Anne Bersagel

Anne Golden Bersagel was the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year Award winner, in recognition of excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership as well as the 2006 Walter Byers Award winner as the top National Collegiate Athletic Association female scholar-athlete.cite web|url=http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_and_events/press_room/2006/may/20060511_byers_rls.html|title=Two Track and Field Student-Athletes Earn NCAA's Highest Academic Award|accessdate=2008-01-25|publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association|date=2006-05-11] [cite web|url=http://www.ncaasports.com/track-and-field/story/9762116|title=Anne Bersagel NCAA Woman of the Year|publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association|accessdate=2008-01-25|date=2006-10-28] Bersagel also earned a Fulbright Scholarship.cite web|url=http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NPUESYGYxqb6kWhCjhgihqYeCDFfj_zcVKBMpDlQwCgkWD8qJzU9MblSP1jfWz9AvyA3NDSiPN8RANQz8cc!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUsvNElVRS82XzBfMTVL?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2006/Association-wide/Woman+of+the+Year+winner+finds+meaning+in+journey+-+11-6-06+NCAA+News| title= Woman of the Year winner finds meaning in journey|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|date=2006-11-06|author=McKindra, Leilana]

Bersagel, a city-state|Greeley|Colorado native who attended Greeley Central High School,cite web|url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060707/SPORTS/107070078|title=Runner goes the distance|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=Greeley Publishing Co.|work=greeleytrib.com|date=2006-07-06|author=Fernandez, Bobby] is a three-time All-American in cross country, a two-time Academic All-American, a two-time Wake Forest University scholar-athlete of the year, five-time track & field All-American, a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion in the outdoor 10,000 meters, and was the 2005 ACC champion in the indoor 5000 meters.

After graduating with honors as an economics and politics double major in December 2005, she continued to train for with Team USA Minnesota based in city-state|Minneapolis-St. Paul|Minnesota. She joined Team USA immediately after graduating. [cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2006_01_31_12_53_53|title=Team USA named for Yokohama International Women's Ekiden|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=USA Track & Field, Inc.] She then won the USA Half-Marathon champions held in city-state|Kansas City|Missouri on June 3 2006 with a time of 1 hour 14 minutes 36 seconds to earn $5000 in prize money. [cite web|url=http://www.ontherunevents.com/news/runningusawire/0396.htm|title= Sell, Bersagel to Defend USA Half-Marathon Titles in Houston |accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=ontherunevents.com] [cite web|url=http://www.time-to-run.us/news/2006/june/040606.htm|title=Bersagel Wins USA Women's Half-Marathon Title in KC|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher= Time-to-Run]

She also placed 10th in the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships 8 km. However, in May 2007 she left the training group to complete her master's degree in peace and conflict instead of returning to the University of Minnesota to complete her degree. [cite web|url=http://downthebackstretch.blogspot.com/2007/05/bersagel-leaving-team-usa-minnesota-to.html|title=Bersagel Leaving Team USA Minnesota; Will Continue Graduate Study in Oslo|accessdate=2008-01-27|date=2007-05-08] Bersagel earned a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in peace and conflict studies at the University of Oslo. Bersagel has interned at the U.S. Embassy in city-state|Oslo|Norway and has a goal of becoming the U.S. Secretary of State where she can enrich the lives of others. She has also been awarded a NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

Although she had hoped to appear in the Olympic Track & Field Trials that were held June 27–July 6 2008 in city-state|Eugene|Oregon, she did not. [cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/P12.asp|title=Women 5000 Meter Run|accessdate=2008-07-11|date=2008-06-30|publisher=USA Track & Field, Inc.] [cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/F14.asp|title=Women 10000 Meter Run
accessdate=2008-07-11|date=2008-06-27|publisher=USA Track & Field, Inc.] She also did not enter the Women's Marathon Olympic Trials on April 20 2008 in city-state|Boston|Massachusetts. [cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Women/results.asp|title=2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
accessdate=2008-07-11|date=2008-04-20|publisher=USA Track & Field, Inc.]

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