Courtney Babcock 926588 193458367 2008-02-23T09:06:42Z Bearcat 24902 add cat using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''Courtney Babcock''' (born [[June 30]], [[1972]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[running|runner]], who is a two-time [[National champions 5000 metres (women)|national champion in the women's 5.000 metres]]. Born and raised in [[Chatham, Ontario]] Babcock now trains in the [[United States]]. Her father was a hockey player who was drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. In high school she was more interested in swimming and [[basketball]], but moved to running in her final year. Today a full time athlete she attended the [[University of Michigan]] where she competed successfully in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]. At school she studied communication and broadcasting and hopes to move into that field upon retirement from running. Today she trains in [[Missoula, Montana]]. A middle-distance runner she holds the Canadian women's 5,000 and 10,000 meter records both set during the 2003 season. 2004 has been a more difficult year due to injury problems and a bout of [[bronchitis]]. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] she failed to pass the qualifying round in the 5,000 meter race with a time well off her personal best. In the 1500 meter she also failed to advance finishing 26th; only the top twenty-four moved on. ==External links== *{{iaaf name|id=138146|name=Courtney Babcock}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Babcock, Courtney}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:Canadian track and field athletes]] [[Category:Olympic athletes of Canada]] [[Category:Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:People from Chatham-Kent, Ontario]] [[Category:Ontario sportspeople]] [[Category:People from Missoula, Montana]] [[Category:Canadian sportswomen]]