Alicia Craig
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Alicia Craig, also known as Alicia Shay, (born June 14, 1982) in Gillette, Wyoming
, is an American distance runner. She is a two-time NCAA 10,000 meter champion. In 2004, she set the women's collegiate 10,000-meter record in just her third race. She ran at Stanford University
. Her husband Ryan Shay
died November 3, 2007 while competing in the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials.
Gillette, Wyoming
Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas...
, is an American distance runner. She is a two-time NCAA 10,000 meter champion. In 2004, she set the women's collegiate 10,000-meter record in just her third race. She ran at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Her husband Ryan Shay
Ryan Shay
Ryan Shay was an American professional long-distance runner. He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended the University of Notre Dame. He was married to Alicia Craig, also an American distance runner...
died November 3, 2007 while competing in the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials.
Honors
- 2004 Broke the NCAA Women's Record in the 10,000 meters
- 2004 All American in Both Track and Cross Country
- 2003 All American in Both Track and Cross Country
- 2002 Pac-10 and West Region Athlete of the Year
- 2002 All American in Cross-country
- High School four time All-state Athlete in Gillette, WY