1. Carrie Tollefson won eight individual track and field titles in the 1600 and 3200 meters, and set a then-state record in the 3,200 meters in 1994 with a time of 10:30.28.
15 Facts About Carrie Tollefson
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Carrie Tollefson ran collegiately at Villanova University where she won the 1997 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
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Carrie Tollefson was the 1999 NCAA Outdoor and Indoor 3000 meters and Outdoor 5000 meters champion.
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Carrie Tollefson graduated from Villanova with a communications degree in 1999.
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At the US Olympic Trials in 2004, Carrie Tollefson won the 1500 meters.
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Carrie Tollefson was the only American athlete selected for the women's 1500m event at the Olympics, as neither the second- nor third-placed finishers at the trials had achieved Olympic "A" standard times.
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Carrie Tollefson competed in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games, making it to the semis in the 1500 meters.
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In 2006, Carrie Tollefson won the 4K race at the USA Cross Country Championships.
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Carrie Tollefson won the 3000 meters at the 2006 US Indoor National Championships.
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At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, Carrie Tollefson finished 7th in the 3000m.
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In 2010, Carrie Tollefson began hosting a weekly online video show and podcast about running and fitness called C Tolle Run.
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Carrie Tollefson began hosting a yearly summer distance camp for teens at St Catherine University in 2007.
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Carrie Tollefson was inducted into the Minnesota High School Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Carrie Tollefson was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Carrie Tollefson is a product advocate for Body Togs, a company producing weighted sleeves for weight loss and exercising.