Neely Spence Gracey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Neely Spence Gracey
Occupation	Long-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1990(1990-04-16)
Age	34
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Neely Spence Gracey Biography

Neely Spence Gracey is one of the most popular and richest Long- Distance Runner who was born on April 16, 1990 in Pennsylvania, United States. Neely Spence gracey, born 16 April 1990, is an American long- distance runner. She competes in distances ranging from 5000m to the marathon. She represented her country twice at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2013, she was the top non-African runner. She was also a participant in the Pan American Games 2011.

In 2012, she was fourth at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country. However, an ankle injury and Lyme disease caused her to lose her season. She also missed the Olympic trials. She married Dillon Gracey that year, and he also served as her coach. In the latter half of 2012, she began to feel better and ran a leg in the International Chiba Ekiden. This helped the American team climb to third place behind the Japanese and Kenyan teams. She won the Zatopek Classic 10,000 meter run in her final race of 2012.

She attended Shippensburg University and won eight NCAA Division II titles while there. She ran her first half marathon in 2013 then made a marathon debut at the 2016 Boston Marathon, where she was the top American. She is the daughter of former marathon runner Steve Spence.

Spence Gracey returned to running towards the end of 2014 and early 2015 saw her improve to 72:39 minutes in the half marathon as runner-up at the Gasparilla Distance Classic. After third place at the Gate River Run she won the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in a new personal record of 71:27 minutes. Other outings were fourth at the Falmouth Road Race, second at the USA 10-mile championships, and runner-up at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. Though another best of 69:59 minutes came for Spence Gracey at the latter race, the cost was a foot injury that caused her to skip the Olympic Marathon Trials.

As her father, she also studied Human Communications at Shippensburg University. She ran for the Shippensburg Raiders college team. Spence Gracey was a strong competitor in NCAA Division II. Eight times she was a champion in NCAA Division II races. She also won back-to-back NCAA Women’s Division II Cross Country Championships from 2010 to 2011. She set several records for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), including those in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter runs indoors and out, and also several distance medley relay records. From 2008 to 2011, she won 17 PSAC regional titles, and was named conference athlete of year for all her seasons at Shippensburg.

Neely Spence Gracey Net Worth

Neely Spence Gracey is one of the richest Long-Distance Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Neely Spence Gracey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Spence Gracey was the daughter of Kirsten Spence and Steve Spence. Her father was a marathon world champion medallist and her mother was an amateur runner of high standards. She was born on the same day that her father ran the 94th Boston Marathon. She grew up in Shippensburg and began running at a young age. She was home-schooled by her parents and began participating in road races as a teenager.

Spence Gracey made her international debut at college. As a junior, she competed at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Her 19th-place finish saw the American junior women reach fifth place in the team competition. Spence Gracey’s first international senior selection was her seventh-place finish in the 5000m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2011. At the Pan American Games 2011, she finished eighth in that distance, just behind Kim Conley from America. After graduating from college, she was runner-up in the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.

Fifth place at the 2013 USA Cross Country Championships gained her a spot on the senior national team. At the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships she emerged as a top level runner by finishing 13th – this was the best performance by a non-African-born runner at the competition, narrowly ahead of European champion Fionnuala McCormack. She began to turn to road running that season and won some low level races and made her half marathon debut, though 82:57 minutes did not represent a fast time. The 2014 season was marred by a knee injury which required surgery on her patella – her kneecaps had not fully fused as a child and her running had caused inflammation.

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Who is Neely Spence Gracey Dating?

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Neely Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Neely Spence Gracey celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.