Lisa Aguilera (born 30 November 1979) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the

3000 meters steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

. She represented her country at the

2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF ...

. the

2006 IAAF World Cup The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athe ...

and the

2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 200 ...

. She was a two-time national champion in the steeplechase at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Born in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Ruben and Chris, Aguilera attended Centennial High School before going to

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

to study computer engineering and finance. She competed collegiately for the Arizona State Sun Devils, having previously won eight state-level titles in track and field while at high school. While at Arizona State she won All-America honors in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, as well making the

Academic All-America The Academic All-America program is a student-athlete recognition program. The program selects an honorary sports team composed of the most outstanding student-athletes of a specific season for positions in various sports—who in turn are giv ...

selection in cross country. Her fifth-place finish at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship was the highest ever placing for the school.Lisa Galaviz
USATF. Retrieved 2018-04-24. She married Anthony Galaviz in the early 2000s and competed under the name Lisa Galaviz during this period before reverting to her maiden name. She set an American record in the steeplechase at the 2007

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, setting a time of 9:28.75 minutes. She ceased competing after 2012, after a fifth-place finish at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials.Lisa Aguilera
Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-04-24.

Personal records

* 800 meters – 2:08.15 (2011) *

1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

– 4:16.77 (2010) *

3000 meters The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 9:02.70 (2009) *

5000 meters The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ...

– 15:53.28 (17) *

2000 meters steeplechase The 2000 meter steeplechase is a rarely run senior athletics and a standard youth athletics event for the steeplechase in track and field. The event is part of the athletics programme for boys and girls at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Ath ...

– 6:26.72 (2007) *

– 9:24.84 (2010) *

5K run The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of . Also referred to as the 5K road race, 5 km, or simply 5K, it is the shortest of the most common road running distances. It is usually distinguished from the 5000 met ...

– 16:33 (2009) *

10K run 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...

– 35:17 (2004) * Half marathon – 1:20:28 (2005)

International competitions

National titles

* USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships **3000 m steeplechase:

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References

External links

*
Interview
from ''Runner's World'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilera, Lisa 1979 births Living people Track and field athletes from Phoenix, Arizona American female steeplechase runners American female middle-distance runners American female long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportswomen Arizona State Sun Devils women's track and field athletes