Residence Boston, Massachusetts Club adidas Name Morgan Uceny | Height 1.68 m Weight 50 kg Siblings Alex Uceny, Matt Uceny | |
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World finals 2011 1500m (10th place) | ||
Parents Brenda Uceny, Marty Uceny | ||
U s runner morgan uceny falls during 1500 meter final 8 10 12
Morgan Uceny (born March 10, 1985) is a retired American Olympic runner who specialized in middle distance events. Uceny won three national championships and was the 2011 IAAF Diamond League Champion at 1500 meters. She ended 2011 as the first American since 1985 to be ranked number one in the world in the 1500 meters by Track & Field News.
Contents
- U s runner morgan uceny falls during 1500 meter final 8 10 12
- Morgan uceny is tripped by another racer during the 1500 meter olympic final track race
- Personal life
- College career
- Professional career
- 2011
- 2012
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- References
Morgan uceny is tripped by another racer during the 1500 meter olympic final track race
Personal life
Uceny was raised in Plymouth, Indiana, with her father, Marty, her mother, Brenda, and her two older brothers Alex and Matt. She is of Czech descent through her great-grandfather. As a child she loved basketball and aspired to play in the WNBA. She ran track and played basketball in high school, also running cross-country her freshman and sophomore years, but decided to quit and focus on basketball and track. She won the state 800 meter championship her Junior year. In March 2017, Morgan married professional rock climber Shane Messer.
College career
Uceny attended Cornell University and graduated in 2007 as a Four-Time All-American: Indoor 800m (2006, 2007) & Outdoor 800m (2005, 2007).
Professional career
Uceny won the 2008 USA Indoor bronze medalist at 800m in 2:04.12 & 2010 USA Indoor champion mile in 4:19.46.
2011
Uceny started the 2011 season in spectacular fashion, winning the season title for the 1500m in the Brussels Diamond League, outsprinting a loaded field and setting the world leading time of 4:00.06, with a closing 400m of 61 seconds. At the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, she entered the 1500m final as the overwhelming favorite. With less than 500m to go, Uceny was tripped by Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri who had fallen, and ended up placing 10th in the final, well out of medal contention. Despite the result, Uceny finished the 2011 season ranked No.1 in the world.
2012
Uceny won the 1500m final at the 2012 US track and field Olympic Trials, qualifying for her first Olympics. Uceny, Shannon Rowbury, and Jenny Simpson all qualified for the United States in the event. At the London Games, Uceny, along with Rowbury, made it to the final on August 10, but Uceny had misfortune once again. At the start of the final lap her left knee contacted the back-kicking left foot of the runner in front of her, Ekaterina Kostetskaya, and she fell hard onto the track as the pack moved on, injuring her back and right side. She did not finish the race and left the stadium in tears. Fellow American Shannon Rowbury finished in sixth place.
2014
US championship 1500m, Uceny once again made the final, but was clipped around halfway through the race and fell. Uceny ran 4:04.76 in the 1500 metres at the Paris Diamond League to redeem herself and this was her fastest time since 2012 summer. Returned home and still coached by Mahon.
2015
Uceny ran a 4:11.18 1500 m en route to 4:29.39 mile at Fort Washington Avenue Armory. Uceny ran a season best 4:09.31 1500 m at June 2015 Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix. At US championship 1500 m, Uceny finished 21st. Uceny ran a season best 4:34.02 mile at Sir Walter Miler hosted by Meredith College.
2016
Uceny ran 4:09.21 1500 m at NYRR Millrose Games. Uceny ran 2:02.00 near Boston, Massachusetts, 4:03.94 for 1500 at Furman University elite women race, placed 5th at the 1500 m final at 2016 US Olympic Trials (track and field) and placed 10th in 4:24.6 at 2016 Fifth Avenue Mile. Olympian and former world number one Morgan Uceny has announced her retirement from professional track and field.