.67 (2002); 5000m - 15:21.37 (2002)
Born: January 18, 1977 in Dawson, Minn.
Current Residence: Edina, Minn.
High Schools: Dawson Boyd HS (Minn.) '95; LacQuiPrleVly HS (Minn.) '92
College: Villanova '99
Coach: Dennis Barker
Agent: Mark Wetmore
Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2nd at 2002 USATF Winter Cross Country 4k Champs; 3rd at 2002 USA Indoors 3000m; 1999 NCAA Outdoors 3000m Champion; 1995 USA Juniors 1500m runner-up.

Tollefson, a five-time NCAA champion, made strides in 2002 with a 3rd place finish at the 2002 USA Indoor Championships (9:01.49), a second-place finish at the 2002 U.S. Winter Cross Country 4 km Championships (13:01.0) and a third-place finish at USA Outdoors in the 5,000m for her best season as a professional. Her XC performance qualified her to compete at the World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland in March. The 1999 NCAA Athlete of the Year, Tollefson set a national high school record with five individual titles in cross country along with a state record of 13 individual state track titles. The Minnesota native recently signed on to training at the newly created Team USA Minnesota Training Center a program started in cooperation with USA Track & Field and Running USA Tollefson, who was training and living in Philadelphia, moved back to the Twin Cities area in May of 2001 she has a degree in Communications.

2003: 11th at adidas Oregon Track Classic Outdoors 5,00m (15:27)...7th at USA Outdoor 5,000m (15:36.87).
2002: 2nd at 2002 U.S. Winter XC 4k Champs (13:01.0)3rd at 2002 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&FNbests of 4:08.21PR, 8:52.67PR, 15:21.37PR.
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) bests of 4:13.61 (1500m), 4:33.15 (mile), 8:57.61 (3000m) and 15:25.52 (5000m)
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 bests of 4:16.5 (1500m), 9:08.20 (3000m) and 4:41.02i (mile).
1999: Won NCAA Outdoors 3000m and 5000m won NCAA Indoors 3000m won Big East 3000m bests of 4:19.84 (1500m), 9:17.86 (3000m) and 4:46.05i (mile).
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 bests of 4:17.53 (1500m), 9:22.14 (3000m), 2:47.03i (1000m) and 4:42.16i (mile).
1996: 10th in qualifying heat at NCAA Outdoors 1500m 9th at ECAC 1500m 3rd at Big East 1500m 6th at Big East 3000m bests of 4:21.81 (1500m) and 9:30.70 (3000m).
1995: Runner-up USA Juniors 1500m 4th at Junior Pan Ams 1500m bests of 4:28.17 (1500m), 9:52.61 (3000m), 5:00.40 (1600m).
1994: 4th at USA Juniors 1500m 18th USA Juniors 3000m bests of 4:28.77 (1500m), 10:28.75 (3000m), 4:59.5 (1600m).
1993: Bests of 10:57.39 (3200m) and 4:56.18 (mile)
1992: Bests of 10:47.86 (2 miles) and 5:00.24 (mile).
1991: Best of 10:45.11 (2 miles).

6/24/03