Erica Moore (born March 25, 1988, in
Seymour, Indiana
Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. Its population was 21,569 at the 2020 census.
The city is noted for its location at the intersection of two major north–south and east–west railroads, which cross each other in th ...
) is an American
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
. She attended and graduated from
Sullivan High School in
Sullivan, Indiana, where her father was the boys basketball coach. She was a versatile athlete, establishing school records in at least six events in track and playing basketball.
She qualified for the Indiana state finals in three events and finished third in the 300-meter hurdles. She then won the 300-meter hurdles in the
Midwest Meet of Champions.
NCAA
She matriculated to
Indiana State University
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctor ...
in
Terre Haute, Indiana, where she had an outstanding career in track, competing primarily in the pentathlon and heptathlon and middle distance events, including the 400 meter-run, 800-meter run and 400-meter hurdles. As a senior in 2010 she was an All-America in the 800-meter run indoors and the 400-meter hurdles outdoors.
Nike
Erica won 2012 USA Indoor Championships in 2:01.08 running from the front wire-to-wire.
She got bronze medal at 800 metres event at
2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of fou ...
in
Istanbul
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Turkey
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.
Moore personal best at 800 m is 1:59.97 (2012).
Achievements
References
External links
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GoSycamores profile
1988 births
Living people
American female middle-distance runners
People from Seymour, Indiana
People from Sullivan, Indiana
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
21st-century American women
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Track and field athletes from Indiana