Amy Yoder Begley Explained

Amy Yoder Begley
Birth Date:1978 1, mf=y
Birth Place:Topeka, Indiana, U.S.[1]
Height:5 ft 4 in
Weight:116 lbs
Club:Atlanta Track Club
Coach:Andrew Begley
Collegeteam:Arkansas Razorbacks (1997–01)
Pb:3000 m: 8:53.27
5000 m: 14:56.72
10000 m: 31:13.78
Olympics:2008 10000 m, 26th
Worlds:2009 10000 m, 6th

Amy Yoder Begley (née Yoder; born January 11, 1978[2]) is an American running coach and former middle and long-distance runner. Yoder Begley was a national champion at three different distances (3k indoor, 10k road, 15k road) and competed in the 10,000 meter event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

High school career

Yoder Begley attended East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana. She was a four-time state champion (one cross country and three 3200 meter titles)[3] and held the 3200 meter state record from 1996 until 2011 when it was broken by Culver Academy's Waverly Neer.[4]

Collegiate career

Yoder Begley graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2001. She was a two-time NCAA champion and a 15-time All-American.[5] She was 2000 SEC Female Athlete of the Year, and in 2016 she was selected to the Southeastern Conference 2016 Class of Women's Legends representing Arkansas.[6] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female cross country runner in 2000.[7] [8]

Professional career

Yoder Begley was a Nike Oregon Project athlete from 2007[9] to 2011.[10] She trained with Galen Rupp, Kara Goucher, Adam Goucher, and Josh Rohatinsky under coach Alberto Salazar, who was later banned for life.[11]

Yoder Begley placed third in the 10,000 meters at the 2008 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, setting a new personal record of 31:43.60 and qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[12] She placed 26th in the final of the 10,000 meters at the Olympics.[13]

Yoder Begley finished first in the 10,000 meter event at the 2009 USA Track & Field Championship on June 25, 2009, in Eugene, Oregon.[14] This qualified her to compete in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin. She finished in sixth place and set a new personal record with a time of 31:13.78.[15]

In 2013, she became the women's cross country coach and women's track and field assistant coach at the University of Connecticut.[16]

In December 2014 she was hired as the first full-time coach in the 50-year history of the Atlanta Track Club. Among her responsibilities are creating training programs for the club's 21,000 members and training two athletes for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17] The club announced they were separating from Yoder Begley and her husband in 2023.[18]

In 2019, Yoder Begley made substantiated allegations against Alberto Salazar for abuse pertaining to her body and ultimately kicking her off the team for her weight.[19] [20] She also alleged that Salazar made her sign a contract saying she wouldn't become friends with any of her teammates at the Nike Oregon Project.[21]

Yoder Begley was hired by USATF in 2023 as the director of long distance running programs. She founded and mentors Heartland Athletics Club, coached by Andrew Begley and Bianca Martin with athletes Allie Wilson, Emma Grace Hurley, and Gemma Finch.

Highlights

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Personal life

In 2006, Yoder Begley was diagnosed with Celiac Disease.[25]

She married her husband Andrew Begley in 2000;[26] Begley is also a running coach and partner of Yoder Begley with the Heartland Athletics Club. In 2020, Yoder Begley announced she and her husband had a commitment ceremony with their mutual partner of three years, Stephanie Reynolds Begley.[27]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Amy Yoder Begley. Alison Wade. Fast-Women.com. New York Road Runners. August 18, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20090418044226/http://www.fast-women.com/athletes/interviews/amyyoderbegley.html. April 18, 2009. March 16, 2016.
  2. Web site: AMY YODER BEGLEY . USA Track & Field . March 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: Goshen born Amy Yoder qualifies for Olympics in thrilling fashion. Angelo Di Carlo. June 28, 2008. wndu.com. WNDU-TV. March 16, 2016. https://archive.today/20130209180110/http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/22491639.html. February 9, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: 2010-11 IHSAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP. June 4, 2011. Indiana High School Athletic Association. March 16, 2016.
  5. Web site: Stirring performances put Flanagan, Goucher and Yoder Begley on Olympic Team. Jill Geer. USA Track & Field. June 27, 2008. March 16, 2016.
  6. Web site: Arkansas Legend Honored By SEC . Joy Ekema-Agbaw . January 21, 2016 . University of Arkansas . March 16, 2016.
  7. Web site: Amy Yoder Begley - Women's Cross Country Coach. University of Connecticut Athletics. en. 2020-03-29.
  8. Cross Country. CWSA. en. 2020-04-16.
  9. Brian Metzler . Runner's World. April 9, 2011. Amy Begley: A Study in Tenacity. March 16, 2016.
  10. News: Olympian Amy Yoder Begley becomes the second high-profile departure from the Nike Oregon Project . Ken Goe . October 14, 2011 . . March 16, 2016.
  11. Web site: Disgraced Running Coach Was Barred for Life for Alleged Sexual Assault. Kevin. Draper. Matthew. Futterman. January 31, 2022. The New York Times.
  12. Web site: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Results - Women's 10000 Meter Run. USA Track & Field. June 27, 2008. March 16, 2016.
  13. Web site: American Flanagan gets bronze in 10,000m . https://web.archive.org/web/20080816224021/http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid%3D218940.html . Alan Abrahamson . August 15, 2008 . NBCOlympics.com . August 16, 2008 . March 16, 2016 . dead .
  14. News: Amy Yoder Begley digs deep, outlegs Shalane Flanagan for U.S. title . . June 25, 2009 . Ken Goe . March 16, 2016.
  15. Web site: 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - 10,000 Metres - W FINAL . https://web.archive.org/web/20090818022847/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate%3D08-15-2009/sex%3DW/discCode%3D10K/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/results.html . August 18, 2009 . . August 15, 2009 . dead .
  16. Web site: AMY YODER BEGLEY NAMED WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACH. August 1, 2013. University of Connecticut. March 16, 2016.
  17. News: Doug Roberson . December 22, 2014 . Q&A: Atlanta Track Club coach Amy Begley . March 16, 2016 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  18. Web site: Gazette . Aubree Reichel For The Journal . 2024-04-16 . Kendallville native Amy Yoder Begley out to change women's running . 2024-06-24 . Fort Wayne Journal Gazette . en.
  19. Web site: Lodi . Marie . 2019-11-14 . Another Nike Runner Says Coach Criticized Her Body . 2024-06-24 . The Cut . en.
  20. News: sport . Guardian . 2023-11-28 . Nike and Salazar settle $20m lawsuit alleging abuse of US track prodigy . 2024-06-24 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  21. Web site: Strout . Erin . 2019-11-14 . Why Women Will Save Running . 2024-06-24 . Women's Running . en-US.
  22. Cross Country. CWSA. en. 2020-03-29.
  23. Web site: History of the Gate River Run. Gate River Run. March 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318232844/http://1stplacesports.com/grr.html#history. March 18, 2016. dead.
  24. Web site: Amy Yoder Begley - Resume. March 16, 2016.
  25. Web site: Running over medical obstacles . Rothstein . Michael . August 9, 2008 . . March 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090618124945/http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080809%2FSPORTS13%2F808090340%2F-1%2FSPORTS . June 18, 2009 . dead .
  26. Web site: https://x.com/yoderbegley/status/1282703261930344448?lang=en.
  27. Web site: Instagram . 2024-06-24 . www.instagram.com.

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