Andrew Begley

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Andrew Begley
Personal information
BornTopeka, Indiana
Sport
CountryUnited States
Event(s)5000 m, 10000 m
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
Now coachingAtlanta Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m: 8:09.55

5000 m: 13:58.58
10000 m: 28:49.27
5k road: 15:17
10k road: 30:50
15k road: 47:18

Half Marathon: 1:06:45

Andrew Begley is a former long distance runner for the University of Arkansas, and is currently head coach of Atlanta Track Club's elite team alongside wife and former Olympian Amy Yoder Begley.[1][2]

Running career[]

As an athlete, Begley qualified for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, placing sixteenth with a time of 29:28.79.[3] While attending the University of Arkansas, he was part of nine NCAA championships and twelve SEC championships, earning All-America honors three times and winning the 5,000 meter indoor at the SEC indoor championships in 2000.[1] [2]

Coaching career[]

Prior to Atlanta Track Club, Begley was an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut, where he coached seven individuals to conference championships and two NCAA regional qualifiers. As a high school coach, he coached seven different runners to eighteen state championship titles in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oregon, qualifying three to the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Coaching Staff | Atlanta Marathon | ATC | Atlanta Track Club". www.atlantatrackclub.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ a b "ARRS - Runner: Andrew Begley". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ^ "USATF - Events - 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field". www.usatf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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