Lisa Aguilera
{{short description|American former track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| event = 3000 m steeplechase
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Lisa Aguilera (born 30 November 1979) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 3000 meters steeplechase. She represented her country at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. the 2006 IAAF World Cup and the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup. She was a two-time national champion in the steeplechase at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Ruben and Chris, Aguilera attended Centennial High School before going to Arizona State University to study computer engineering and finance. She competed collegiately for the Arizona State Sun Devils, having previously won eight state-level titles in track and field while at high school. While at Arizona State she won All-America honors in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, as well making the Academic All-America selection in cross country.[http://thesundevils.com/news/2013/4/17/208244804.aspx?path=cross Lisa Aguilera]. The Sun Devils. Retrieved 2018-04-24. Her fifth-place finish at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship was the highest ever placing for the school.[http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2008/Galaviz_Lisa.asp Lisa Galaviz]. USATF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
She married Anthony Galaviz in the early 2000s and competed under the name Lisa Galaviz during this period before reverting to her maiden name.
She set an American record in the steeplechase at the 2007 KBC Night of Athletics, setting a time of 9:28.75 minutes.[http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Archive-Bios/Lisa-Aguilera.aspx#tab-events Lisa Aguilera]. USATF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
She ceased competing after 2012, after a fifth-place finish at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials.[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=8013&Gender=W Lisa Aguilera]. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
Personal records
- 800 meters – 2:08.15 (2011)
- 1500 meters – 4:16.77 (2010)
- 3000 meters – 9:02.70 (2009)
- 5000 meters – 15:53.28 (17)
- 2000 meters steeplechase – 6:26.72 (2007)
- 3000 meters steeplechase – 9:24.84 (2010)
- 5K run – 16:33 (2009)
- 10K run – 35:17 (2004)
- Half marathon – 1:20:28 (2005)
International competitions
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rowspan=2|2005
|Helsinki, Finland |6th (heats) |9:47.45 |
World Athletics Final
|Monte Carlo, Monaco |12th |10:05.01 |
2006
|Athens, Greece |7th |9:49.32 |
2007
|Stuttgart, Germany |10th |9:51.73 |
2009
|Thessaloniki, Greece |7th |9:33.11 |
2010
|5th |9:41.48 |
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 3000 m steeplechase: 2006, 2010
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- [https://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/lisa-galaviz Interview] from Runner's World
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Category:Track and field athletes from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:American female steeplechase runners
Category:American female middle-distance runners
Category:American female long-distance runners
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils women's track and field athletes