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Career

Events: 800m
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 125
PRs: 800m - 1:57.99 (2005); 1500m - 4:16.04 (2000)
Born: October 3, in Livingston, N.J.
Current Residence: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Columbia HS (NJ) '95
College: Florida '00
Coach: J.J. Clark 
Agent: Wenston Riley
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Five-time USA Outdoor 800m Champion ('00, '05, '06, '08, '09); Three-time ('00, '04, '08) Olympian; Two-time USA Indoor Champion ('00, '05); Three-time NCAA Indoor champion ('97, '98, '99); Two-time NCAA Outdoor champion ('98, '99)
Clark won her fifth career USA Outdoor 800m title and the fourth in the last five years by crossing the finish line first in 2:00.79 at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, qualifying her for her fourth World Champs Team. As she had done throughout the rounds in the women's 800 Hazel took the lead early in the final at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and it paid off in the homestretch, as Clark held on for first, winning in 1:59.82. At the 2006 USA Outdoor Championships, Hazel won her third U.S. title…had a great season in 2005 after claiming her second U.S. crown in the 800m to make the Team USA roster in Helsinki.

Hazel and Joetta’s sister-in-law is American record holder Jearl Clark. She ran 55.65 and 4:36.99 (1500) while in high school and was the top-ranked prep 800m runner in the nation


2009

4th in semifinals at World Outdoors (1:59.96) ... USA Outdoor champion (2:00.79) ... 1st at Addidas Track Classic (2:01.40) ... 3rd at Reebok grand Prix (2:00.09) ... 2nd at Reebok BIG (2:0319)…7th at Rome (2:01.41) ... best of 1:59.96.

2008:

5th in opening round at Olympic Games (2:01.59) ... Olympic Trials champion (1:59.82) ... 3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (2:00.51) …1st at Ponce (1:59.82) ... ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN; ... best of 1:59.82.

2007:

USA Outdoor runner-up (1:59.60) ... 5th in heats at World Outdoors (2:00.61). 1st at Reebok Grand Prix (1:59.07) ... 4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:59.50) ... 2nd at Lausanne (1:59.43)…4th at Madrid (2:00.20) ... ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:59.07. 

2006:

USA Outdoor champion (1:59.94) ... 2nd at Rome (1:59.83) ... 4th at London Grand Prix (1:59.48) ... 1st at Prefontaine (1:59.10) ... 7th at World Athletics Final (2:00.88).

2005:

USA Outdoors 800m champion (1:59.74) ... USA Indoor 800m champion (2:01.98i) ... 8th at World Outdoors (2:01.52) ... 1st in semi-finals at World Outdoors (1:59.00) ... 4th at Oslo (1:57.99PR) ... 2nd at Stockholm (1:58.59) ... 5th at Rome (1:59.30) ... 2nd at Jamaica (2:01.17) ... 1st at Power by Tyson Invite (2:02.68i) ... 1st at Millrose Games (2:06.00i), ranked #1 U.S. in the world by T&FN ... best of 1:57.99.

2004:

3rd at Olympic Trials 800m (2:00.37) ... 5th in opening round at Olympic Games (2:05.67) ... USA Indoors 800m runner-up (2:01.06) ... 3rd in 800m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:59.32) ... 1st in 800m at Millrose Games (2:05.79i) ... 3rd in 800m at Tyson Foods Invitational (2:02.34i) ... ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN ... best of 1:59.32.

2003:

1st at Verizon Millrose Games (2:07.66) ... 2nd at Tyson Foods Invitational (2:04.45), 5th at USA Indoors (2:07.23) ... 6th at USA Outdoors (2:01.71) ... ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN ... best of 2:01.71.

2002:

Did not compete due to a stress fracture in her right foot.

2001:

2nd at Tyson Foods Invitational (2:02.89i) ... 2nd at USA Outdoors (2:01.15) ... 5th in qualifying heats at World Champs (2:00.56) ... DNF in the semifinals ... ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN ... best of 1:59.95.

2000:

7th in Olympic 800m final (1:58.75) ... won Olympic Trials with PR 1:58.97. Won USA Indoors 800 (2:03.40) ... ranked #1 in U.S. in 800m by T&FN ... best of 1:58.75.

1999:

Won 800 at NCAA Indoors (2:07.7) and Outdoor Champs in 4:16.11. Did not compete at USA Outdoors ... ranked #8 in U.S. in 800 by T&FN ... bests of 2:02.01 and 4:16.11.

1998:

Won NCAA Indoors (2:02.53) with largest winning margin in 16 years; 1st place SEC Indoor (2:03.92) ... anchored 4th-place 4x400 (52.9 for 3:35.31) ... won SEC (2:02.74); third leg on runner-up 4x400 (3:32.06) ... won NCAA Outdoors (2:02.16); third leg on 4th-place 4x400 (53.1 for 3:31.35) ... 4th in USA Outdoors (2:00.23 PR) ... #4 U.S. by T&FN ... best of 2:00.23.

1997 Won SEC Indoor (2:04.27); Distance Medley (11:30.52) ... won NCAA Indoors (2:02.76 PR); first leg for 2nd-place distance medley (11:10.35) ... PR 4:26.09 for 1500m ... won SEC Outdoor (2:02.52 PR) and anchored winning 4x400 (3:31.58); anchored the 3rd-place 4x400 (52.75 for 3:30.53) ... 4th in USA Outdoors (2:01.42 PR)..

1996:

Won SEC Indoor (2:05.08); Distance Medley (11:32.64) ... at NCAA Indoors ran on distance medley (2:08.29 split, 11:29.14 team time) ... missed most of the outdoor season.

1995:

Won USA Juniors (2:06.18) and New Jersey HS state indoor titles in the 400, 800, mile & 4x400; state outdoor title at 800

Her husband, Wenston Riley, proposed in the mixed zone after the 2004 Olympic Trials 800m final … she accepted and they got married in October 2007 ... family and friends call her “Peachy" ... Her toy poodle, Pluto, accompanies her to most competitions.

 
 
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