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.
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.
Our Top
Performance List
Men
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
1500 Meters
Colin Abert - 3:41.73 Des Moines, IA 4/24/2021
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
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
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
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Lyle Weese - 8:35.75 Eugene, OR 6/8/2008
Luke Watson - 8:36.12 Indianapolis, IN 6/25/2006
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1/2 Marathon
Katy Jermann - 1:09:35 Houston, TX 1/19/2020
Dakotah Lindwurm - 1:11:43 Valley, NE 4/24/2021
Katie McGregor - 1:11:45 Las Vegas, NV 12/4/2011
Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle - 1:12:41 Houston, TX 1/18/2009
Emily Brown - 1:12:44 Duluth, MN 6/16/2012
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