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There was a sizeable Jamaican contingent in the stands, and they were thrilled with Kenia Sinclair's win. |
Treniere Clement, a graduate of Georgetown, is now being coached by Tennessee coach J.J. Clark. |
Jenelle Deatherage finished seventh in 2:03.95. |
Kameisha has a smile on her face as she watches the replay, possibly because she snuck under the World Championships qualifying time of 2:00.00 by .01 of a second. |
Clement also earned a World Championship qualifying time. In order to make the team, she would need to finish in the top three at the USA Championships later this month, though. |
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Jenelle Deatherage trains with Team USA Minnesota. |
Jen Toomey finished third in 1:59.96, not far from her PR. |
Earlier in the day, New York City had also hosted the Circle of Friends New York Mini 10K. Many of the competitors, including Lyubov Denisova (left) and Silvia Skvortsova... |
...took in the Reebok Grand Prix in the afternoon. Above: Lornah Kiplagat, the winner of the Circle of Friends New York Mini 10K that morning... |
...was also on hand. Kiplagat won the Mini by 34 seconds, in 31:44. |
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Later in the meet, Mardrea Hyman (far right) and Jen Toomey (in second) were back in action, as pacesetters for the women's 5,000. |
Like the 3,000 earlier in the meet, the 5,000 also had a strong Ethiopian contingent. |
R-L: Tirunesh Dibaba, Ejegayehu Dibaba, Sentayehu Ejigu, and Merima Hashim. |
Great Britain's Catherine Berry. |
Jen Toomey and Mardrea Hyman, the designated pacesetters, continued to set the pace through 600 meters. |
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Tirunesh Dibaba leads her older sister, Ejegayehu Dibaba. |
Sentayehu Ejigu runs behind Ejegayehu Dibaba. |
Catherine Berry had run 15:34 for 5,000m earlier this season at the Cardinal Invitational. |
Mardrea Hyman and Jen Toomey continue to lead through 1,000m. |
