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The NYRR 5^th Avenue Mile has been a staple race for Rowbury since 2008. She is a two-time champion of the event as well as a two-time runner-up. Rowbury has also claimed two titles in another famed New York mile, the NYRR Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile. She is a back-to-back champion of the Wanamaker, having won in 2015 and 2016.

Rowbury is a three-time Olympian having placed fourth in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, sixth at the 2012 London Olympic Games and 7^th in the same distance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Her Olympic finishes are among the highest ever by an American woman at that distance.

In July 2015 Rowbury broke a 31-year-old American record for 1500 meters, besting Mary Slaney’s 3:57.12 mark by nearly a second in 3:56.29. Earlier in the year, she contributed to the United States’ distance medley world record (10:36.50) at the IAAF World Relays, where she ran the 1600-meter leg.

While middle distance is Rowbury’s main discipline, she boasts impressive finishes at a variety of longer events. Rowbury earned bronze in the 2013 USATF Outdoor Championships 5000 meters and improved the following year to earn silver at the same event. She was also the 2016 bronze medalist in the IAAF World Indoor Championships 3000 meters.

Rowbury grew up in San Francisco, CA, and attended Duke University where she was a six-time NCAA All-American. She now resides in Portland, OR, where she trains with the Nike Oregon Project under Alberto Salazar.