Meghan
Peyton
Residence: St. Paul, MN
Date of birth: 01/06/1986
Hometown: Tualatin, Oregon
Occupation: Collegiate Cross Country/
Track & Field Coach
College: University of Iowa
B.A. Integrative Physiology 2008
Augsburg University, M.A. in Leadership 2012
Personal Bests
1,500m
Mile
3,000m
5,000m
10,000m
15k
10 Mile
20k
Half Marathon
Marathon
4:17.41
4:40.59
9:17
15:52
32:47
50:44
55:09
1:09:57
1:13:56
2:36:26
Achievements
2018 - USA Marathon Championships 19th
2017 - USA 10 Mile Championships 12th
2016 - USA Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier
2015- USA Outdoors Competitor in 10,000m & 5,000m
2015 - USA Marathon Championships 8th
2014 - USA Marathon Championships 10th
2014 - USA 10 Mile Championships 8th
2014 - USA 15k Championships 8th
2014 - USA Cross Country Championships 7th
2013 - US 12K Championships 9th
2013 - USA Marathon Championships 9th
2013 - USA 20K Championships 1st
2013 - Great Edinburgh Cross Country US Team Member
2011 - USA 15k Championships - 5th
2010 - USA Chiba Ekiden team
Peyton is an accomplished athlete. After a outstanding high school career, where she was a 6 time state champion in the 1,500m and 3,000m events on the track, she went on to compete in track and field and cross country at the University of Iowa, where she was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American and was the 2008 Big Ten champion in both the indoor 3,000 meters and the outdoor 10,000 meters. Peyton also holds the Iowa school record in the 1,500 meters (4:17.41). Additional collegiate achievements include a best of 33:28.00 in the 10,000 meters and a sixth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Peyton was the recipient of the 2008 Big Ten Medal of Honor -- which is awarded to one student athlete from each member institution for excellence both academics and athletics.
After graduating in the spring of 2008, Peyton joined Minnesota Distance Elite. Since joining the squad, she has been a member of four USA national teams, she qualified for the 2008 track and field Olympic Team Trails, competed at the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon and won the USA 20K national championship.