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In the 1500s, John Reniewicki (3:39.10) and Alexina Tuebel (4:07.68) were the winners, while Thomas Fafard (13:33.00) and Alma Cortes (15:40.68) won the 5000s as Marielle Hall ran 15:31.47. Jean-Simon Desgaganes (8:23.32) and Parul Chaudhary (9:41.88) won the steeples. Aaron Sahlman was 2nd in the HS 800 in 1:49.72.
Jenny Simpson's 15:01.70 record has stood for more than 14 years, but it's in jeopardy on Saturday in the Track Fest 5000. Aftewards, Tuohy soon will have to decide if she wants to go pro after track or after xc.
Ethiopia's Tsegay Kidanu (46:08) and Uganda's Sara Chelangat (52:04) were the overall winners, but Bor won the $50k bonus prize money for breaking the 40-year-old American record by 2-seconds. Sara Hall was 2nd overall to win the US title in 52:37.
Local school teacher Susanna Sullivan is back to try to defend her title against the likes of Nell Rojas, Sara Hall, and Caroline Rotich. Hillary Bor leads the US men's field. Woody Kincaid has scratched.
Kiplimo ran each 5k faster than the previous, running his final 5k in 13:52 thanks to a 4:19 12th mile as he won by 38 seconds in his showdown with 5,000 and 10,000 WR holder Joshua Cheptegei.