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Late in the race, it was down to Katie McGregor, Jen Rhines, and Blake Russell. |
Deena Kastor ran right behind the lead trio, but eventually a little gap became a bigger gap, and she wasn't quite able to stay with them. |
It was surprising to see Elva Dryer, who had won the Bolder Boulder 10K in late May and was clearly in good shape, dropping off the lead pack, but this was one of the most competitive U.S. women's 10,000s in years. Dryer finished fifth in 32:00.91. |
Katie McGregor pulled away from Blake Russell (who is right behind McGregor above) on the final lap to win her first USA track title in an impressive 31:33.82. |
Russell crossed the line second in 31:35.25. Both hit the World Champs "A" standard and will represent the U.S. in Helsinki. |
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Jen Rhines finished third in 31:37.20 and also qualified for the World Championships. Deena Kastor finished fourth in 31:45.08 and will have to skip the World Championships. |
The top four were all very gracious in victory and defeat and congratulated one another at the finish. |
After a disappointing fourth-place finish in the junior 800, Sarah Bowman (leading) was back to race the junior 1,500m final the next day (Saturday). |
Bowman went straight to the lead, and with two laps to go, she was putting more distance on the field. |
With one lap to go, Sarah Bowman — who ran a 4:36 mile one week earlier — continued to maintain a sizeable lead. |
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Erin Bedell and Lauren Centrowitz ran 2-3, and the top two would qualify to represent the U.S. at the Junior Pan Am Games in July. |
Bedell seemed to cut into Bowman's lead on the final lap, but Bowman won the race 4:18.48 to 4:20.64. |
Bowman congratulates Bedell. Both are recent high school graduates. Bowman will run for Tennessee next year, and Bedell will run for Baylor. Lauren Centrowitz (right) finished third in 4:25.11. |
Tiffany McWilliams went to the lead, as she often does, on the first lap of the 1,500m final. |
Anne Shadle, a recent Nebraska graduate, ran near the front and then made a move for the lead 700 meters into the race. |
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This was a closely-matched field, but no one had the World Championship "A" standard. It was also a young field. The majority of the runners had graduated from college within the last few years, or not (yet) at all. |
R-L: Shadle, Christin Wurth-Thomas, Treniere Clement, Sarah Schwald, Jen Toomey, Amy Mortimer, Tiffany McWilliams, Jenelle Deatherage, Lindsey Gallo, and Erin Donohue. |
Jenelle Deatherage leads Tiffany McWilliams and Lindsey Gallo. Erin Donohue begins to drop back. |
Treniere Clement used a powerful kick on the last lap to win the race in 4:06.73. Jen Toomey finished second in 4:07.39 and Amy Mortimer third in 4:07.58. |
Clement, who has been on a roll recently, will be the U.S.'s lone 1,500m representative in Helsinki if nothing changes. Clement has the "B" standard, but she will chase the "A" standard in the upcoming weeks... |
