Minnesota Distance Elite, previously known as Team USA Minnesota, is a long-distance running team based in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The team is designed to support the running careers of post-collegiate athletes, supporting athletes from middle distance to the

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. Minnesota Distance Elite is recognized as one of the top American running teams. Runners apply to join the team, who have to be approved by the board of directors after reviewing the athlete's training history. The most important criteria for joining as of 2007 was steady improvement in performance. Minnesota Distance Elite coach Chris Lundstrom

Minnesota Distance Elite coach Chris Lundstrom

Chris Lundstrom has been the coach of Minnesota Distance Elite since 2016. Lundstrom heard the previous coach, Dennis Barker, was retiring and applied for the position. Various marathons have sponsored Minnesota Distance Elite. Twin Cities in Motion, the organization that produces the

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, sponsored Team USA Minnesota at least between 2013 and 2017. This support provided a salary for the coach. As of 2015, the

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was a sponsor of Team USA Minnesota allowing each athlete to earn a minimum of a $500 monthly stipend. As of 2002, the stipends varied from $450 to $850 per month. In 2014, the

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Foundation announced it was donating $40,000 for elite athlete development, part of which was used by Team USA Minnesota. In general, participating runners generally need to supplement their income given the modest stipends earned from being part of the team. For example, in 2002 Carrie Tollefson and Katie McGregor worked at Run N Fun running store in

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. Gabriele Grunewald cited this financial support as being critical to keep going in the sport. As of 2002, participating athletes could use athletic facilities at the University of Minnesota and Augsburg College.

History

2001

Patricia Goodwin founded Team USA Minnesota in 2001 and hired the team's first coaching staff. From the start, Team USA Minnesota was half-women and half-men making it unique from other professional development running teams. She was inspired to start the team because the performance of U.S. distance runners was perceived as being poor at the

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. Running USA and

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announced the founding of Team USA Minnesota in 2001. The first women's coach was Dennis Barker, the cross country and track coach at

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. The first men's coach was Steve Plasencia, the distance running coach at the

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. Ditlev Larson, the men's cross country coach at the University of Minnesota, and Charlie Mahler, the former cross country and track coach at

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, served as assistant coaches. The team was started with a roster of nine runners including Carrie Tollefson who had been training in

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until the creation of the team. At the time of its creation, Team USA Minnesota had a budget of $90,000 to $100,000 for athlete stipends and race travel funding. Team USA Minnesota also arranged for each athlete to have a health club membership, as well as housing; some women were given arranged housing in

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while some men were given arranged housing in

. As of 2002, participating athletes could get housing for $350 if they needed it. The team was originally supposed to have ten members, but Kelly Keeler dropped out after learning being on the team would require too much time away from her job. The other Team USA training centers established at the same time include Hansons Running Shop Team USA Michigan, Team BrownStone USA New York, and Team USA California (now Mammoth Track Club). Carrie Tollefson ran the first race as a Team USA Minnesota athlete at the

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in 2001. Kim Kauls, Kurt Keiser and Kelly Mortenson were training for the

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at the time and hoping to qualify for the US Olympic marathon trials. Chris Lundstrom ran the 2001

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where he was the first American finisher. Turena Johnson-Lane joined Team USA Minnesota in 2001 to train for a year to prepare for the Olympic Trials in 2004, leaving an assistant coaching job at

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to do so. The

and Minnesota Distance Running Association held a fundraiser for Team USA Minnesota near

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in July 2001 at which former Olympic runner Steve Holman spoke. Kurt Keiser, Kelly Mortenson, Matt Gabrielson, Katie McGregor, Kristin Nicolini, and Turena Johnson-Lane competed at the Minnesota Distance Classic track meet in July 2001. Katie McGregor competed at the Athletes Foot Mile in

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in July 2001. She sought to qualify for the US Olympic trials in 2004 competing in the

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. Katie McGregor, Carrie Tollefson, Kim Kauls, Kelly Mortenson, and Matt Gabrielson competed in the Perfect 10k in

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, an event in which women started four minutes before the men and $25,000 of cash prizes were distributed to the first five finishers. Katie McGregor finished in fourth place with a time of 34:43.7 and won $2000 in prize money. McGregor and Tollefson ran together for the first three miles before Tollefson fell off the pace, however John Korir passed McGregor with a mile to go in the race. Katie McGregor won the Twin Cities 10 Mile in 2001 with a time of 57:21. Chris Lundstrom finished in 16th place at the 2001

despite gastrointestinal issues with a time of 2:18:08, fast enough to qualify for the 2004 US Olympic marathon trials. Matt Gabrielson and Turena Johnson-Lane competed in the USA Track and Field national cross country championships in

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in December 2001. They both finished in 11th place in their respective 10,000 meter and 6,000 meter races respectively. Katie McGregor won the Western Hemisphere Half Marathon in

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in December 2001 with at time of 1:18:09. Matt Gabrielson was struck by a vehicle in December 2001 while running in

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. He was released from a local hospital five hours later with seven staples in his head but didn't have any broken bones. He had to miss training in

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in January and February with the other nine members of Team USA Minnesota.

2002

Dennis Barker took over coaching the men's team while continuing to coach the women's team, becoming the sole coach of Team USA Minnesota until his retirement following the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Carrie Tollefson, Katie McGregor and Kristen Nicolini qualified for the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 3,000 meters, with Tollefson finishing 3rd in 9:01.49, McGregor finishing 6th in 9:18.15 and Nicolini finishing 7th in 9:23.19. Carrie Tollefson and Katie McGregor qualified for the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Tollefson finished 3rd in the 5,000 meters in 15:21.37, McGregor finished 3rd in the 10,000 meters in 32:17.49. In February 2002, Carrie Tollefson set a fieldhouse record at the Minnesota Open track meet, running a mile in 4:37.44. Kristen Nicolini won the 3000 m race at the Penn State Invitational with a time of 9:25, and Turena Johnson won the 3000 meter race at North Carolina State indoor meet in

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with a time of 9:30. Male runners from Team USA Minnesota also competed in a 12 km winter cross country race in

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and finished in fifth place with a score of 61. Kelly Mortensen ran in the

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, his first marathon since he finished 12th at the 2000 US Olympic marathon trials. He finished in 11th place with a time of 2:27:50, having faded in the second half of the race since he covered the first in 1:10:53. Turena Johnson Lane finished in 15th place at the

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championship with a time of 52:59. Chris Lundstrom and Jason Lehmkuhle also competed in the 15 km championship race, finishing in 17th and 26th place among the men. Carrie Tollefson ran the world cross country championships in

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in March 2002. She finished in 11th place in the race. Katie McGregor ran the Shamrock Shuffle in

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with a time of 26:49 in the race, finishing third overall. Training under Team USA Minnesota coach Dennis Barker, Tollefson was running consistently about per week, and sought to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in the 5000 or 10,000 meter races. She also hoped to break the US record of 14:45:35 set by Regina Jacobs. Likewise, Katie McGregor hoped to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in the 10,000 meters and was running to per week in 2002. In April 2002, Chris Lundstrom set a new personal best running the 10,000 meter race at the Stanford Invitational track meet with a time of 29:05.9. Turena Johnson-Lane finished in sixth place at the

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5,000 meter race with a time of 17:05.03. Katie McGregor finished sixth at the Drake Relays 3000 meter race with a time of 9:29.79. Katie McGregor and Chris Lundstrom competed in the Mt SAC Relays at San Antonio College. McGregor set a new personal best in the 5,000 running a 15:30 and finished in fourth place. Lundstrom also set a new personal best in the 5,000 with a time of 14:10. Matt Gabrielson won the 1500 race at the Jim Duncan Invitational at

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with a time of 3:51.2. In May 2002, Carrie Tollefson won the 1500 meter race at the Minnesota Open women's track meet with a time of 4:17.70. She also ran the 3000 meters with a time of 9:07.79, finishing in second place. Katie McGregor placed second at the Lifetime Fitness 10k (formerly the Perfect 10k) in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a time of 33:36.4, just 0.2 seconds behind the winner. Chris Lundstrom also competed in that race.

2003

Five Team USA Minnesota athletes competed at the USATF Cross-Country Championships in

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. Katie McGregor and Sara Wells ran the women's 8 km race, Matt Gabrielson ran the men's 4 km race, and Chris Lundstrom and Mike Wisniewski ran the 12 km race. McGregor and Wells finished fourth and sixth respectively and qualified for the USA national team competing at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in

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. Gabrielson finished 10th, Wisniewski finished 16th, and Lundstrom finished 19th. Katie McGregor finished 15th and Sara Wells finished 39th in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Katie McGregor qualified for the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 3,000 meters, finishing 5th in 8:59.64. Katie McGregor ran the 3000 meters at the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships in

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., finishing 8th in her heat. Four Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Katie McGregor finished 3rd in the 10,000 meters in 31:54.78. Carrie Tollefson finished 7th in the 5,000 meters in 15:36.87. Matt Gabrielson finished 15th in the 5,000 meters in 14:57.79. Toby Henkels finished 5th in his 800 meter semifinal in 1:48.97. Matt Gabrielson competed in the USATF 8 km championships in

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. Sara Wells won the 2003 US Women's Marathon Championship race in

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with a time of 2:35:37. Colleen De Reuck led the race until , when Wells took the lead. Matt Gabrielson competed in the mile at the Drake Relays and was running with the lead pack when he tripped and fell with about 500 m to go. Kristen Nicolini and Matt Gabrielson competed in the Capitol Mile in

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, finishing in 4:44.51 and 4:13.68 respectively. Kristen Nicolini and Matt Gabrielson won the State Capitol 5 km, an event in conjunction with the

, finishing with times of 16:49 and 14:25 respectively. Matt Gabrielson competed in the USATF 10 km Championships in

and finished in third place with a time of 28:44.

2004

Eight Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Carrie Tollefson won the 1500 meters in 4:08.32. Jenelle Deatherage finished 4th in the 1500 meters in 4:08.71. Tollefson also finished 6th in the 5,000 meters in 15:25.55. Kristen Nicolini finished 12th in the 5,000 meters in 15:53.47. Katie McGregor finished 4th in the 10,000 meters in 32:33.87. Toby Henkels finished 7th in the 800 meter semifinal after posting a 1:47.60 in the prelims. Lyle Weese finished 11th in his heat of the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 8:52.71. Matt Gabrielson finished 9th in his heat of the 5,000 meters in 13:55.43. Jason Lehmkuhle started the 10,000 meters but was dnf due to injury. Lehmkuhle finished 10th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials earlier in the year in 2:16:27. Sara Wells finished 7th in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in 2:33:15. Katie McGregor finished 5th in the USATF Cross Country Championships 8k, qualifying for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 27th. Dana Coons finished 18th in the USATF Cross Country Championships 8k. Jenelle Deatherage finished 17th in the USATF Cross Country Championships 4k. Jason Lehmkuhle finished 5th and Matt Gabrielson finished 8th in the USATF Cross Country Championships. Five Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships. Carrie Tollefson finished 2nd in the 3,000 meters in 9:00.93. Katie McGregor finished 4th in the 3,000 meters in 9:11.97. Kristen Nicolini finished 6th in the 3,000 meters in 9:26.02. Nicolini also finished 9th in the 1500 meters in 4:20.96. Jenelle Deatherage finished 4th in the 1500 meters in 4:14.84. Lyle Weese finished 6th in the 3,000 meters in 8:04.92.

2005

Five Team USA Minnnesota runners qualified for the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships. Jenelle Deatherage finished 4th in the 1500 meters in 4:14.76. Ryan Kleimenhagen finished 4th in the 1500 meters in 3:46.55. Brad Lowery finished 8th in the 1500 meters in 3:47.98. Luke Watson finished 3rd in the 3,000 meters in 7:57.23. Matt Gabrielson finished 4th in the 3,000 meters in 7:58.04. Six Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Katie McGregor finished 1st in the 10,000 meters in 31:33.82. Carrie Tollefson finished 5th in the 5,000 meters in 15:24.13. Jenelle Deatherage finished 8th in the 1500 meters in 4:11.02. Andrew Carlson finished 15th in the 5,000 meters in 13:54.83. Luke Watson qualified in the 1500 meters but didn't advance to the final. Ryan Kleimenhagen qualified in the 800 meters but didn't advance to the final.

2006

Ten Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the USATF Track & Field Championships. Carrie Tollefson finished 4th in the 5,000 meters in 15:12.23 and 4th in the 1500 meters in 4:12.23. Katie McGregor finished 4th in the 10,000 meters in 32:49.62. Jason Lehmkuhle finished 5th in the 10,000 meters in 28:44.14. Andrew Carlson finished 7th in the 5,000 meters in 13:40.06. Luke Watson finished 7th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 8:36.12. Jenelle Deatherage finished 8th in the 1500 meters in 4:13.71. Kristen Nicolini finished 11th in the 5,000 meters in 15:57.20. Matt Gabrielson finished 14th in the 5,000 meters in 13:55.19. Annie Bersagel finished 12th in the 10,000 meters in 34:35.28. Ryan Kleimenhagen finished 8th in his prelim of the 1500 meters in 3:48.24. Carrie Tollefson ran the Norwich Union London Grand Prix and finished in seventh place with a time of 8:44. This was a new personal best for Tollefson. Katie McGregor was fifth in the GE Money Grand Prix in

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with a time of 31:32.17. Carrie Tollefson defended her title at the Falmouth Mile, run in conjunction with the

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, with a time of 4:27.95 which was a new personal record for Tollefson and the fastest mile run by a woman in 2006. After the race, Tollefson said she was concerned after running the first lap in 63 seconds but used her strength from longer races to power through the last . Katie McGregor, Jason Lehmkuhle, Andrew Carlson, Chris Lundstrom, and Brad Lowery competed in the Guidant Heart of Summer 10K race held at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. McGregor defended her title with a time of 32:37. Lehmkuhle finished second with at time of 29:02, Carlson was third in 29:38, Lundstrom was fourth in 30:07, and Lowery was seventh in 30:38. Lemkuhle's time was the best 10 km time run by a resident of Minnesota. Ryan Kleimenhagen and Carrie Tollefson won the Victory race in

, finishing with times of 15:36 and 16:04 respectively. Matt Gabrielson won the race with a time of 29:50. Kristen Nicolini won the Great Cow Harbor 10 km race in

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with a time of 34:43. Jason Lehmkuhle finished second in the men's race with a time of 29:05. Carrie Tollefson, Jenelle Deatherage, and Andrew Carlson competed in the USATF 5 km championships in

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. Tollefson finished third with a time of 15:51, Deatherage finished fifth with a time of 16:25, and Carlson finished seventh with a time of 14:11. Jason Lehmkuhle finished in fifth place at the USATF national championships in

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with a time of 59:55. Andrew Carlson finished third and won $2,500 in prize money. Jason Lehmkuhle and Chris Lundstrom ran the 2006

. Lundstrom ran a negative split and finished in fourth place with a time of 2:17:34, and won $9,500 in prize money. Lehmkuhle finished in seventh place with a time of 2:19:03. He led the race starting on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, but faded on Summit Avenue in Saint Paul. Before the race, Lehmkuhle was regarded as one of the top three runners in the race. Katie McGregor and Matt Gabrielson won the Twin Cities 10 Mile with times of 53:51 and 48:54 respectively. McGregor broke her own course record she set in 2003. Katie McGregor defended her women's title at the Boston's Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women championship race. She finished with a time of 32:38, and held off Kara Goucher and Amy Rudolph. Andrew Carlson competed on the USA national team in the IAAF World Road Running Championships in

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, finishing the race in 1:00:12. He finished in 30th place and was the second American finisher. Katie McGregor ran her marathon debut at the

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and was mentioned as being a potential winner before the race. She finished in 10th place with a time of 2:31:14. As of 2006, four Team USA Minnesota runners were coaching high school athletes. Matt Gabrielson, Jason Lehmkuhle, and Kristen Nicolini were assistant cross country and track coaches at

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. Chris Lundstrom was the head coach of the Como Park High School cross country and Nordic ski teams.

2007

Six Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the USATF Track & Field Championships. Katie McGregor finished 3rd in the 10,000 meters in 32:44.69. Mandi Zemba finished 8th in the 5,000 meters in 16:06.02. Jenelle Deatherage finished 8th in the 1500 meters in 4:12.49. Matt Gabrielson finished 13th in the 5,000 meters in 13:53.17. Andrew Carlson finished 16th in the 5,000 meters in 13:55.22. Luke Watson ran 8:55.89 in the 3,000 meter Steeplechase but didn't make the final. Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle and Jason Lehmkuhle both won the Great Cow Harbor 10 km Run in

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. Nicolini Lehmkuhle's time was 34:00, while Lehmkuhle's time was 29:06. Both won $3000 in prize money. Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle won the Twin Cities 10 Mile with a time of 56:26, while her husband Jason Lehmkuhle was second in the men's race.

2008

Seven Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Katie McGregor finished 4th in the 10,000 meters in 32:29.82. Matt Gabrielson finished 8th in the 5,000 meters in 13:38.06. Carrie Tollefson ran the 1500 meters, Emily Brown and Mandi Zemba ran the 5,000 meters, Andrew Carlson ran the 5,000 meters and Luke Watson ran the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Jason Lehmkuhle finished 5th in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in 2:12:54. Katie McGregor finished 4th in the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships 3,000 meters in 9:03.34. Katie McGregor ran the women's championships in

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, finishing in second place behind Shalane Flanagan with a time of 25:56. Flanagan had stomach cramps from eating a turkey sandwich, but "looked like she was out there for a jog" according to McGregor. Katie McGregor ran the Twin Cities Ten Mile, finishing second behind Kara Goucher with a time of 55:04. McGregor hoped to keep Goucher in sight, but slowed the pace when she was running alone.

2009

Seven Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the USATF Track & Field Championships. Katie McGregor finished 3rd in the 10,000 meters in 32:08.04. Emily Brown finished 13th in the 5,000 meters in 16:07.84. Meghan Armstrong finished 16th in the 5,000 meters in 16:42.76. Carrie Tollefson didn't finish the 5,000 meters. Patrick Smyth finished 7th on the 10,000 meters in 28:35.70. Josh Moen finished 13th in the 10,000 meters in 28:58.31. Luke Watson finished 14th in the 3,000 meter Steeplechase in 8:57.98. Emily Brown finished first in the USATF Cross Country Championships 8k in 26:58. Meghan Armstrong, Michelle Lilienthal, Josh Moen, Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle, and Antonio Vega competed in the US 7 Mile Championships, run at the Bix 7 in

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. NIcolini Lehmkuhle finished eighth with a time of 38:54, Armstrong was ninth in 39:06, and Lilienthal was 13th in 39:41. Vega was fifth with a time of 33:35, while Moen was sixth with a time of 33:36. Michelle Lilienthal was the top-seeded woman in the 2009 Twin Cities Marathon. Joshua Moen finished second in the USA 10 Mile Championships in 47:38, run at the Twin Cities 10 Mile, in a race he described as a "boxing match.", Kristen Nicolini finished 5th in the women's division in 55:50. Patrick Smyth finished second in the Manchester Road Race, having been outkicked in the last by Haron Lagat.

2010

Antonio Vega and Patrick Smyth competed in the USA Half Marathon Championships, run at the

. Vega won the national championship race in a time of 1:01:54, while Smyth came in second with a time of 1:02:01. Vega said afterward he was surprised to win, saying his strategy was to just hang on to the lead pack and found himself in the lead at . Patrick Smyth competed at the New Mexico Track and Field Invitational in the 3,000 m race. He finished second, having been passed in the last by Rory Fraser. Emily Brown, Matthew Gabrielson, Katie McGregor, Patrick Smyth, and Antonio Vega competed at the USA Cross Country Championships in

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. Smyth was second with a time of 34:52, Vega was eighth with a time of 35:41, and Gabrielson was tenth with a time of 35:47 over a 12 km distance. Brown finished in seventh place in 26:55, while McGregor finished in ninth place in 27:08 over an 8 km distance. Patrick Smyth competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He finished in 36th place with a time of 34:51. Michelle Frey, Jason Lehmkuhle, and Antonio Vega competed in the 2010 Boston Marathon. Frey finished in 23rd place with a time of 2:42:38. Lehmkuhle was ninth with a time of 2:12:24, while Vega was 12th with a time of 2:13:47. Lehmkuhle said after the race he wished he had started the race a bit slower. Katie McGregor won the USA 25 km Championships, run at the River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a time of 1:26:24. Meghan Armstrong, Katie McGregor, and Patrick Smyth competed in the 10,000 m race at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He finished in third place with a time of 29:18.13. McGregor finished in seventh place with a time of 32:58.62, while Armstrong finished in 11th place with a time of 33:54.05. Heather Dorniden and Gabriele Anderson competed in the Minnesota Mile in Duluth, Minnesota. Dorniden finished in third place with a time of 4:39.40, winning $1000 in prize money. Anderson finished in fourth place with a time of 4:42.20. Katie McGregor won the USA 10 Mile Championships run at the Twin Cities 10 Mile with a time of 54:21. Katie McGregor returned to New York to run the 2010 New York City Marathon and finished 11th overall with a time of 2:31:01.

2011

Katie McGregor competed in the USA Half Marathon Championships in

. She finished in fourth place with a time of 1:12:13. Gabriele Anderson competed at the Iowa State University Classic track meet in

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. She won the mile with a time of 4:35.17. Heather Kampf and Gabriele Anderson competed at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships in

. Kampf was third in the 800 m race with a time of 2:04.30, while Anderson was third in the mile with a time of 4:36.64. Andrew Carlson competed in the 2011 World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain. Carlson finished in 65th place with a time of 36:52. Gabriele Anderson and Heather Kampf competed in the Grand Blue Mile in

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. Anderson finished in third place with a time of 4:49, while Kampf finished in fifth place with a time of 4:50. Gabriele Anderson and Heather Kampf competed in the 1500 m race at the

. Anderson finished in third place with a time of 4:12.35, while Kampf finished in sixth place with a time of 4:17.68. Andrew Carlson, Josh Moen, and Matt Gabrielson competed in the USA 25 km Championships at the River Bank Run in

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. Moen finished in second place with a time of 1:16:09.28, while Carlson finished in third place with a time of 1:16:35.46. Gabrielson finished in fifth place with a time of 1:17:50.11. Katie McGregor withdrew from the race, saying her training had not gone well throughout the spring. Andrew Carlson was considered a favorite to win the USA 8 km Championships in

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, however he had to withdraw from the race due to an ankle injury. Matt Gabrielson and Katie McGregor won the Brian Kraft 5 km road race in

. Gabrielson's time was 14:24, while McGregor's time was 16:23. Katie McGregor won the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, run in conjunction with

, in

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. She won the race with a time of 1:13:18 despite not entering until the middle of race week. McGregor ran most of the race by herself. Gabriele Anderson competed in the 1500 m race at the USA Track and Field Championships in

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. She finished in 11th place with a time of 4:17.17. Gabriele Anderson and Heather Kampf competed in a track meet in Kortrijk, Belgium. Anderson ran the 1500 m and finished in third place with a time of 4:14.54, while Kampf won the 800 m race with a time of 2:03.49. Katie McGregor won the Heart of Summer 10 km race in

. Katie McGregor won the Minneapolis Half Marathon with a time of 1:15:00. Andrew Carlson, Jason Lehmkuhle, Katie McGregor, and Meghan Peyton competed in the 20 km championships in

. Lehmkuhle finished in second place with a time of 1:00:36, Carlson was sixth place with a time of 1:02:03. McGregor was third with a time of 1:09:56, while Peyton was seventh with a time of 1:10:28. Heather Kampf, Gabriele Anderson, and Emily Brown competed in the Minnesota Mile in

. Kampf finished in third place with a time of 4:46.1. Anderson finished in fifth place with a time of 4:49.3, and Brown finished in sixth place with a time of 4:52.6. Katie McGregor finished in second place at the USA 10 km championships at the Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women with a time of 33:17. Meghan Armstrong, Andrew Carlson, Matt Gabrielson, and Matt Llano competed in the Manchester Road Race. Armstrong was second with a time of 25:03. Carlson finished in third place with a time of 21:41, Gabrielson was fourth with a time of 21:43, and Llano was 12th with a time of 22:29.

2012

Four Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Gabriele Anderson finished 4th in the 1500 meters in 4:07.38, Heather Kampf finished 7th in the 800 meters in 2:02.86, Jamie Cheever finished 12th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:56.51, Katie McGregor finished 18th in the 10,000 meters in 33:11.92. Andrew Carlson finished 6th in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in 2:11:24. Jason Lehmkuhle finished 18th in 2:14:35. Katie McGregor finished 11th in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in 2:34.01. Gabriele Anderson ran the fastest 1,500 m ever run by someone from Minnesota in Lignano, Italy in a time of 4:04.84. Anderson broke a record set by Kara Goucher of 4:05.14. Heather Kampf and Gabriele Anderson competed in the Minnesota Mile in Duluth, Minnesota. Kampf won with a time of 4:36.5, while Anderson was second with a time of 4:37.5. Andrew Carlson was slated to ran the 2012 New York City Marathon. Carlson was seeded 20th going into the race. However the

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canceled the 2012 race as a result of

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2013

Gabriele Anderson won the Fools Five road race in

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with a time of 30:25. Heather Kampf and Gabriele Anderson competed in the USA 1 Mile Road Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Kampf finished in third place with a time of 4:43.69, while Anderson finished in fifth place with a time of 4:44.80. Gabriele Anderson competed in 1500 m race at the NYC Grand Prix track meet in

. She finished in ninth place with a time of 4:09.02. Gabriele Anderson competed in the 800 m race at the

. She finished in fifth place with a time of 2:01.38. Gabriele Anderson competed in the 1500 m race at the US Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. She finished in 11th place with a time of 4:32.93. Earlier in the meet, she won her heat with a time of 4:11.55. Gabriele Anderson competed in the

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track meet in

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in the 5,000 m race. However, she did not finish. Gabriele Anderson competed in the

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track meet in

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. She was fifth in the 1500 m race with a time of 4:01.48. Gabriele Anderson competed in the Anniversary Games in

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. She finished in second place. Gabriele Anderson won the Minnesota Mile in Duluth, Minnesota with a course record time of 4:21.3. Heather Kampf finished in second place with a time of 4:27.1.

2014

Gabriele Grunewald ran the 3000 m at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships and finished first with a time of 9:23:15. Hours after the race, Grunewald was disqualified after Nike coach

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filed a challenge and was found to have made contact with Jordan Hasay during the last lap, which Grunewald said was inadvertent. Hasay dropped the challenge and Grunewald was reinstated as the 3000 m indoor champion. This qualified Grunewald to run at the world indoor championships in Sopot, Poland, where she finished in ninth place with a time of 9:11.76. Heather Kampf competed at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 m, however she was disqualified for having crossed the inner lane border. Kampf was an alternate, having finished in third place at USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Mary Cain was unable to compete due to an injured calf muscle. Heather Kampf won the USA 1 Mile Road Championships in

with a time of 4:43.62. Gabriele Grunewald finished in 12th place with a time of 4:54.91.

2016

Three Team USA Minnesota runners qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Gabriele Grunewald finished 12th in the 1500 meters in 4:18.73. Heather Kampf finished 5th in her heat of the 1500 meters in 4:14.12. Biya Simbassa finished 11th in his heat of the 5,000 meters in 13:53.56.

2017

Heather Kampf ran the two mile at the USATF Indoor Championships in

and finished second with a time of 10:21.80. She also ran the mile and finished in third place with a time of 4:46.06. Daniel Docherty won the Park Point Five Miler race in Duluth, Minnesota with a time of 24:24, the second fastest time at the event. He chose the race because it was on the Minnesota Distance Running Association's Grand Prix race series.

2018

Breanna Sieracki won the 3000 m race at the Black and Gold Premier in Iowa with a time of 9:35.65. Breanna Sieracki competed in the Medtronic TC 1 Mile in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She finished in tenth place with a time of 4:57.7.

2019

Breanna Sieracki won the 3000 m steeple chase at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa with a time of 9:59.33. Katy Jermann won the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, run in conjunction with

, in

with a time of 1:10:37. Heather Kampf, Kevin Lewis, and Joel Reichow competed at the USA Track and Field championships in

. Kampf finished 26th in the 1500 m with a time of 4:25:45, who had been dealing with calf injuries. Kevin Lewis finished in 19th place in the 10,000 m race with a time of 29:42.98. Joel Reichow also competed in the 10,000 m race, but did not finish. Danny Docherty and Dakotah Lindwurm competed in the Twin Cities Marathon, and finished in third place and second place respectively. Docherty's time was 2:15:55, while Lindwurm's was 2:32:49. Lindwurm led the race from to before getting passed by Julia Kohnen Griffey.

2020

On January 1, 2020, Team USA Minnesota changed its name to Minnesota Distance Elite. The change was made at the request of the

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which said the team could no longer use the term "Team USA" as part of its name. In July 2020, the men's and women's Minnesota Distance Elite teams won the Quad-Cities Times Bix 7 elite team challenge. Katy Jermann won the women's race with a time of 37:48, while Breanna Sieracki finished second with a time of 38:38. Joel Reichow won the men's race with a time of 33:08, while Kevin Lewis finished second with a time of 33:35. In August 2020, Minnesota Distance Elite placed third in a marathon-distance

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relay race with a time of 2:12:51 held in Michigan. In December 2020, five Minnesota Distance Elite athletes competed in the Marathon Project in

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. Participating runners included Dakotah Lindwurm, Danny Docherty, Tyler Jermann, Kevin Lewis, and Joel Reichow. Lindwurm's time was 2:30:38.

2021

Heather Kampf competed in the 1500 meters at the 2020 US Olympic track and field trials. She ran a time of 4:13.76 and finished in fourth place in her heat, however she did not manage to advance beyond the semifinals. Dakotah Lindwurm won the 2021 Grandma's Marathon in

with a time of 2:29:04. Dakotah Lindwurm was the third American finisher at the 2021 Boston Marathon, finishing with a time of 2:31:04.

2022

Dakotah Lindwurm won the 2022 Grandma's Marathon in

with a time of 2:25:01. Joel Reichow ran the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and finished in 10th place with a time of 1:04:39. Annie Frisbie competed in the USATF 10 km Championships, run at the Great Cow Harbor Race in

. She finished in third place with a time of 31:58. Annie Frisbie competed in the USA 10 Mile Championships, run at the Twin Cities 10 Mile (in conjunction with the Twin Cities Marathon). She finished in second place with a time of 52:10 behind Fiona O'Keeffe.

2023

Annie Frisbie and Dakotah Lindwurm competed at the

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, where they finished in 20th and 27th place respectively. Dakotah Lindwurm and Breanna Sieracki competed at Grandma's Marathon in

. Lindwurm finished in second place behind Lauren Hagans with a time of 2:26:56, while Sieracki finished in tenth place with a time of 2:33:26. Emi Trost competed at the Ryan Shay Mile in

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. Annie Frisbie competed at the USATF National 8 km Championships, where she finished in 5th place with a time of 26:24. Annie Frisbie ran the 2023 Berlin Marathon and was the top American finisher with a time of 2:27:02. Men from Minnesota Distance Elite competed at the USATF National Club Cross Country Club Championships in

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, finishing in second place with a total of 103 points.

2024

Dakotah Lindwurm, Annie Frisbie, Breanna Sieracki, Joel Reichow, Kevin Lewis, Tyler Jermann, and JP Trojan competed in the 2024 US Olympic marathon trials. Lindwurm finished in third place with a time of 2:25:31, qualifying her to compete at the

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. Men from Minnesota Distance Elite took part in the Shamrock Shuffle in

and finished in second place as a team with a combined time of 1:34:32 over the course. Annie Frisbie and Dakotah Lindwurm competed in the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in

where they finished in first and second place respectively. Frisbie set a new course record with a time of 1:07:33. Cailee Peterson, Joshua Yeager, and Emi Trost ran the Ryan Shay Mile in

. Peterson finished in second place with a time of 4:26.5, only 0.2 seconds behind the winner. Dakotah Lindwurm competed in the 2024 women's Olympic marathon. She finished in 12th place with a time of 2:26:44 on a hilly course. Annie Frisbie, Joel Reichow, and Nadir Yusuf competed in the USA 20 km Championships at the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race. Frisbie finished in fourth place with a time of 1:07:19. Yusuf finished in 22nd place with a time of 1:02:43, while Reichow finished in 23rd place with a time of 1:02:54. The 2024

had a Best of the Midwest Invitational as a race-within-a-race. Kevin Lewis of Minnesota Distance Elite was one of the invited athletes. Lewis finished with a time of 2:24:55, placing eighth in the invitational and 16th overall.

2025

Clayton Duchatschek, Dana Feyen, Cailie Logue, Joel Reichow, and Titus Winders competed at the 2025

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. Logue finished in second place with a time of 34:45, while Feyen finished in eighth place with a time of 36:52. Duchatschek finished in sixth place with a time of 30:54, Reichow finished in eighth place with a time of 30:55, and Winders finished in ninth place with a time of 31:17. Minnesota Distance Elite athletes swept the women's podium at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. Annie Frisbie defended her women's title with a time of 1:09:05, Dakotah Popehn finished in second with a time of 1:09:13, and Elena Hayday placed third with a time of 1:12:22. In addition, Joel Reichow won Grandma's Marathon with a time of 2:11:58.

Personnel

Current athletes

Previous athletes

Previous coaches and staff

Significant achievements

Olympians * Dakotah Popehn, marathon (2024) * Carrie Tollefson, 1500 m (2004) National Champions * Annie Bersagel, half marathon (2006) * Andrew Carlson, 15 km (2008), 25 km (2010) * Gabriele Grunewald, 3000 m indoor (2014) * Heather Kampf, 1 mile road (2012), (2014), (2015), (2016) * Katie McGregor, 10 km track (2005), 10 km road (2005), (2006), 15 km (2010), 10 mile (2010), 25 km, (2007), (2010) * Carrie Tollefson, 1500 m (2004), 4 km cross country (2006), 3000 m indoor (2006) * Antonio Vega, half marathon (2010) * Sara Wells, marathon (2003) * Emily Brown, 8 km cross country (2009) * Meghan Peyton, 20 km (2013) * Jon Grey, club cross country (2011)

References

External links

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