Natosha Rogers

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
High School:
Dakota Ridge
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.

World Athletics Bio
College Results
*Last Updated 7/18/2022

USATF Championship Medals
2022 Outdoor 10,000m - Bronze (31:29.80)

TAMU All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#1 Outdoor 5000m - 15:45.80 (4/7/2012)
#1 Outdoor 10,000m - 31:59.21 (6/22/2012)
#1 Indoor 3000m - 9:12.83 (1/28/2012)
#1 Indoor 5000m - 15:52.40 (2/24/2012)
#2 Outdoor 1500m - 4:17.06 (3/31/2012)
#3 Indoor Mile - 4:45.84 (1/21/2012)

Collegiate Career

2012 (JUNIOR): Olympic Trials 10,000 meters runner-up in a school record time of 31:59.21 ... Needed to run under 31:45.00 for Olympic Games standard to9 make the US team ... NCAA Champion in 10,000 meters with a school record 32:41.63, fourth fastest ever in NCAA meet history, as she earned Texas A&M's first ever NCAA gold in this event ... The time, which broke the school record of 33:0303, bettered the Olympic Trials A standard ... Also placed sixth inthe NCAA 5,000 with a time of 16:20.04, scoring 13 points for the Aggies, who placed third in team scoring ... Selected as Big 12 Outdoor Performer of the Year by the conference coaches ... Won Big 12 10,000 meters in her debut in the race, clocking 34:18.66 for a decisive victory ... Claimed the Big 12 5,000 title in 15:57.17 to complete her conference double ... Scored 20 points for the Aggie women, finishing second to teammate Ashley Collier for high point honors by half a point ... During the Big 12 Indoor meet placed second in the 3,000 (9:14.22) and 5,000 (15:52.40).

Established school records in her first six races indoors, and added four more school records outdoors ... Indoors, her school records included the mile (4:50.06 & 4:45.84), 3000 (9:12.83) and 5000 (15:58.40 & 15:52.40) ... Also anchored the distance medley relay (11:29.89) to a school record ... Outdoors, the school records included the 1500 (4:18.75 & 4:17.06), mile (4:41.00) and 5,000 meters (15:45.80) ... Set a personal best in the 800 with a 2:10.10 for fourth at the LSU Invitational.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Set personal best times in the 1500 (4:31.32) and 5000 (16:25.79) outdoors ... Finished eighth in the Big 12 Outdoor 5000 (16:33.45) ... Competed in 5000 at the NCAA West preliminary (16:55.69) ... Indoors set personal best times in 3000 (9:44.49) and 5000 (16:44.69).

2010 (FRESHMAN): Led team in 1,500 meters with a season best of 4:35.93, finished fourth at Carolina Spring Break ... Placed 10th at Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational (4:43.83) and Michael Johnson Classic (4:48.15) ... Finished fifth in 5,000 meters at Texas Relays (17:43.91) ... Recorded a season best of 17:33.25 during Big 12 Championships ... Runner-up at J. Fred Duckett Twilight (17:35.03) ... Clocked 10:04.93 in 3,000 meters for third place at Texas Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2009 from Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colorado ... Lettered four years in track and field as well as cross country ... As a senior competed in three events at the Colorado 5A State meet, placing third in the 1,600 (5:03.10) and 3,200 (10:50.60) as well as sixth in the 800 (2:16.55) ... In 2008 during her junior season claimed bronze in the 3,200 (11:09.69) and placed fifth in the 1,600 (5:15.05) at the Colorado State meet ... As a sophomore in 2007, placed sixth in 3,200 (11:16.00) and seventh in 1,600 (5:14.13) at Colorado State meet ... In cross country, she won the 5A region title (18:17.0) in 2008 and finished seventh in the State 5A meet (18:54.93) ... Placed fourth at the Colorado 5A State meet in 2007 with a 19:14.41 on the 5,000-meter course as her school won the team championship with her sister claiming the individual title ... Finished eighth as a sophomore in 2006 at State cross country meet in 19:33.00 and was 11^th as a freshman in 2005 with a 19:18.5.

PERSONAL: Natosha Rae Rogers is the daughter of Jeff and Lori Rogers ... Born May 7, 1991 in Denver, Colorado ... Her older sister, Alexa, competed in track and cross country at Vanderbilt ... Majoring in Ag Communications & Journalism, with a minor in economics ... Started running as a freshman in high school.