Julia Kohnen Griffey Explained
Julia Kohnen Griffey (née Kohnen, born July 29, 1992) is an American professional marathon runner who trained with HOKA's NAZ Elite team from 2020 to 2022.[1]
College career
Kohnen Griffey attended high school at Incarnate Word Academy, an all-girls private school in Missouri, where she played soccer and basketball. She also played on a club soccer team.[2]
She went on to study business at University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, where she played soccer for the Screaming Eagles. She transitioned to running cross country and track and field in 2014.[3]
As a senior, she finished 11th at the 2014 NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.[4]
In the fall, she ran to an 8th-place finish in the 2015 indoor championship in the 5,000 meters in a time of 17:04.[5] Her college career finished in Allendale, Michigan at the Outdoor Track and Field National Championships for DII schools where she took 5th in the 5,000 in 16:47.61 (a Screaming Eagles record) and then dueled with Amy Cymerman of Grand Valley State Lakers in the 10,000. Kohnen finished second in 34:45, setting the Screaming Eagles record time for the distance.[6]
She graduated with an MBA in 2015.[7]
Professional career
As a relatively unknown runner who was working full-time at Panera Bread, Kohnen surprised many when she won the 2019 Twin Cities Marathon, from Minneapolis to St. Paul, Minnesota. She clocked an average 5:47 minute-per-mile pace to cross the finish line in 2:31:29.[8]
Before her win in Minnesota, she raced the 2017 Chicago Marathon, finishing in 2:39:11 for 17th, which qualified her for the 2020 Olympic Trials Marathon race.[9] She had also run and won several half marathons and the 2015 Mo' Cowbell Missouri Marathon.
In February 2020, Kohnen ran in the 2020 Woman's Olympic Trials Marathon, in Atlanta, Georgia. She finished 10th with a time of 2:30:43.[10]
In August 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions eased, Boston Athletic Association announced that the 2021 Boston Marathon (which had been postponed to the fall) would host an elite field of 54, which included Kohnen Griffey.[11]
At the 2022 California International Marathon, which hosted the USATF Marathon Championship, she ran with leaders and finished in 2:30:35 for 10th place as Paige Stoner took the win.[12]
Personal life
Julia Kohnen and Tyler Griffey married May 2021.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Hartman. Mike. NAZ Elite adds two . 6 October 2020. Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. B1.
- News: Lyons . Joe . From pitch to pavement: St. Louisan Julia Kohnen now one of nation's top runners . October 6, 2019 . St. Louis Dispatch . March 1, 2019 . St. Louis, Missouri. live. 1 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301153008/https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/from-pitch-to-pavement-st-louisan-julia-kohnen-now-one/article_f57b18be-e29f-5110-ba6a-8f3fc581c8ee.html.
- Web site: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster — Julia Kohnen. Southern Indiana. 2015. 14 August 2021. live. 10 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201010075407/https://gousieagles.com/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/julia-kohnen/2244.
- Web site: NCAA Division II National Championships. Track and Field Results Reporting System. Boston, Massachusetts . 6 December 2014. 14 August 2021. live. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814214049/https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/7658.
- Web site: NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. Track and Field Results Reporting System. Boston, Massachusetts . 14 March 2015. 14 August 2021. live. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814215258/https://www.tfrrs.org/results/39152/2390618/NCAA_Division_II_Indoor_Track_&_Field_Championships/Women_5000m_Run/.
- Web site: NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Track and Field Results Reporting System. Boston, Massachusetts . 23 May 2015. 14 August 2021. live. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814221157/https://www.tfrrs.org/results/41371/2566035/NCAA_Division_II_Outdoor_Track_&_Field_Championships/Women_10000m_Run/.
- Web site: Julia Kohnen Olympic Trials Qualifier. Runner's World.
- News: Blount. Rachel . Dominic Ondoro, Julia Kohnen win Twin Cities Marathon . Star Tribune . 7 October 2019 . Minneapolis, Minnesota . live. 7 October 2019 . 8 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008040738/http://www.startribune.com/dominic-ondoro-julia-kohnen-win-twin-cities-marathon/562342752/.
- Web site: See the results for the 2017 Chicago Marathon . Flotrack.org . FloSports, Inc. . 6 October 2019. Austin, Texas. live. 9 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124423if_/https://www.flotrack.org/.
- Web site: 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon — Julie Kohnen. Atlanta Track Club. Atlanta, Georgia. 2 March 2020. 29 February 2020. live. August 14, 2021. https://archive.today/20210814210746/https://track.rtrt.me/e/ATLANTA-TRIALS-2020%23/tracker/RTVW42X9.
- Web site: David. Monti. Boston Marathon Announces Robust Elite Field. Race Results Weekly. Road Runners Club of America. 11 August 2021. 14 August 2021. live. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814210814/https://www.rrca.org/rrw-boston-marathon-announces-robust-elite-field/.
- News: Laura. de la Garza Garcia. Darrell . Smith. Cheering crowds, record-setting times mark a memorable California International Marathon . 6 December 2022. Sacramento Bee. McClatchy Company. 4 December 2022 . Sacramento, California. live. 6 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206150117/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article269588086.html.
- Web site: Julia. Kohnen Griffey. We did it. We’re married.. Twitter. 17 May 2021. 14 August 2021. live. August 14, 2021. https://archive.today/20210814211111/https://twitter.com/julia_k_griffey/status/1394463386281316353.
