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Ireland's
Geraldine Hendricken finished off a great track season with a 4:02.08
PR in September, but wasn't running her best here.
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Romania's
Elena Iagar ran alone in second place.
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Recent
Liberty University graduate Heather Sagan (4th, 4:13.91) leads Sarah
Hann.
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Jacobs
looked like she was working hard the whole way...
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...but
judging by how far ahead of the field she was, it was clear that
she might be making history.
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Iagar
finished second in 4:09.91.
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Hann
finished eighth in 4:19.02.
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Jacobs
with one lap to go.
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Jenelle
Deatherage finished third in 4:12.75, Collette Liss finished fifth
in 4:15.62.
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Jacobs
didn't celebrate as she crossed the line...
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...she
just waited to find out her official time, which turned out to be
3:59.98, a new World Record!
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It
was Jacobs' first time under the 4:00 barrier, indoors or out.
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Jacobs
stops to hug someone on her victory lap.
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The
start of the girls' high school mile, Lindsay Donaldson of Lincoln-Sudbury
leads.
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Allyson
Rinderle (right, 2nd, 5:15.40) and Meredith Leenhouts (5th, 5:27.67).
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L-R:
Gina DeFilipo (6th, 5:29.09), Betsey Littlefield (8th, 5:33.04)
and Heather Driscoll (7th, 5:30.56).
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Donaldson
led from wire to wire, finishing in 5:11.46. She has run 4:53 outdoors.
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Yasheka
Taylor and Meliss DeLeon get ready for the 800.
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The
start of the 800.
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L-R:
Brigita Langerholc, Sasha Spencer, Alice Schmidt and DeLeon.
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