Carrie Tollefson is an elite middle-distance runner from St. Paul, Minnesota. Carrie was a 13-time State Champion, 5-time NCAA Champion, and the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of the year at Villanova University. She was also the first person in NCAA history to win both the 3K and 5K titles. Her five cross country titles established a national record for most consecutive titles, which still stands to this day.
In her post collegiate career, she was a three-time national champion and after winning the 1500m trials in 2004, she represented the US in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Carrie has transformed her passion for sports into a powerful platform for inspiration and education. With a wealth of experience in competitive athletics, Carrie is not only a celebrated athlete but also works as a broadcaster, podcast host, emcee, dynamic speaker, coach, and advocate for healthy living. With her work on ESPN, NBC, and USATF.TV, she provides regular media coverage for New York Road Runners including the NYC Marathon and the NYC Half Marathon, and is also the main analyst on the Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Berlin Marathon, and has covered the Tokyo Marathon. Along with that, she works the NCAA Cross Country, Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals and was a member of the broadcast team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.