- Maggie Vessey
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Maggie Vessey Personal information Born 23 December 1981 Residence Soquel, California Height 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) Weight 127 pounds (58 kg) Sport Country 
United StatesEvent(s) 800 m College/university team Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Mustangs Coached by Rose Monday Achievements and titles World finals 2009, 800 m,
7th in Semi-finals
2011, 800 m,
6th in finalsPersonal best(s) 800 m: 1:57.84 Maggie Vessey (born December 23, 1981) is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Vessey represented the United States at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m.
While competing for Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Vessey was the Big West Conference 800 m champion twice. She finished second in the 800 m at the 2005 NCAA championships.[1]
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Vessey finished 5th in the 800 m, with a time of 2:02.01.[1] In June 2009, Vessey was a surprise winner at the Prefontaine Classic, in 2:00.18. The race director said Vessey "was a last-minute, last-minute add. One step above a field-filler". The competition included Olympic gold medalist Pamela Jelimo.[2]
Vessey continued her impressive results in 2009. At the Herculis meet in Monaco, she won the race with a time of 1:57.84. At the time, this was the fastest 800 m performance for the year, and tied for the seventh fastest by an American runner. This result earned Vessey a place on the US 2009 World Championship team—she finished 4th at the 2009 U.S. Championships, and needed to break 2:00 to earn an "A" standard.[3][4]
At the 2009 World Championships, Vessey finished seventh in the 800 m semifinal with a time of 2:03.55. At the 2011 World Championships, Vessey finished sixth in the 800 with a time of 1:58.50.[5]
In 2011, masters runner Rose Monday became Vessey's coach.[6] She qualified for the finals of the 800 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she finished sixth.[7] A week later, Vessey won the 800 m at the Hanžeković Memorial as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.[8]
References
- ^ a b Gambaccini, Peter. "A Brief Chat With Maggie Vessey". Runner's World. http://dailynews.runnersworld.com/2009/06/a-brief-chat-with-maggie-vessey.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Runner's World: Racing News". Runner's World. http://dailynews.runnersworld.com/2009/06/june-9.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Masuda, Andrew (August 4, 2009). "Cal Poly alum Maggie Vessey officially headed to World Championships". KSBY.com. http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10841945&nav=menu544_1. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Battaglia, Joe (July 29, 2009). "Inside Track: Vessey's incredible journey". Universal Sports.
- ^ "Runner's World: Racing News". Runner's World. 2009-08-18. http://dailynews.runnersworld.com/2009/08/august-18.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "Runner's World: Racing News". Runner's World. 2011-03-31. http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2011/03/march-31-alan-webb-will-seek-a-new-coach-can-maggie-vessey-be-an-olympic-medalist-imagine-a-running-specialty-restaurant-meselech-melkamu-targets-a-sub-3000-for-10000-meters-new-ha.html. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ Ritchie, Steve. "World Track and Field Championships: Soquel's Vessey sees quest for 800-meter medal end in bittersweet final". Santa Cruz Sentinel. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_18832753. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Local roundup: Soquel's Vessey wins 800 in Croatia". Santa Cruz Sentinel. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_18890345. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
External links
- IAAF profile for Maggie Vessey
- Official site
- USA Track & Field: Maggie Vessey
- Maggie Vessey Photo Gallery at Universal Sports
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- American middle distance runners
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo alumni
- People from Santa Cruz County, California
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