Allie Ostrander

Allie Ostrander
Ostrander winning the steeplechase at the 2018 NCAA West Regional
Personal information
Nationality  United States
Born (1996-12-24) December 24, 1996
Kenai, Alaska
Residence Boise, Idaho
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight 100 lb (45 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 1500 m, 3000 m, 3000 m steeplechase, 5000 m, cross country, 10,000 m, mountain running
College team Boise State
Coached by Corey Ihmels

Allie Ostrander (born December 24, 1996) is an American long-distance runner from Soldotna, Alaska. The NCAA Division I steeplechase champion, she competes for the Boise State University Broncos.

Personal life

Allie was born in Kenai, Alaska in 1996, the daughter of Teri and Paul Ostrander. She has an older sister, Taylor, who was a top middle distance, steeplechase and cross country runner for Kenai Central High School and at the NCAA Division III Willamette University, where she had a best steeple time of 10:40:06 as a sophomore in 2014.[1]

In high school Allie stood out in academics and track and field. Her main events were in cross country, mountain and distance running. She graduated from Kenai Central in 2015. She began competing in the steeplechase while running for the Boise State Broncos, and being a Sophomore Honors student.[2]

She has a particular affection for the grueling, famous and venerable Mt. Marathon race in Seward, Alaska, which she began running in grade school. She won the half-distance, junior version of the race six times, the last beating not only the girls but the boys. In her first senior race in 2015, which climbs over 3,000 feet, she finished faster than the standing quarter-century-old female runners record, but was beaten to the wire by world skyrunning champion Emelie Forsberg.[3][4] In 2017, Ostrander was the winner with her best time to date, 49:19.[5]

High school career

Allie played on the basketball team as well as running, being coached by her mother in the latter. She won her first state 4A (large school) high school championship when only a sophomore. In 2013, despite only six weeks of training, she finished second to Alexa Efraimson of Washington state, clocking 10:03.66 in the prestigious Arcadia Invitational 3200m in California. In 2014, her senior year, she won the Nike National Cross-Country high school championship.[6]

2015

In September, Allie finished second in the 6 km Roy Griak Invitational cross country race. On October 16, she won the prestigious Wisconsin Adidas Invitational 6 km in 19:19.5. Two weeks later, she won her Mountain West Conference championship, followed in another two weeks by a NCAA Division I West Region victory. On November 21, she finished as the runner up in the 2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in 19:33.6, a performance others called remarkable for a freshman.[7]

2016

In January, Allie set what remains her personal record (PR) for 5000 m, with a 15.21.85 second-place performance at the University of Washington Invitational meet. At the Husky Classic in February she set another PR, running 8:54.27 for 3,000 meters. Later that month she anchored her Broncos distance medley team to a first-place finish at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships, but was sidelined with an injury soon afterward. In July she finished in 8th place in the Olympic Trials 5,000 meters.

2017

Allie returned to form by winning the Stanford invitational 3000 m steeplechase in 9:55.61. In May, at the Mountain West Championships, she set a PR while winning the 10000 m running in 35:51.2. She finished second in the 5,000 in that meet with a time of 16:20.45. In June, she won the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships steeplechase title in 9:41.31. Just a few hours later, she finished fourth in the 5,000 meters. In November, she ended her hiatus from cross country finishing second in the 6,000 meters in the NCAA West Region Championships with a career best time of 19:16.5, then finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships on November 18.[8]

2018

Running as a redshirt sophomore at the Mountain West Indoor Championships in February, she set a PR for the mile run in 4:46.06, finished second in the 3,000 meters, and again anchored Boise State's winning distance medley squad. On May 10, 2018, Ostrander finished less than a second behind collegiate event record holder Karissa Schweizer in the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships at 3,000 meters, registering a time of 8:54:35.[9] On March 29, 2018 moving outdoors, she set a PR, winning the Stanford Invitational, with a steeple time of 9:38.57. It was the world's fastest time in 2018 for the event by that date.[10] Dropping in distance, she ran a PR 4:15.06 for 1500 m at the Bryan Clay Invitational. At the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, she won the 5,000 meters and finished second in the 1500. On May 25, 2018, Ostrander again qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by running 9:40.20 in winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Sacramento, California. A day later, she qualified for the 5,000 meters as well, by finishing second in her heat in 15:27.46.[11] In a repeat performance at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, she posted the fastest time in the steeplechase preliminary heats, winning the final after running easily with the leaders for six laps, then leaving the other medalists five seconds behind. In the 5,000 meter race, a little over an hour later, she ran with the leaders until the last 200 meters, finishing eighth, less than five seconds behind first place.[12]

Collegiate competitions, USA Track and Field Championships, US Olympic Track and Field Trials

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 Wisconsin Adidas Invitational Madison, Wisconsin 1st Cross country running 19:19.5
2015 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Terre Haute, Indiana 2nd Cross country running 19:33.6
2016 2016 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 8th 5000m 15:24.74
2017 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, California 1st Steeplechase 9:55.61
2017 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Steeplechase 9:41.31
2017 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 4th 5000m 15:38.93
2017 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Louisville, Kentucky 4th Cross country running 19:31.3
2018 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 2nd 3000m 8:54.35
2018 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, California 1st Steeplechase 9:38.57
2018 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Steeplechase 9:39.27
2018 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 8th 5000m 15:46.50

[13]

References

  1. ↑ Taylor Ostrander profile at TFRRS
  2. ↑ Allie Ostrander Competing for USA, Boise State, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ Allie Ostrander 2nd & Course Record In Mt. Marathon Senior Race Debut, MileSplitUSA, Brandon Miles, Jul 4, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The top-15 women at the 2015 Mount Marathon Race". iRunFar. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  5. ↑ The legend grows, Allie Ostrander wins Mount Marathon title, Anchorage Daily News, Nathaniel Herz, July 4, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ Alaskan Allie Ostrander is the NXN Champion, Runners World, Marc Bloom, December 9, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ NCAA Division I Cross Country, NCAA, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ NCAA Division I Championships - Women 6k, NCAA, November 18, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ NCAA Division I Indoor Championships at 3,000 meters, NCAA Division I, March 10, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ Ostrander runs current world fastest time in winning 3K steeplechase, Peninsula Clarion, April 1, 2018, Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ Ostrander pulls off double as Boise State qualifies a record number for nationals, Idaho Statesman, Rachel Roberts, May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ Run, jump, repeat: Alaska’s Allie Ostrander wins 2nd straight NCAA steeplechase title, Anchorage Daily News, Beth Bragg, June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ Allie Ostrander, Track and Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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