Cross Country and Track & Field
A three-time Olympian, Philip Dunn competed in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field during his time at Carleton. He secured All-MIAC status in both the 1500-meter and two-mile runs at the 1993 MIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships and added all-conference honorable mention five times across the three sports. Dunn’s most notable achievements in the athletic arena came after graduation, as he competed in the 50-kilometer (31-mile) race walk competition at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics.
He began his career in this sport at the age of 10 and continued to compete in the summer during his college years. Dunn raced at the World Junior Championships in Bulgaria between his freshman and sophomore years, placing 16th at the 10km distance. He was the top-ranked U.S. race walker in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, and 2009 as well as an eight-time U.S. national champion. A member of 24 national teams, Dunn finished 28th in the 50km race walk at the Sydney Olympic Games, 35th in same event in Athens in 2004, and was 39th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Dunn also represented Team USA in the 50km distance at the 1999, 2003, and 2007 Pan American Games. He won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games and a silver medal at the 2003 Pan Am Racewalk Cup. After retiring from Olympic-level competition, Dunn joined the Board of Directors at USA Track and Field. He began serving on the Board of the Directors for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in 2015.
In addition to serving as a coach, athletic administrator, and beekeeper, Dunn is the founder of Harvesting San Diego, a non-profit organization that connects local fruit tree owners that have excess fruit with a local food assistance program. Dunn is also the founder and owner of Agua Dulce Farm in San Diego, a CSA cooperative. He resides in San Diego with his wife, Liz Flynn ’92, and their children, Miles and Claire.