Haley McGregor - Long-distance Athlete

Career Highlights

• Attended Beaconhills College from 1991 to 1996 (Years 7-12)
• Broke many College Athletics records during this time (x12) – she still holds eight College Athletics records from 100m to 1500m plus two relays
• Victorian Kayak champion in TK1 and TK2 classes over 200m, 500, & 1000m in 1993
• Won Kayak TK2 in the Red Cross Murray Marathon in 1994
• Held a VIS Kayaking scholarship from 1993 to 1995
• Elected College Captain for 1996
• In 1999 finished 3rd in the Australian 1500m championship
• In 2002 she was a surprise winner of a Grand Prix 5000m race over Benita Johnson
• Competed at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 in the 5000m and finished 11th
• Competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 2002 and finished a very creditable 30th
• In 2003 she won the prestigious Sydney City-to-Surf- race and the National Cross Country title
• Won the Zatopek Clasic over 10,000m at Olympic Park in 2003 and 2004
• Selected for the Athens Olympics in 2004 in the 10,000 metres track event, where she finished 30th in the final
• Ran her first marathon in the USA in 2005 and finished 2nd
• Currently training for the marathon at the Beijing Olympics in 2008