▁three ▁seasons ▁of ▁cross ▁country , ▁Gal lo ▁earned ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁first ▁team ▁hon ors , ▁finishing ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place ▁each ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁conference ▁meet . ▁ ▁Post - col leg iate / prof essional ▁Following ▁college , ▁Gal lo ▁began ▁running ▁profession ally ▁with ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁Re eb ok . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁professional ▁competition ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 - meter ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁US AT F ▁Out door ▁Championships ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁where ▁she ▁took ▁fifth ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 : 0 8 . 6 0 . ▁As ▁the ▁summer ▁progress ed , ▁she ▁improved ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁this ▁event ▁to ▁ 4 : 0 5 . 7 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁summer , ▁she ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁to ▁T ren iere ▁Clement ▁at ▁out door ▁national s ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 : 1 0 . 7 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁then ▁moved ▁from ▁Michigan ▁to ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁American ▁University ▁running ▁coach ▁Matt ▁Cent row itz . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after ▁began ▁her ▁professor ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Out door ▁Track ▁& ▁Field ▁Champion ▁( 8 0 0 - meter ▁run