Julie Culley, Date of Birth

    

Julie Culley

American distance runner

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1981

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Julie Culley

  • Julie Culley (born September 10, 1981) is an American track and field athlete, who competes in middle distance track events.
  • Culley represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 5000 m. While competing for Rutgers University, Culley was an All-American in Cross Country her senior year.
  • Despite often battling injuries, she set school records in the 3000 m, 5000 m, and Distance Medley Relay, and was a Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year.Culley went on to coach at Loyola College in Baltimore from 2004 - 2007, before deciding to focus on running professionally.Culley went on to coach at Georgetown University in September 2014. At the 2008 U.S.
  • Olympic Trials, Culley finished 7th in the 5000 m, with a time of 15:34.43.
  • She was the first American finisher at the 2009 World Cross Country Championships, finishing 21st with a time of 28:08.Culley finished fourth at the 2009 USA Championships in the 5000 m.
  • She earned a spot on the U.S.
  • 2009 World Championship team by attaining the "B" standard with a time of 15:20.53 at the 5000 m in Liege, Belgium.At the 2009 World Championships, Culley finished seventh in the first heat of the 5000 m in 15:32.33 and did not advance.Raised in Lebanon Township, New Jersey, Culley graduated from North Hunterdon High School in 1999.
  • She lived in Arlington, Virginia and trained under Olympic runner and current American University coach Matt Centrowitz, training with fellow American middle distance runner Lindsey Gallo.
  • She returned to New Jersey in 2010, where she trains with coach Frank Gagliano.On June 28, 2012, Culley qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics with a first-place finish in the women's 5000 m at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials.
  • She ran a personal best in the heats, and finished in 14th in the final.On April 28, 2013, Culley ran 15:41.41 at Payton Jordan 5,000 m.

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