Juan Diego Estrada Constantino (born 1989 in Chilchota, Michoacán)[2] is a Mexican-American long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for Mexico.[3] After some confusion about his eligibility after becoming a U.S. citizen, he was excluded from the U.S. Olympic trials even though it was later known that Estrada was misinformed on his eligibility possibilities.[4] Estrada resides in Flagstaff, Arizona.
 Diego Estrada at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Mexican American |
| Born | December 19, 1989 Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres |
| College team | Northern Arizona |
| Coached by | Joe Vigil |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 metres: 3:41.80[1] 5000 metres: 13:15.33[1] 10,000 metres: 27:30.53[1] |
| Updated on 4-29-16 | |
He became eligible to represent the United States internationally in May 2014.[5]
Running career
editHigh school
editEstrada attended Alisal High School (Salinas, California), for which he competed in track. In cross country he qualified three times for states, and in the outdoor track season he finished fourth in the 3200-meter, recording a high school personal-best time of 9:04.80.[6]
Collegiate
editEstrada was recruited by Northern Arizona, where he decided to major in Spanish for secondary education.[7]
In his sophomore year with Northern Arizona University, one of his lungs collapsed, and Estrada's career was brought into question.[8] Estrada ran NCAA regional qualifying 10K time at the Payton Jordan Stanford Cardinal Invitational (28:40.19) & NCAA regional qualifying 5K (13:49.35) in the 5K at the Mt. SAC Relays.
In his junior year, Estrada opened outdoor season with the third-fastest 1,500m time in NAU history at the Mt. SAC Relays when he crossed the finish line in 3:41.80. At the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, finished fourth overall in a NAU indoor-record time of 13:29.01 for first All-America award on the track.
Redshirt year[clarification needed], Estrada ran a personal-best time in the 10K (27:32.90) at the Payton Jordan Invitational as an unattached athlete to earn his ticket to London. He competed in front of 80,000 fans at London's Olympic Stadium on August 4 in the men's 10000 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 21st in a time of 28:36.19.
In his senior year, Estrada finished in third place in the 5000-meter race at the 2013 NCAA D1 Outdoor T&F Championships. Estrada earned his eighth and ninth All-America honors at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships in record fashion with a runner-up finish in the 5,000m (13:30.24), the second-fastest all time indoors at NAU, and a fourth-place mark in the 3,000 meters (7:49.53), the third-fastest in NAU history. Estrada capped his year at the International Association of Athletics Federations 2013 World Championships in Athletics where he finished 25th in the 5000 meters semi-final while representing Mexico.[9]
Post-collegiate
editDiego Estrada is an Asics sponsored runner[10] and coached by Joe Vigil, known for his spell with Adams State and coaching Pat Porter.
2014
editDiego Estrada finished 1st at 2014 USA Road 5k Championships.[11][12]
2015
editEstrada won his 2nd USATF Title[13] in Houston on January 18, 2015 by running the 7th fastest American half marathon[14] ever in 60:51.[15]
Diego finished 8th in the 10,000 metres in 28:36.06 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Diego came back to place 15th in 14:07.51 in the 5000 metres at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[16]
Diego Estrada finished on the podium in Providence, Rhode Island at USA Road 5 km championships on September 20 in 14:22.[17]
Diego's half marathon is the 2015 US leading time.[18](subscription required) Diego is ranked second nationally in the 10,000m.[19]
2016
editIn 2016, Diego ran the US Olympic Marathon Team Trials in February, and was in 10th place at 20 miles, but did not finish.[20]
At the New York Road Runners New York City Half Marathon, Diego finished 5th in 1:02:15.[21]
Estrada finished 3rd in the elite field representing USA at Bolder Boulder 10 km in 29:40 leading team USA red to a second place team finish behind Kenya.[22]
Diego Estrada ran a season best time on July 4 of 13:48.71 in 5000 meters to ultimately place 11th in the 5000 m final at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field); after running in 10th place ~ 6 km and dropping out of the trials' 10,000 m.[23]
2017
editIn 2017, Diego Estrada placed eighth at New York Road Runners United Airlines half-Marathon in 61:54.[24]
Diego placed second at Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K. Stephen Sambu faced off against Olympian Diego Estrada, the seventh-fastest American over the half-marathon distance.[25][26]
Diego Estrada placed sixth at Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000 meters in 27:48.57.[27][28]
Diego Estrada anchored his country, United States to the team win! He was 3rd American at 2017 Bolder Boulder representing ASICS america.[29]
Estrada finished 6th at the 10,000 meters in 29:08.14 at 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships[30] and 16th at 2017 Chicago Marathon.[31]
Personal Bests
edit| 5000m | 13:15.33 | Palo Alto (USA) | 28.04.2013 |
| 10,000m | 27:30.53 | Eugene (USA) | 29.05.2015 |
| 5 km Road | 13:31 | Carlsbad (USA) | 30.03.2014 |
| 15 km Road | 43:14 | Houston (USA) | 18.01.2015 |
| 20 km Road | 59:44 | New Haven (USA) | 05.09.2016 |
| Half Marathon | 1:00:49 | Houston (USA) | 14.01.2024 |
| Marathon | 2:13.56 | Chicago (USA) | 09.10.2016 |
Road
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
| |||||
| 2014 | United States Road 5 km championships | Providence, Rhode Island | 1st | 5km | 13:56.4 |
| 2015 | USA Half Marathon Championships | Houston, Texas | 1st | Half marathon | 60:51.0 |
| United States Road 5 km championships | Providence, Rhode Island | 10th | 5km | 14:22.0 | |
| 2016 | US Olympic Trials | Los Angeles, California | DNF @ 20 miles | Marathon | [34] |
| Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | 3rd | 10 km | 29:40[35] | |
| 2016 Chicago Marathon | Chicago, Illinois | 8th | Marathon | 02:13:56[36] | |
| 2017 | Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | 9th | 10 km | 29:58.12[37] |
| 2017 Chicago Marathon | Chicago, Illinois | 16th | Marathon | 2:15:19[38] | |
References
edit- ^ a b c All-Athletics. "Profile of Diego Estrada". Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ Representante mexicano en los 10 mil metros de Londres 2012
- ^ "Diego Estrada". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon. "Diego Estrada Would Have Been Eligible to Run the US Olympic Trials".
- ^ Transfers of allegiance. IAAF (2014-05-27). Retrieved on 2014-06-27.
- ^ Estrada's hometown is Salinas, California.[1] Athletic.net: Diego Estrada
- ^ NAU Athletics. "Diego Estrada". Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ Gugula, Jon (3 June 2011). "NAU's Estrada Chases the American Dream".
- ^ "2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics". 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Asics America Diego Estrada".
- ^ "Watch the 2014 men's 2014 USA Road 5k Championships".
- ^ "2014 Providence CVS Health Downtown 5k".
- ^ "2015 USATF Half Marathon Championships results".
- ^ "All Time list of half Marathon Times".
- ^ "2015 USATF Half Marathon Championships - video of Houston, Texas race".
- ^ "2015 USATF Outdoor Championships Results". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ^ "2015 USA Road 5 km championships".
- ^ "Track and Field News Annual List".
- ^ "USATF 2015 Annual List". Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon Final Male Results with Splits".
- ^ "United Airlines NYC Half 2016 Male finishers in order Distance: 13.1 miles, 21.1 kilometers Date/Time: March 20, 2016, 7:30 AM Location: Central Park to Downtown, NYC Weather: 34 degrees, 35% humidity, wind 14 mph".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Elite Men 10k - BolderBOULDER 2016 result". bolderboulder.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "SATURDAY 5:20 PM - FINAL Men's 5000m". Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ "2017 United Airlines NYC Half DISTANCE: Half-Marathon DATE/TIME: March 19, 2017, 7:30AM LOCATION: Central Park to Downtown, NYC WEATHER: 34 degrees, 70% humidity, wind 18 mph". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Sambu Wins Shamrock Shuffle 'Hat Trick,' Olympian Kim Conley Wins Women's Field". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Sambu, Conley Take First in 2017 Shamrock Shuffle". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Payton Jordan Invitational DATE: 05/05/17 LOCATION: Stanford Cobb Track and Angell Field - Palo Alto, CA". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Payton Jordan Invitational DATE: 05/05/17 LOCATION: Stanford Cobb Track and Angell Field - Palo Alto, CA". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Bolder Boulder 2017: Team USA's complete effort leads to pro title". 29 May 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornets Stadium, Sacramento". USATF. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Page 42 Diego Estrada 2017 Chicago Marathon Elite Athlete Biography" (PDF). Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Diego Estrada All-athletics". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Diego Estrada IAAF profile".
- ^ 2016 US Olympic Team Trials - Marathon results. Retrieved on February 14, 2016
- ^ 2016 Bolder Boulder results. Retrieved on May 31, 2016
- ^ 2016 Chicago Marathon. Retrieved on Oct 10th, 2016
- ^ m/2017/05/29/results-bolder-boulder-2017/ 2017 Bolder Boulder results. Retrieved on May 30, 2017
- ^ "2017 Chicago Marathon Diego Estrada results". Chicago Marathon. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
