Mary Cain (athlete)
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| Birth name | Mary Cecilia Cain | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 3, 1996 New York City |
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| Residence | Bronxville, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, 3000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Henwood | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Cecilia Cain (born May 3, 1996) is a professional American middle distance runner from Bronxville, New York. Cain is the 2014 World Junior Champion in the 3000 meter event. She is the youngest American athlete ever to represent the United States at a World Championships meet after competing in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.
Cain was born in New York City in 1996, the daughter of Charles and Mary E. Cain, and has three sisters, Aine, Catherine, and Mairead. She grew up in Bronxville, New York, in Westchester County, north of New York City, and was noticed in the seventh grade for her running ability. Her main events are in middle distance running. She graduated from Bronxville High School in 2014. She now attends the honors program at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon while competing as a professional athlete for Nike, Inc..
In October 2012, she came under the coaching direction of Alberto Salazar, a decorated marathon runner and coach to Mo Farah and Galen Rupp, who won gold and silver medals respectively in the men's 10,000 meter run in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Cain ran for 10 seasons for Bronxville High School, winning numerous state titles, as well as two national titles while still a Bronxville athlete. In 2010, she was the NYS Class C Cross Country Champion; in 2011, she was both NYS Class C and NYS Federation Champion. She ran the 800 meters at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and placed 18th, and also ran at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she broke the American high school girl's outdoor record in the 1500m with a 4:11.01, surpassing the nationally televised record of Jordan Hasay in the 2008 United States Olympic Trials by over 3 seconds. In order to qualify to the World Championships, she won the United States Junior Championships in the 1500. She had taken second in the same event the year before.
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