Alie Israel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Almoug Israel |
| Nickname | Muffy Israel |
| Born | May 23, 1983 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Height | 172.72 cm (5 ft 8.00 in) |
| Weight | 65.7 kg (145 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | 100m dash |
| College team | Carthage College[1] |
Alie "Muffy" Israel, is an American track runner who in college ran as Muffy Israel.
Collegiate career
[edit]Israel experienced a successful career as a Carthage College Lady Red. While at Carthage, she earned NCAA All-America citations in 17 events over her four-year career.[2] As a freshman in 2002, she won the NCAA Division III national title in the outdoor 100-meter dash,[3] while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash, seventh as part of a 400-meter relay team, fifth in the indoor 55-meter dash and fourth on the indoor 1,600-meter relay team.
In 2003, she was third in the 100-meter dash, eighth in the 200-meter dash, a member of a national-championship 400-meter relay team, fourth in the indoor 55-meter dash and fifth as a member of the indoor 1,600-meter relay team. In 2004, Israel was the national runner-up in the 100-meter dash while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash, seventh as part of a 400-meter relay team and second in the indoor 55-meter dash.
As a senior in 2005, she finished fifth in the 100-meter dash, second as a member of the 400-meter relay team and fifth in the indoor 55-meter dash. Israel also won 16 individual CCIW titles, including four-straight titles in the outdoor 100-meter dash, four-straight titles in the outdoor 200-meter dash, four titles in the indoor 55-meter dash and three indoor titles in the 200-meter dash. She was named the “most valuable performer” at the 2005 CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Professional career
[edit]After taking more than two years off from competing seriously, Alie Israel qualified for the 2008 Indoor USA Championships and tied her personal best in the 100m and set a new personal record in the 200m at the Jim Bush Invitational with marks of 11.71 and 24.19.[4]
In 2009 Israel smashed her indoor personal best by recording 6.94 in the 55m dash and 7.38s in the 60m dash.[5][6] Israel also qualified and competed in the 2009 USA Indoor Championships taking 8th place in the 60m dash.[7][8]
During the 2009 Outdoor season Alie continued to improve upon her successful indoor season posting 5prs in the 100m dash ending her season with a new personal best of 11.53s for the 100m dash and 23.72s for the 200m dash.
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Track and Field".
- ^ Carthage College Women's Track and Field Awards and Records http://www.carthage.edu/athleticspages/womens/track/awards.html Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Division III Women's 100m Champion http://www.stlawu.edu/sports/03ncaatrack/w100.htm Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Videos - Women 100 Heat 1 - Jim Bush Classic 2008".
- ^ Alie Israel runs lifetime best in 60m dash at 2009 USA Indoor Championships http://hpcsport.com/news/story/4389/ Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational- Complete Results - flrunners.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ Alie Israel takes 8th place http://hpcsport.com/news/story/4391/ Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USATF - Events - 2009 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Field".
