Georganne Moline

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Georganne Rochelle Moline (born March 6, 1990) is an American hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres She won a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400 meter hurdles Moline graduated from Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona During her junior and senior year of high school, she was the 4A-1 State Champion in the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles Because of a stress fracture, Moline redshirted the outdoor season of her freshman year at the University of Arizona At the University of Arizona, she anchored the 4 × 400 relay, setting indoor and outdoor school records in 2010.

During the 2012 outdoor college season, Moline won the 400 m hurdles title at the Pac-12 Championships She was undefeated in every 400 m hurdles event she entered that season, until she fell in the preliminary round of the NCAA championship At the 2012 U S Olympic trials, she placed second in 400 m hurdles with a time of 54 33 to make the Olympic team.

Moline made the Olympic team at age 22, after completing her junior year of college At the Olympics, Moline won her 400 m hurdles preliminary heat with a time of 54 31, a new personal best She placed second in her semifinal to automatically qualify for the Olympic final Moline finished fifth in the Olympic 400 meter hurdles final, again setting a personal best with a time of 53 92.