Christine Babcock is a two-time all-American collegiate athlete in the United States

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Babcock was born in Laguna Hills, California

Laguna Hills, California

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. She is a sophomore and currently attends the University of Washington

University of Washington

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 at Seattle, but is best known for being one of only a few high school athletes to compete in the 2008 US Olympic Trials

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 in Eugene, Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

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 and for setting two national High School records at the distances of 1500 and 1600 meters. Babcock attended Woodbridge High School

Woodbridge High School

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 in Irvine, California

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High school

Babcock's first major victory in track and field came by winning the girls' outdoor 1600 meter CIF

California Interscholastic Federation

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 title in 2006 in 4:41.29 (with a margin of over 1 second) as a sophomore.

During the following Cross Country season she won the CIF Division II State Championships by 13 second with a 17:20. In the spring she won her second straight 1600 meter state title in 4:38.85, a new California Interscholastic Federation Record at the time.

In her senior year, Babcock again won the State cross country Division II title, this time in the fastest time of the meet, 17:04. In track she won her third straight CIF state meet by 16 seconds in the 1600 meters, a still standing national record of 4:33.82. Additionally, she won the Mt. SAC Relays 1500 meter race in 4:16.42, at the time a national record. This record would later be broken by Jordan Hasay

Jordan Hasay

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 at the 2008 US Olympic trials in a time of 4:14.50.

College

In the 2008 cross country season, Babcock led the University of Washington to the program's first NCAA championship. She was the first finisher for the Huskies, at seventh place overall, with a time of 20:02. In track she set a personal best in the 1500 meters at the NCAA National Championship preliminaries in 4:16.10. She later went on to finish 11th in the finals.

2009 led to another All-American performance in cross country, finishing 34th nationally. She also placed fifth in the Pac-10 Conference championships.

Performance at Select Events

Competition	Result	Time	Distance	Location	Date
2006 CIF State Championships	1st	4:41.29	1600 m	Cerritos Cerritos, California Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...	2006-6-3
2006 CIF State Championships	1st	17:20	5000 m	Fresno Fresno, California Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...	2006-11-25
2007 CIF State Championships	1st	4:38.85	1600 m	Sacramento Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...	2007-6-2
2007 CIF State Championships	1st	17:04	5000 m	Fresno Fresno, California Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...	2007-11-24
2008 CIF State Championships	1st	4:33.82 NR	1600 m	Cerritos Cerritos, California Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...	2008-5-31
Mt. SAC High Performance Challenge	1st	4:16.42	1500 m	Walnut Walnut, California Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2010 census and its current mayor is Tom King, a former Detective from the Los Angeles Police Department....	2008-6-15

Personal Bests

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
800 m	2:06.55	2009-04-11	Tempe, Arizona Tempe, Arizona Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
1,500 m	4:16.10	2009	NCAA prelims
1,600 m	4:33.82	2008-05-31	Cerritos Cerritos, California Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...