Natosha Rogers (born May 7, 1991, in

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) is a

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from the

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. Rogers won the gold medal in the

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at the 2022 NACAC Championships. She is the 2012 National runner up in the 10,000 meters. Rogers placed 23rd at

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in 34:47.

Professional

Track and field Championships

Rogers raced The Track Meet 10,000 m and placed 5th in 31:12.28 on 5 December 2020.

USA Road Championships

Natosha Rogers won 2016 Great Cow Harbor 10 km in

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in 33:17.2. Rogers raced

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half marathon on

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, finished 2nd behind

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in 70:50 on 28 February 2021.

Cross Country

In 2017, Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton won 2017

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title defeating Laura Thweatt, Kellyn Taylor, Courtney Frerichs,

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, and Elaina Balouris. Natosha Rogers placed tenth in Bend, Oregon at 2017

. Natosha placed 23rd at

in 34:47 helping Team USA to a 5th-place finish of 17 teams.

NCAA

Rogers won 2012 NCAA 10 km championship in a time of 32:41.63 two days before placing 6th in the 5000 m in 16:20.04 in

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. Natasha Rogers tells her college story on how she overcame injury and focused on what she wanted from her college experience o
Off Track: Meeting of the Unknowing Minds podcast
on 15 February 2021.

Prep

Rogers is a

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2009 alumnus.
In 2009, Rogers placed 3rd twice, setting personal bests in 5:03.10 (1600m) and 10:50.60 (3200m) on May 16 at Colorado All-Classification State Meet.Natosha Rogers Track & Field Bio
Athletic.net Rogers placed top 11 at

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5A State Cross Country Championships all four years of high school.

References

External links

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Natosha Rogers All-athletics profile

Natosha Rogers racing profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Natosha American female long-distance runners American female middle-distance runners Living people 1991 births Track and field athletes from Denver World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States 21st-century American sportswomen NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes