Leavenworth long-distance runner Amy Hastings makes Olympic debut in women's 10,000m
Amy Hastings celebrates with the American Flag after winning the women's 10,000 meter final during Day One of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 22, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon.
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Posted: 08/03/2012
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By: 41 Action News Staff
LONDON - Leavenworth native Amy Hastings will make her Olympic debut Friday in the women’s 10,000m run.
Hastings is a 2001 Leavenworth High School graduate and earned 10 NCAA All-American honors during her time on the track team at Arizona State.
She will join 21 other long-distance runners in the race, which is set to begin at 3:25 p.m. CT.
After what she called a disappointing marathon outing in the Olympic Trials in Houston in January, Hastings came back to win the 10,000m at the U.S. Trials in Eugene in June.
VIDEO: Amy Hastings on qualifying for London http://bit.ly/OFvq7B
After her win there, she told reporters former Olympian Melvin Lister, also from Leavenworth, was one of her childhood inspirations.
You can read more from her question-and-answer session with the media in Eugene at http://bit.ly/OFv9Sd
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