Bio

Christina came to the Community Colleges of Spokane as a walk on in 1996 after being recruited by them two years earlier. She helped CCS win two NWAACC XC team championships by taking fourth place in 1996 and second in 1997 in the championship meets. Werther finished off her career at CCS by placing first in the 800m (2:16.96) and 1500m (4:49.75) races in the 1998 NWAACC track and field championship meet. She went on to compete at Montana State University were she ran the 800m (2:12.17) and 1600m (4:51.77) during the indoor track season. In 2001, she was recruited by Andrew Valmon to train post collegiate for the 2004 Olympic Games. Christina trained with two-time Olympian, Meredith Rainey Valmon, and eventually ran PR’s of (0:50.20) in the 400m, (2:03.16) in the 800m and (4:23.12) for 1500m. She now lives with her husband in Portland, Oregon and trains and runs for recreation.