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Women’s Profiles
Senior
Nürnberg, Germany
Sigmund-Schuckert Gymnasium
Middle Distance
NCAA Champion (800 Meters)
Pac-10 Champion (800 Meters)
2 School Records
(Mile-i; Distance Medley Relay-i)
9-Time All-American
2-Time Academic All-America
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 2:02.15,
NCAA Championships,
Des Moines, Iowa, 6/10/11
1,500 Meters - 4:16.25,
Bottrup, Germany, 7/9/10
Mile - 4:32.61 (i),
Husky Classic,
Seattle, Wash., 2/11/12
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships
2012 - 800 Meters, 5th, 2:03.41
2011 - 800 Meters, 1st, 2:02.15
2010 - 800 Meters, 6th, 2:05.41
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
2012 - Mile, 10th, 4:47.66
2012 - Distance Medley Relay, 2nd, 11:05.85
2011 - Mile, 4th, 4:34.96
2011 - Distance Medley Relay, 2nd, 10:52.90
2010 - Mile, 6th, 4:40.39
2010 - Distance Medley Relay, 2nd, 10:58.96
NCAA Cross Country Championships
2011 - 229th, 22:12.1
2010 - 235th, 22:56.7
2009 - 103rd, 21:19.2
NCAA Cross Country West Regional
2011 - 66th, 21:46
2010 - 36th, 21:02.30
Anne Kesselring
NCAA 800 meter champion as a sophomore in 2011, just the fourth 800 meter national champ in school
history. Crucial big-point scorer both indoor and outdoors for the Ducks as a junior in 2012. While she scored
individually in both the 800 and the mile at NCAA meets, her most impressive performance may have been
her anchor leg on the runner-up distance medley relay team that essentially put the Ducks ahead for good in
winning their third straight NCAA title. An academic all-America first team selection. As a sophomore in
2011, scored in the mile (fourth) and distance medley relay (second) for the Ducks’ NCAA Indoor national
champs. An academic all-America second team selection. Pac-10 champion at 800 meters as a freshman.
NCAA outdoor scorer in the 800 meters. Scorer in both the mile and distance medley relay for Oregon’s 2010
indoor national champions. The 2010 German national runner-up at 1,500 meters. Two-time IAAF World
Junior Championships qualifier and four-time German junior champion.
2011-12: Three-time All-American (800 meters, mile, distance medley relay). Academic all-America first
team. Outdoors - NCAA scorer at 800 meters and a Pac-12 scorer at 1,500 meters. Solid early season string
of performances saw her win the 800 meters at the Pepsi Team Invitational (2:05.46) and the Oregon Relays
(2:05.54) and the 1,500 meters at the USC Invitational (4:16.75). Took fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Pac-12
championships (4:17.20) to help Oregon win its fourth straight league title. At the NCAA West Preliminary
Rounds, timed 2:06.42 in the quarterfinal to advance to the NCAA Championships. Jumped into the Prefontaine
Classic the week prior to the NCAA meet and timed a then-season best 2:02.72 in the 800 meters. Lowered
that in the NCAA semifinals to 2:02.66 to survive a tough heat and advance to the finals. There, finished fifth
in 2:03.41. Indoors - Crucial performance in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Championships was one
of the highlights of the indoor season. Also set the school record in the mile. Opened season with a runnerup
finish in the 800 meters at the Texas A&M Challenge (2:05.77). Then broke the school record in the mile
at the Husky Classic (4:32.61). Came back as the runner-up in the 800 at the MPSF Championships (2:04.52,
an indoor PR). Key to Oregon’s distance medley relay runner-up performance at the NCAA Championships
with a tough anchor leg (11:05.85). The next day, took 10th in the mile in 4:47.66. Academic all-America first
team. CoSIDA District 8 All-Academic first team. Pac-10 all-academic first team. Cross Country - The Ducks’
sixth finisher at the NCAA West Regional, taking 66th overall (21:46/6,000 meters). Made season debut as
Oregon’s No. 5 runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational to help the Ducks finish eighth. Also appeared at
the Pac-12 Championships and the NCAA Championships. Pac-12 all-academic first team. Season Bests:
Outdoors - 800 Meters - 2:02.66, NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa (6/6/12); 1,500 Meters - 4:16.75,
USC Invitational, Los Angeles, Calif. (3/24/12). Indoors - 800 Meters - 2:04.52 (PR), MPSF Championships,
Seattle, Wash. (2/25/12); Mile - 4:32.61 (PR), Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/11/12).
2010-11: NCAA 800 Meter Champion. All-American (800 meters). Academic All-America 2nd Team.
Outdoors - Won the NCAA 800 meter title by .01. Captured her semifinal heat in 2:04.70 to advance to the
final, where she timed a personal-best 2:02.15, which was just enough to beat Oklahoma State’s Natalja Piliusina
(2:02.16). Time was the fifth-best in school history. Became the fourth Duck to win the national title at 800
meters, joining Rebekah Noble (2006), Claudette Groenendaal (1985) and Lean Warren (1981). Breezed
through the NCAA West Preliminary rounds of the 800 meters to advance to the NCAA Championships.
Went 2:06.02 for the top time in the opening round and then went an impressive 2:03.49 in the quarterfinals.
Double event scorer to help Oregon come from behind and win the Pac-10 Championships. Tough double
included a third-place finish in the 1,500 meters in 4:21.36 and a fifth-place finish in the 800 in 2:07.41. Ran
an eye-popping and nation-leading 2:02.44 in the 800 meters at the Oregon Relays. Finished second behind
only professional Geena Gall, who ran a meet record 2:02.04. Lowered 1,500 time to 4:16.55 in winning the
elite section at the Mt. SAC Relays, a time that was less than half-a-second off her PR. Was the runner-up
by .01 in the 800 meters at the Pepsi Team Invitational in 2:06.67. Opened the season by running 4:18.53
in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational to finish as the top collegian (third overall). Following the
collegiate season, returned to Germany where she won the U-23 national title in 2:05.92 to advance to the
European U-23 Championships. There, she was fifth in an impressive 2:02.97. At the German senior national
championships at the end of July, placed third in the 1,500 meters in 4:17.25, a time that was just one second off
her personal best. CoSIDA District 8 All-Academic first team. Pac-10 all-academic first team. Indoors - At the
NCAA Championships, came from the back of the pack to finish fourth in the mile in a personal-best 4:34.96.
Was part of the Ducks’ 1-3-4 finish that wrapped up the 2011 NCAA title. Time was the fourth-best in school
history. Also took the lead leg on Oregon’s runner-up distance medley relay team that set a school record in
10:52.90. Ran the No. 3 time nationally in the mile, 4:36.32, at the Husky Classic. That time was also the thirdfastest
in UO history. Strong performance at the MPSF Championships, helping the Ducks win the team title
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