Sheila Reid (athlete)

For the Scottish television and theatre actress, see Sheila Reid.

Sheila Reid (born August 2, 1989) is a Canadian track and field Olympian who competes in cross country, middle and long-distance running events.^[1] She competed collegiately at Villanova University. Reid won the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship, and in June 2011 became the first woman to win the 5000 m and the 1500 m at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.^[2][3] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female cross country runner in 2011, repeated as the best female cross country runner in 2012, and also won the Honda Sports Award for Track and field in 2012.^[4][5][6][7]

Sheila Reid

Sheila Reid winning the 1500 m at the 2011 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
Personal information
National team	2012 Olympics, 2013 World Championships, 2017 World Championships
Born	(1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 35) Toronto, Ontario
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Event(s)	1500 m, 5000 m, Cross country
College team	Villanova Wildcats
Turned pro	2012
Coached by	Mark Rowland

She competed in the 5000 m in Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and in the 1500 m at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Early in her professional career she worked as a volunteer assistant at Villanova University, and then went on to join Oregon Track Club Elite in May 2014.^[8]

Running career

Professional

2012

In July 2012, Reid was named to the 2012 Canadian Summer Olympic Team. She competed in the 5000 m race,^[9] in which she placed 15th in her heat and 28th overall in the qualification heats.

2013

In 2013, she competed in the 1500 m at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, falling a bit short of her expectations.^[10]

2017

On May 18, 2017, after being injured for some time, Reid made an astonishing comeback in the 1500m establishing a World Championships qualifying time of 4:07.07 while placing first at the USATF Distance Classic in San Francisco, CA.^[11][12] Prelude to her 2017 milestone qualification was her 4:10.40 winning performance at the Oregon Twilight on May 5.^[11][13] Continuing on a solid trajectory for the year, Reid placed second in 4:12.91 at the 2017 Canadian Track and Field Championships to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in London.^[14] At the 2017 World Championships in London on August 4, Reid was unable to advance to the 1500 m semi-finals after placing 12th in the preliminary heats in a time of 4:13.12.^[15]

Personal Bests

Overall

Surface	Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor	1500m	4:02.96	Eugene, OR	01 JUN 2013
	3000m	8:44.02	London (OP)	26 JUL 2013
	5000m	15:23.64	Walnut, CA	20 APR 2012
Indoor	1000m	2:44.39	New York (Armory), NY	16 JAN 2010
	1500m	4:18.27	Eugene, OR	22 JAN 2016
	1 Mile	4:27.02	New York (Armory), NY	16 FEB 2013
	3000m	8:56.50	New York (Armory), NY	06 FEB 2016
	2 Miles	9:37.97	Boston (Roxbury), MA	02 FEB 2013[16][17]

2013 Best Achievements

Surface	Event	Result	Venue	Date
Indoor	2 Miles	9:37.97	Boston, MA (USA)	02.02.2013
	1 Mile	4:27.02	New York, NY (USA)	16.02.2013
Outdoor	800m	2:04.60	Walnut, CA (USA)	20.04.2013
	1500m	4:02.96	Eugene, OR (USA)	01.06.2013
	3000m	8:44.02	London (GBR)	26.07.2013

2015 Best Achievements

Surface	Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor	1500m	4:06.97	Padova (ITA)	06.09.2015
	1 Mile	4:37.46	Philadelphia (USA)	25.04.2015

2016 Best Achievements

Surface	Event	Result	Venue	Date
Indoor	1500m	4:18.27	Portland, OR (USA)	22.01.2016
	Mile	4:27.57	Boston (Boston University), MA (USA)	28.02.2016
	3000m	8:56.50	New York, NY (USA)	06.02.2016
Outdoor	1500m	4:03.96	Eugene, OR (USA)	28.05.2016[18]

References

1. Kissane, John. "Sheila Reid is on the Rise". Running Times. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
2. Gambaccini, Peter. "Racing News". RunnersWorld.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
3. "Canada's Reid Wins Two NCAA Gold". The Canadian Press. TSN.ca. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
4. "Villanova's Sheila Reid wins Honda Collegiate Women's Sport Award for Cross Country!, release, note by Larry Eder - RunBlogRun". www.runblogrun.com. December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
5. "Sheila Reid Voted Honda Sports Award Winner in Track & Field". Villanova University Athletics. June 16, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
6. "Track & Field". CWSA. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
7. "Cross Country". CWSA. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
8. Sheila Reid Joins Oregon Track Club Elite. TrackTown USA (May 2014). Retrieved 2016-12-03.
9. "Villanova's Reid on Canadian Olympic team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
10. Sheila Reid talks after running at 2013 IAAF World Championships. Youtube - by Let's Run (2013-08-11). Retrieved 2016-12-03
11. Sheila Reid meets 1,500m qualifying standard for track worlds, CBC Sports - Road to the Olympic Games, May 19, 2017. Retrieved Jun 24, 2017.
12. USATF Distance Classic sees Olympic-sized battle between Centro & Farah, meet record by Martinez, USA Track and Field, May 18, 2017.
13. Oregon Twilight - Hayward Field - Event 28 Women 1500 Meter Run Invitational, GoDucks.com, May 5th, 2017. Retrieved Jun 24, 2017
14. 2017 Canadian Track & Field Championships (Championnats canadiens d'athlétisme). 9 of July 2017. Retrieved 10 of July 2017.
15. 1500 Metres Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org. iaaf.org. Aug 4, 2017.
16. "Profile of Sheila REID | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
17. "Sheila REID".
18. "Eugene Diamond League - Nike Prefontaine Classic - News - 2016 Results - Prefontaine Classic".

External links

• Sheila Reid at World Athletics
• Sheila Reid at Athletics Canada
• Sheila Reid at Team Canada
• Sheila Reid at Olympics.com
• Sheila Reid at Olympedia (archive)