Heather Kampf

Heather Kampf (née Dorniden; born January 19, 1987) is an American middle-distance runner and four-time United States National Champion in the 1 mile road race.^[1] Kampf competed for the University of Minnesota and since December 2009 has been a member of Team USA Minnesota.^[2]

Heather Kampf's victory photo after 8th Medtronic TC 1 Mile road race championship, May 17, 2012, 4:36.9, with second Alisha Williams, 4:39.6, and third Danielle Tauro, at 4:40.0.^[3]

Heather Kampf

Heather Kampf's victory, Medtronic TC 1 Mile road race championship, May 14, 2015
Personal information
Born	(1987-01-19) January 19, 1987 (age 37) Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, United States
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	1500m
College team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
Club	Team USA Minnesota

High school

Kampf graduated from Rosemount High School in Rosemount, Minnesota, in 2005. At the 2004 Minnesota State Track and Field meet during her junior year, Kampf broke her high school's records in the 400 (55.29) and 800 (2:11.87) meter races en route to becoming the state champion in the 400 meter race and placing third in the 800 meter race.^[4] As a senior at the 2005 Minnesota State Track and Field meet, Kampf won the state championship in the 800 meter race, setting a new state record with a time of 2:10.42. She also ran the 400 meter race placing third in a time of 56.62. In 2003 and 2004, Kampf earned All-State honors in cross country. At the 2003 Minnesota State Cross country meet during her junior year, she placed 15th and ran a time of 14:55.7 on the 4 km course.^[5]

College

Kampf attended the University of Minnesota in the Twin cities and competed for the Golden Gophers track and field and cross country teams. She graduated in December 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. While at the University of Minnesota, Kampf became the school's most decorated women's track and field athlete in history earning All-American honors eight-times, holding ten school records and becoming the only Golden Gopher to compete in every NCAA championship in cross country, indoor and outdoor track during her time at the university.^[6] As a freshman in 2006, Kampf was the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Champion in the 800 meter race. In 2008, Kampf won the University of Minnesota's Golden Goldy female athlete of the year award.^[7]

Kampf's ten school records were in the following events:^[8][9]

• 400 m indoor - 54.71 (2006)
• 600 m indoor - 1:27.78 (2009)
• 800 m indoor - 2:04.3 (2006)
• 800 m outdoor - 2:01.05 (2007)
• Mile run indoor - 4:38.80 (2009)
• 4x400 m relay indoor - 3:40.77 (2006)
• 4x800 m relay outdoor - 8:27.42 (2007)
• 4x1600 m relay outdoor - 19:06.11 (2008)
• Distance medley relay indoor - 11:07.27 (2006)
• Distance medley relay outdoor - 11:08.16 (2007)

She is also known for a 600 meter race in 2008, in which she fell down 200 meters from the finish, dropping her well behind the other three runners, but recovered to win the race.^[10][11][12]

Professional career

Heather Kampf at City of Lakes half marathon in Minneapolis, September 21, 2022. She finished in 1:13:19, setting the course record.

On March 3, 2014, USA Track and Field announced that Kampf would represent the U.S. at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland. Kampf was the first alternate for the women's 1500 m after placing third at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and was named to the team after Mary Cain withdrew from the competition.^[13]

On May 24, 2014, Kampf along with teammates Kate Grace, Brenda Martinez, and Katie Mackey set a new American record in the 4 x 1500 meter relay running a time of 16:55.33 at the 2014 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.^[14]

On May 14, 2015, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kampf won her third USA 1 Mile Road Championship.^[15][16]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	—	1500 m	DQ
	World Relay Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4×1500 m relay	16:55.33 (AR)

USA National Championships

Road

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2010	USA 1 Mile Championships	Minneapolis, Minnesota	6th	Mile	4:42.1[17]
2011	USA 1 Mile Championships	Minneapolis, Minnesota	2nd	Mile	4:36.3[18]
2012	USA 1 Mile Championships	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1st	Mile	4:36.9[19]
2013	USA 1 Mile Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	3rd	Mile	4:43.69[20]
2014	USA 1 Mile Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	Mile	4:32.62[21]
2015	USA 1 Mile Championships	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1st	Mile	4:45.4[22]
2016	USA 1 Mile Championships	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1st	Mile	4:34.2[23]

Outdoor track and field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2012	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	7th	800 m	2:02.86[24]
2013	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	6th	800 m	2:00.68[25]
2014	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	6th	1500 m	4:10.60[26]
2015	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	7th	1500 m	4:16.25[27]
2016	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	15th	1500 m	4:13.28[28]
2017	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	18th	1500 m	4:15.40[29]
2019	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	26th	1500 m	4:25.45[30]
2020	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	23rd	1500 m	4:21.56[31]

Indoor track and field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2010	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Boston, Massachusetts	3rd	800 m	2:02.33[32]
2011	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	3rd	800 m	2:04.30[33]
2014	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	3rd	1500 m	4:13.04[34]
2016	2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Portland, Oregon	4th	1500 m	4:11.56[35]
2017	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	3rd	1 Mile	4:46.06[36]
			2nd	2 Mile	10:21.80

NCAA championships

Outdoor track and field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Minnesota
2006	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	2nd	800 m	2:03.02[37]
2007	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	3rd	800 m	2:01.05[38]
2008	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	5th	800 m	2:05.86[39]
2009	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas	8th	800 m	2:04.44[40]

Indoor track and field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Minnesota
2006	NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas	1st	800 m	2:05.64[41]
2007	NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas	3rd	800 m	2:04.87[42]
2008	NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas	2nd	800 m	2:05.45[39]
2009	NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships	College Station, Texas	3rd	800 m	2:04.43[43]

Cross country

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Minnesota
2006	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	185th	22:50.6[44]
2007	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	186th	22:15.2[45]
2008	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	135th	21:28.8[46]
2009	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	84th	21:11.4[47]

Personal bests

Surface	Event	Time	Date	Location
Outdoor track	800 m	2:00.04	July 16, 2013	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
	1500 m	4:04.50	June 4, 2015	Rome, Italy
	Mile	4:30.37	September 9, 2015	Huntington, New York
Indoor track	600 m	1:28.62	February 28, 2007	Champaign, Illinois
	800 m	2:02.33	February 28, 2010	Albuquerque, New Mexico
	1000 m	2:40.90	February 8, 2014	Boston, Massachusetts
	1500 m	4:11.27	March 7, 2014	Sopot, Poland
	Mile	4:27.26	February 20, 2016	New York, New York
	3000 m	8:51.27	February 4, 2017	New York (Armory), NY
Road	Mile	4:19.7	September 3, 2016	New York, New York
	10k	35:28[48]	April 30, 2022	Minneapolis, Minnesota
	Half marathon	1:13:19[49]	September 11, 2022	Minneapolis, Minnesota

References

1. "Heather Kampf". IAAF. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
2. Team USA Minnesota biography page^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Retrieved November 1, 2015
3. "Miller, Kampf Capture USA 1 Mile Road Titles". Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
4. Rosemount High School Track and Field records. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
5. 2003 Class AA Minnesota State Cross Country results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
6. www.cehd.umn.edu http://www.cehd.umn.edu/people/profiles/dorniden/. Retrieved November 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[title missing]}
7. Golden Goldy awards Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
8. University of Minnesota Women's Outdoor Track and Field records Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
9. University of Minnesota Women's Indoor Track and Field records^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
10. This Inspiring Runner Took A Nasty Fall, But She Didn't Stay Down For Long (VIDEO), Huffington Post, 27/05/14.
11. A race to remember: 'I had no idea I fell like that' in inspirational 2008 run, Big Ten Network, 2015.
12. Youtube
13. USA Track and Field announcement. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
14. American Open Outdoor Track and Field Records Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
15. "2015 Medtronic TC 1 Mile - Championship Race Results". mtecresults.com.
16. "USATF 1 Mile Road Championships - Official Website - News - Kampf Repeats, Heath Wins at USATF 1 Mile Road Championships". RunnerSpace.com.
17. 2010 USA 1 Mile Road Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
18. 2011 USA 1 Mile Road Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
19. 2012 USA 1 Mile Road Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
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23. "2016 Medtronic TC 1 Mile - Championship Race Results". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
24. 2012 US Olympic Trials Women's 800 m results Archived December 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
25. 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
26. 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results Archived August 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
27. 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
28. 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Results - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Archived July 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine USATF. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
29. 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results Archived October 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on February 19, 2019
30. 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on September 17, 2021
31. 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Results - 7/18/2016 to 7/27/2021 Eugene, Oregon. Retrieved on September 17, 2021.
32. USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Women's 800 m results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
33. 2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Women's 800 m results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
34. 2014 USA Indoor track and Field Championships results Archived December 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
35. 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Women's 1500 m results Archived October 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on September 3, 2016
36. 2017 USA Indoor track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on February 19, 2019
37. 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
38. 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
39. 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
40. 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
41. 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
42. 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
43. 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
44. "NCAA XC 2006 Women". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
45. "NCAA XC 2007 Women". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
46. "NCAA XC 2008 Women". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
47. "NCAA XC 2009 Women". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
48. "2022 Get in Gear - results for Heather Kampf".
49. "2022 City of Lakes Half Marathon - results for Heather Kampf".

External links

• Personal blog
• Team USA Minnesota^{[permanent dead link‍]} (December 2009 – present)
• Diamond League profile