Career
Teter, a native of San Diego, California, catapulted into the national spotlight, when she claimed her first ever career title, and set an American record of 1:58.71, for the 800 metres, at the 2002 United States. Indoor Track & Field championships. Two years after her breakthrough season, Teter qualified for the women"s 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second from the United States. Olympic Trials. She finished the fifth heat in third place by thirty-five hundredths of a second (035) behind Spain"s Mayte Martínez, and clocked a preliminary time of 2:01.16 to advance into the semi-finals.
Teter, however, fell short in her bid for the eight-woman final, when she placed fourth in the second round, with a time of 1:59.50.
Shortly after her first Olympics, Teter continued to build her success by winning numerous track meets across Europe and the United States, although she had battled back each time from injuries. In 2006, she took a year off from running to undergo a sports hernia surgery in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2008, Teter returned to the international scene by winning again the United States. indoor championship title, and qualified for the 800 metres at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, where she made only into the semi-final round. Teter also finished fourth in the same distance at the United States. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, with a time of 2:01.30.
However, she earned a spot on her second United States team for the Olympics, when third-place runner Kameisha Bennett did not have an A-standard of 2:00.00 or better.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Teter competed for the second time in the women"s 800 metres, along with her teammates Hazel Clark and Alice Schmidt. Having suffered from an Achilles tendon rupture (lower left leg strain), Teter pulled up a quarter of the first lap, and subsequently, did not finish the race.