![]() At the 1998 World Cross Country Championships, Kastor finished in 20th place (27:06), the highest finish on the American team she also finished tenth in the 5,000-meter at the U.S. In 1997, she won the 10,000-meter at the World University Games, and finished third at the U.S. This season I’d like to make the team for Worlds, and do a lot more travelling in Europe.”įollowing her move to Colorado, Kastor emerged as America’s best cross country runner and a top international competitor in track and field. Although she had a terrific career, winning seven SEC titles (in 2001, Arkansas elected Kastor into the school’s Sports Hall of Honor), she explained, “I resolved to move to Colorado after graduation and see if I could find it again.I guess it’s just consistency in my training. ![]() After winning five California state titles, Kastor attended the University of Arkansas, where she said she lost her love of running. Kastor started running competitively at the age of 11, and competed in both the North American Youth Maccabi Games and the Pan-American Maccabiah while in high school. Denna Kastor was born Denna Drossin, and grew up in Agoura Hills, California. ![]()
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