Kim Conley
American long-distance Olympic runner
Kim Conley (born March 14, 1986) is an American track and field athlete, who competes in middle and long distance track events. She finished in third place at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in the 5,000 meters, where she finished twelfth in her heat.
She made her second U.S Olympic team in the 5,000m, where she finished 12th in the first round of competition.
High school
Running for Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California, Her teammate Sara Bei won the CIF California State Meet title at 3,200 metres as a freshman. By her senior year, she managed to get to the State Meet, qualifying in both the 3,200 meters and the 1600 meters, but forgoing the longer race to try to make the final in the 1,600 meters. However, she was only the 19th best qualifier, well behind Anne St. Geme (daughter of American Junior 3,000 meters record holder Ceci Hopp).
College
Conley ran track and cross country at UC Davis and was a volunteer assistant coach for the Aggies through 2014. She was the 2004 Division I Independent cross country champion in 17:07 as a freshman, then added her second All Division I Independent honor by placing seventh the following year as a sophomore.
In 2008, Conley helped make program history by becoming the first UC Davis Aggie to qualify for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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