Our
Athletes

The Minnesota Distance Elite training group - formerly Team USA Minnesota - has developed an Olympian in the 1500m, a NACAC women’s cross country champion, and 24 U.S. Champions including in the 1500, 3000 and 10,000m on the track; mile, 10k, 15k, 10 mile, half marathon, 20k, 25k and marathon on the road; and 4k, 6k, 8k and 10k cross country.

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The team has placed 30 athletes on U.S. teams competing in World Championship events including cross country, indoor track, outdoor track and roads; and achieved 75 top three finishes in U.S. Championship events from 2001 through 2019.


Athletes use the facilities at a number of area tracks and have health club memberships through a sponsorship arrangement with Life Time Fitness.  The Twin Cities has an abundance of running trails in the metropolitan area, including a chain of lakes, river routes and numerous parks. Minneapolis/St. Paul is consistently ranked by Runner’s World and other fitness publications as one of the top 10 running locations in the country.

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Our Top
Performance List

Men

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800 Meters​

Toby Henkels - 1:47.09 Victoria, Canada 6/11/2003

Ryan Kleimenhagen - 1:48.68 Naperville, IL 5/13/2005

Travis Burkstrand - 1:48.72 Eagle Rock, CA 5/18/2004

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1500 Meters​

Matt Gabrielson - 3:41.80 Brasschaat, Belgium 7/23/2008

Travis Burkstrand - 3:42.01 San Marcos, TX 5/23/2014

Luke Watson - 3:42.43 Eugene, OR 6/19/2004

Ryan Kleimenhagen - 3:42.84 Hillsdale, MI 6/7/2008

Toby Henkels - 3:43.41 Palo Alto, CA 6/20/2004​

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Mile​

Eric Finan - 3:58.73 Concord, MA 6/5/2014

Ryan Kleimenhagen - 3:59.00 Boston, MA 1/28/2006

Colin Abert - 3:59.70 Boston, MA 1/25/2020

Travis Burkstrand - 4:00.01 St. Louis, MO 6/5/2014

Jon Peterson - 4:00.41 Letterkenny, Ireland 7/10/2015

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3,000 Meters​

Luke Watson - 7:49.56 Boston, MA 1/31/2004

Eric Finan - 7:54.18 Oordegem, Belgium 7/5/2014

Matt Gabrielson - 7:54.22 Gresham, OR 6/5/2004

Jon Peterson - 7:55.36 Oordegem, Belgium 7/5/2014

Lyle Weese - 7:56.78 Palo Alto, CA 6/11/2006

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3,000 Meter Steeplechase​

Lyle Weese - 8:35.75 Eugene, OR 6/8/2008

Luke Watson - 8:36.12 Indianapolis, IN 6/25/2006​

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5,000 Meters​

Biya Simbassa - 13:29.51 Portland, OR 6/12/2016

Matt Gabrielson - 13:30.68 Brasschaat, Belgium 7/21/2007

Andrew Carlson - 13:32.71 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 7/22/2006

Jon Peterson - 13:33.17 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 7/18/2005

Josh Moen - 13:35.73 Walnut, CA 4/17/2009

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8k

Andrew Carlson - 22:42 New York, NY 3/15/2008

Matt Gabrielson - 23:08 New York, NY 3/26/2005

Jason Lehmkuhle - 23:16 New York, NY 3/27/2004

Josh Moen - 23:21 Carmel, IN 6/11/2011

Luke Watson - 23:24 New York, NY 3/27/2004

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10,000 Meters

Patrick Smyth - 28:25.85 Palo Alto, CA 3/28/2009

Josh Moen - 28:26.26 Berkeley, CA 4/24/2009

Jon Grey - 28:26.44 Palo Alto, CA 4/29/2012

Jason Lehmkuhle - 28:26.95 Palo Alto, CA 4/30/2004

Kevin Lewis – 28:32.06 Portland, OR 6/9/2018

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15k 

Antonio Vega - 43:56 Jacksonville, FL 3/13/2010

Jason Lehmkuhle - 44:00 Jacksonville, FL 3/13/2010

Andrew Carlson - 44:12 Jacksonville, FL 3/8/2008

Josh Moen - 44:16 Jacksonville, FL 3/12/2011

Matt Gabrielson - 44:36 Jacksonville, FL 3/14/2009

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10 Mile 

Josh Moen - 46:38 St. Paul, MN 10/4/2009

Patrick Smyth - 47:09 St. Paul, MN 10/4/2009

Jason Lehmkuhle - 47:16 St. Paul, MN 10/4/2009

Jon Grey - 47:38 Pittsburgh, PA 11/3/2013

Antonio Vega - 47:43 Flint, MI 8/28/2010

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20k 

Jason Lehmkuhle - 59:04 New Haven, CT 9/7/2009

Andrew Carlson - 59:47 New Haven, CT 9/7/2009

Patrick Smyth - 59:54 New Haven, CT 9/6/2010

Chris Lundstrom – 1:01:43 New Haven, CT 9/4/2006

Matt Gabrielson – 1:01:46 Des Moines, IA 6/2/2012

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1/2 Marathon

Antonio Vega - 1:01:54 Houston, TX 1/17/2010

Patrick Smyth - 1:02:01 Houston, TX 1/17/2010

Andrew Carlson - 1:02:21 Houston, TX 1/18/2009

Jon Grey - 1:02:25 Houston, TX 1/15/2012

Jason Lehmkuhle - 1:02:32 Houston, TX 1/13/2008

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25k

Josh Moen - 1:16:09 Grand Rapids, MI 5/14/2011

Andrew Carlson - 1:16:21 Grand Rapids, MI 5/11/2013

Antonio Vega - 1:16:29 Grand Rapids, MI 5/9/2009

Matt Gabrielson - 1:16:42 Grand Rapids, MI 5/9/2009

Jason Lehmkuhle - 1:16:48 Grand Rapids, MI 5/9/2009

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Marathon

Andrew Carlson - 2:11:24 Houston, TX 1/14/2012

Kevin Lewis - 2:12:02 Chandler, AZ 12/20/2020

Jason Lehmkuhle - 2:12:24 Boston, MA 4/19/2010

Tyler Jermann – 2:12:40 Chandler, AZ 12/20/2020

Matt Gabrielson - 2:13:28 Duluth, MN 6/18/2011

Women

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800 Meters​

Heather Kampf - 2:00.04 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 7/16/2013

Gabriele Grunewald - 2:01.23 Bellinzona, Switzerland 7/21/2015

Jenelle Deatherage - 2:02.96 Nuoro, Italy 7/13/2005

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1500 Meters​

Gabriele Grunewald - 4:01.48 Monaco, Monaco 7/19/2013

Heather Kampf - 4:04.46 Greenville, SC 6/4/2016

Carrie Tollefson - 4:06.13 Zurich, Switzerland 8/6/2004

Jenelle Deatherage - 4:07.87 Carson, CA 5/22/2004

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Mile​ (Track)

Heather Kampf - 4:27.23 Raleigh, NC 8/5/2016

Gabriele Grunewald - 4:27.94 Falmouth, MA 8/11/2012

Carrie Tollefson - 4:27.96 Falmouth, MA 8/12/2006

Jenelle Deatherage - 4:31.58 Falmouth, MA 8/10/2002

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3,000 Meters​

Gabriele Grunewald - 8:42.64 London, Great Britain 7/26/2013

Carrie Tollefson - 8:44.63 London, Great Britain 7/28/2006

Heather Kampf - 8:51.27 New York, NY 2/4/2017

Jenelle Deatherage - 8:57.36 Sheffield, Great Britain 7/15/2007

Katie McGregor - 8:59.64 Boston, MA 3/2/2003

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3,000 Meter Steeplechase​

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Jamie Cheever - 9:29.13 Palo Alto, CA 4/28/2013

Emily Brown - 9:45.38 Des Moines, IA 4/26/2008

Breanna Sieracki – 9:59.33 Des Moines, IA 4/25/2019

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5,000 Meters​

Carrie Tollefson - 15:04.07 Palo Alto, CA 4/30/2004

Gabriele Grunewald - 15:19.01 Palo Alto, CA 4/3/2013

Emily Brown - 15:19.57 Palo Alto, CA 5/4/2008

Katie McGregor - 15:22.60 Naimette-Xhovémont, Belgium 7/19/2006

Megan Hogan - 15:29.12 Walnut, CA 4/15/2011

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8k

Katie McGregor - 25:56 Akron, OH 9/27/2008

Katy Jermann - 26:28 New York, NY 6/8/2019

Carrie Tollefson - 26:31 New York, NY 3/26/2005

Meghan Peyton – 26:42 Chicago, IL 4/2/2017

Sara Wells – 26:57 St. Paul, MN 3/21/2004

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10,000 Meters

Katie McGregor - 31:21.20 Helsinki, Finland 8/6/2005

Megan Hogan - 32:34.95 Palo Alto, CA 3/26/2010

Katy Jermann - 32:43 Minneapolis, MN 4/27/2019

Meghan Peyton - 32:47.37 Palo Alto, CA 5/4/2014

Carrie Tollefson - 32:58 Mobile, AL 11/8/2003

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15k 

Katie McGregor - 49:51 Jacksonville, FL 3/13/2010

Megan Hogan - 49:57 Jacksonville, FL 3/12/2011

Emily Brown - 50:06 Jacksonville, FL 3/14/2009

Sara Wells - 50:07 Jacksonville, FL 3/15/2003

Meghan Peyton - 50:42 Jacksonville, FL 3/15/2014

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10 Mile 

Katy Jermann - 53:44 St. Paul, MN 10/6/2019

Katie McGregor - 53:51 St. Paul, MN 10/1/2006

Annie Frisbie - 54:00 St. Paul, MN 10/6/2019

Meghan Peyton - 54:42 Washington, DC 4/6/2014

Ladia Albertson-Junkans - 55:32 Washington, DC 4/7/2013

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20k 

Katie McGregor - 1:07:53 New Haven, CT 9/1/2003

Katy Jermann - 1:08:39 New Haven, CT 9/2/2019

Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle - 1:09:06 New Haven, CT 9/7/2009

Dana Coons - 1:09:13 New Haven, CT 9/6/2004 

Sara Wells - 1:09:34 New Haven, CT 9/1/2003

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1/2 Marathon

Katy Jermann - 1:09:35 Houston, TX 1/19/2020

Katie McGregor - 1:11:45 Las Vegas, NV 12/4/2011

Dakotah Lindwurm - 1:12:37 Houston, TX 1/19/2020

Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle - 1:12:41 Houston, TX 1/18/2009

Emily Brown - 1:12:44 Duluth, MN 6/16/2012

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25k

Katie McGregor - 1:25:53 Grand Rapids, MI 5/12/2007

Dakotah Lindwurm - 1:28:01 Grand Rapids, MI 5/11/2019

Katy Jermann - 1:29:59 Grand Rapids, MI 2018

Emily Brown - 1:31:55 Grand Rapids, MI 5/14/2011

 

Marathon

Dakotah Lindwurm - 2:30:38 Chandler, AZ 12/20/2020

Katie McGregor - 2:31:01 New York, NY 11/7/2010

Katy Jermann - 2:31:55 New York, NY 11/3/2019

Sara Wells - 2:33:15 St. Louis, MO 4/3/2004

Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle - 2:35:06 St. Paul, MN 10/4/2009

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