FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton join Team B.A.A.
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the addition of
Anna Rohrer and Jonas Hampton to the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Rohrer,
an eight-time All-American at Notre Dame, and Hampton, the eighth place
finisher at February's U.S. Olympic Trials – Men's Marathon, will be
coached by B.A.A. High Performance Coach Mark Carroll in Boston. The
B.A.A.'s High Performance Team is sponsored by adidas.
"With Anna and Jonas joining our team, we add great experience and strong
competitors to the B.A.A. High Performance Team," said Coach Carroll. "Anna
comes to us after a highly successful collegiate career where she was at
the front of most NCAA races she competed in. Jonas joins us as a road
racing specialist with a breakthrough performance at the 2020 Olympic
Marathon Trials. We welcome them to the B.A.A. family and look forward to
both competing in the B.A.A. uniform for their professional careers."
Rohrer joins the B.A.A. after graduating from the University of Notre Dame,
where she was an eight-time NCAA All-American in cross country, indoor, and
outdoor track. Specializing in the 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters, Rohrer
has lifetime best times of 15:29.83 (5,000-meters, indoors) and 31:58.99
(10,000-meters, a school record). She most recently finished sixth at the
2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 10,000m. Rohrer was a 5-time
ACC conference champion, and twice won the Foot Locker Cross Country
National Championship in high school.
"I am thrilled to join the B.A.A. High Performance Team to continue my
career and take my running to the next level," said Rohrer, a native of
Mishawaka, Indiana. "As someone who aspires to move up to the marathon in
the coming years, I can't think of a better place to be than in the city
that is home to one of the most renowned marathons in the world."
Hampton returns to the B.A.A. following a career-best eighth-place finish
at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials – Men's Marathon in February. On the
challenging Olympic Trials course in Atlanta, Hampton clocked a personal
best marathon time of 2:12:10. Hampton is a two-time Olympic Trials
Marathon qualifier and has run under 2:16 in the marathon four times,
including a 2:14:19, 15th-place finish at the 2018 Chicago Marathon. A
graduate of the University of Hartford, Hampton is the 2015 Hartford
Marathon champion.
"I am happy to be back with the B.A.A. family again and working with Coach
Carroll and a great group of teammates," said Hampton. "Boston and New
England has a strong history of marathoners, and I am excited to see if I
can be a part of that history and put Boston back on the map for having
some of the best marathoners in the country."
The B.A.A.'s High Performance team supports American runners on their way
towards making international teams, with the goal of competing at the
highest level: the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, and Abbott
World Marathon Majors. The B.A.A. is sponsored by adidas, which provides
comprehensive support for the organization's High Performance team, running
club, and mass-participatory events.
ANNA ROHRER PERSONAL BESTS
3,000m (indoors): 9:11.14
5,000m (outdoors): 15:43.07
5,000m (indoors): 15:29.83
10,000m (outdoors): 31:58.99
JONAS HAMPTON PERSONAL BESTS
5000m (indoors): 14:17.55
10,000m (outdoors): 29:53.44
10K: 30:15
15K: 46:18
20K: 1:01:26
Half Marathon: 1:03:57
Marathon: 2:12:10
B.A.A High Performance Team Roster:
Samuel Ellison
Dana Giordano
Kaitlin Goodman
Jonas Hampton
Paul Hogan
Erika Kemp
Jerrell Mock
Anna Rohrer
Elaina Tabb
Jacob Thomson
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