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Courtney Frerichs

Basic Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 1/18/1993
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Nixa, MO
  • High School: Nixa High School
  • College: University of Missouri - Kansas City ‘15, Chemistry (Bachelor’s); University of New Mexico ‘17, Community Health Education (Master’s)

Athlete Info

  • Event: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Jerry Schumacher
  • Agent: Thomas Ratcliffe
  • Sponsor: Nike
  • Club: Bowerman Track Club

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Records Held

  • American Record - 3000m Steeplechase - July 20, 2018 to Present

Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 11th (3000m Steeplechase)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Championships, sixth (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 75th
  • 2017 IAAF World Championships, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships, H2 - eighth (3000m Steeplechase)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2020 USATF Toyota Indoor Championships, fifth (3000m)
  • 2019 USATF Toyota Outdoor Championships, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, fifth (5000m)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, seventh (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, sixth (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2014 NACAC U23 Championships, fourth (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships, sixth (3000m Steeplechase)
  • 2012 USATF Junior Championships, silver (3000m Steeplechase)

Personal

American Record holder in the 3000m Steeple...Born in Mundelein, Illinois...Married to Griffin Humphreys… Has one sister, Lindsey… Grew up with dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast...Initially decided to run cross-country in high school to stay in shape for soccer...Earned a degree in chemistry from the University of Missouri - Kansas City before getting her masters in Community Health Education at the University of New Mexico...bettered her own American record in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase with an 8:57.77 at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic, making her the No. 4 performer on the world all-time list and the first American to break nine minutes in the event. Frerichs set the old AR of 9:00.85 in Monaco in 2018.

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