Paige Siemers

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Paige Siemers (née Higgins; born July 12, 1982) is an American long-distance track runner.

In college, Siemers was a three time All-Big 12 runner for the University of Kansas.[1]

Siemers has two top eight finishes at the Chicago Marathon, was the top American at the 2010 Boston Marathon, and has won the 2006 Walt Disney World Marathon.[2] She has also competed at the Houston Marathon and the Los Angeles Marathon.[3]

In 2007, Siemers beat 3,000 other female runners to win the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, with a time of 1:14:47.[4]

Siemers competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics where she finished 29th in the women's marathon.[5]

Siemers has qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the marathon for the 2016 Olympics due to her finish at the 2013 California International Marathon.[6]

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  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Gambaccini, Peter (6 October 2008). "A Brief Chat with Paige Higgins". Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Runner's World. Conde Naste. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://www.marathonguide.com/news/exclusives/2016USAOlympicTeamTrialsMarathon/QualifierLists/CreateReports.cfm?Order=Races&Sex=F

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