- Lindsey Gallo
Lindsey Gallo (born
November 29 ,1981 ) is an American track middle distance athlete.High school
Gallo grew up in
Freehold Township, New Jersey and attended Howell High School inHowell Township, New Jersey from 1996 to 2000. [Morris, Tim. [http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/News/2001/1024/Sports/036.html "Howell’s Gallo is No. 1 for Michigan X-country team"] , "Farmingdale News Transcript",October 24 ,2001 . AccessedJuly 5 ,2007 . "Lindsey Gallo has always thrived on challenges. It’s that competitive drive that made her a state champion and an all-American at Howell High School, where she established herself as the greatest female distance runner in Freehold Regional High School District history."] During this time, she competed in both cross country and track. In track, she was the Group IV state champion of New Jersey in the 3200-meter run during both her sophomore (1998) [cite web |url=http://www.mctrack.org/NJSIAAMeets/SpringTrack/98ST/98StateGroups4g.htm |title=GIRLS GROUP IV |date=May 29 1998 |publisher=NJSIAA |accessdate=2008-09-01] and senior (2000) [cite web |url=http://www.mctrack.org/NJSIAAMeets/SpringTrack/00ST/00StateGroups4g.htm |title=NJSIAA GIRL'S GROUP IV CHAMPIONSHIPS |date=June 3 2000 |publisher=NJSIAA |accessdate=2008-09-01] outdoor track seasons, running times of 11:11.38 and 10:57.44, respectively. During these same two seasons, she was also a state champion in the 1600-meter run with times of 5:07.28 and 4:52.65, respectively. During her sophomore season, she won the 1600-meter run at the New Jersey Meet of Champions with a time of 5:04.38. [cite web |url=http://www.mctrack.org/NJSIAAMeets/SpringTrack/98ST/98MeetofChampionsg.htm |title=THE NJSIAA STATE MEET OF CHAMPS GIRLS|date=June 3 1998 |publisher=NJSIAA |accessdate=2008-09-01] She was runner-up in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs at this meet during her senior year. [cite web |url=http://www.mctrack.org/NJSIAAMeets/SpringTrack/00ST/00MeetofChampionsg.htm |title=NJSIAA GIRL'S ALL GROUP|date=June 7 2000 |publisher=NJSIAA |accessdate=2008-09-01]College
Gallo continued running as a student-athlete at the
University of Michigan in the fall of 2000, majoring in business and competing in both cross country and track. During her final three seasons of cross country, Gallo earned All-Big Ten first team honors, finishing in seventh place each year at the conference meet.Post-collegiate/professional
Following college, Gallo began running professionally with sponsorship from
Reebok . Her first professional competition was in the 1500-meter run at theUSATF Outdoor Championships in June 2005, where she took fifth place with a time of 4:08.60. As the summer progressed, she improved her time in this event to 4:05.75. The following summer, she finished runner-up toTreniere Clement at outdoor nationals with a time of 4:10.72.Achievements
*2004 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Champion (800-meter run, 1500-meter run) [cite web |url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/trackwom/trbigten.htm |title=Michigan Big Ten Women's Track and Field Champions |year= 2008 |publisher=
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library |accessdate=2008-09-01]
*2004 NCAA Mideast Regional Champion (1500-meter run) [cite web |first=Eric |last=Ambinder |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/michigan-finishes-strong-regional-behind-gallos-upset |title=Michigan finishes strong at Regional behind Gallo's upset |date=June 1 2004 |publisher=Michigan Daily |accessdate=2008-09-01]
*2005 Big Ten Medal of Honor [cite web |url=http://bigten.cstv.com/genrel/061605aab.html |title=Big Ten Announces Medal of Honor Winners |date=June 16 2005 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |accessdate=2008-09-01]
*2005 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Champion (Mile, 3000-meter run, 5000-meter run) [cite web |url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/trackwom/trbigten.htm |title=Michigan Big Ten Women's Track and Field Champions |year= 2008 |publisher=University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library |accessdate=2008-09-01]
*2005 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champion (Distance Medley Relay) [cite web |first=Ian |last=Robinson |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/medley-relay-wins-national-championship |title=Medley Relay wins national championship |date=March 14 2005 |publisher=Michigan Daily |accessdate=2008-09-01]
*2008 US Olympic Trials, 6th-place (1500-meter run)References
External links
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Gallo_Lindsey.asp U.S.A. Track & Field Profile]
* [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=usa/athcode=202601/index.html IAAF Profile]
* [http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/072704aaa.html Q&A With Lindsey Gallo (Big Ten)]
* [http://www.fast-women.com/athletes/interviews/2005/lindseygallo.html Fast-Women.com Interview]
* [http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2005/01/26/Sports/Teammates.Coach.Inspire.Gallos.Success-1428242.shtml Teammates, coach inspire Gallo's success (Michigan Daily)]
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