Flo Performance

Kyra Jefferson (Florida)
The 2015 NCAA Indoor 200m Champion made a serious case for her replicating that feat outdoors this spring when she won the NCAA East Preliminary 200m race in 22.26 (+0.5). That time stands at No. 3 in the world right now and No. 8 NCAA All-Time.

William Kincaid (Portland)
The Portland Junior won the NCAA West Prelim in 13:48.27, a nearly 6-second PB for the Pilot. Kincaid entered the field seeded 29th, but charged past Oregon’s Will Geoghegan and Arkansas’ Kemoy Campbell to claim the victory.

Trayvon Bromell (Baylor)
The defending NCAA 100m champion made a case for a repeat by winning the West Prelim 100m in 9.93, as well as qualifying in the 200m in 20.18. In the 200m prelims, Bromell ran 20.13 (+1.6), a new PB and Mike A Myers Stadium Record.


 

Flo Elite

Mo Farah
Nike Oregon Project’s Mo Farah ran a world-lead 26:50.97 in the Prefontaine Classic 10K Friday evening, holding off Kenyan’s Paul Tanui and Geoffrey Kamworor in front of the roaring Hayward Field crowd. It was Farah’s fastest 10K race on the track since his 26:46 British Record in 2011.



Jenny Simpson
Jenny Simpson ran her first 1500m of 2015 in impressive fashion, running 4:00.98 Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. With Phoebe Wright as the rabbit, Simpson ran a smart race, unleashing her kick to hold off Mercy Cherono, Sifan Hassan and NOP’s Shannon Rowbury, who finished fourth in 4:02.28. It is Simpson’s fastest 1500m season opener ever.



Ben True
Ben True ruled the road yet again this spring, winning the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K over defending champion Stephan Sambu. It came down to a photo finish, as True nipped Sambu by a tenth of a second with both finishing in 28:13. This was True’s third straight road win since winning the U.S. 15K Championship in March and the B.A.A. 5K (in a new American Record, 13:22) in April.


 

Flo High School

Grant Fisher (Grand Blanc, MI.)
The most decorated high school senior in the country right now solidified his dominance at the Michigan state meet by winning the 1600m in a new state record 4:00.28 and the 3200m in 8:53.41, the second-fastest time in state meet history behind Dathan Ritzenhein. Meet organizers set up a second finish line tape nine meters after the 1600m mark for Fisher to complete a full mile, which he did in a U.S. #2 4:01.66. Fisher will attempt to become the seventh high schooler to break 4:00 in the mile this Thursday at the Nike Festival of Miles, LIVE on FloTrack.

Ryen Frazier (Ravenscroft, NC)
Frazier recorded a new U.S. #1 in the mile, winning the Prefontaine Classic high school race in 4:39.84. Frazier was challenged by Arizona’s Dani Jones to the very end, as Jones crossed in 4:39.88. More impressive is the fact that all nine girls in the field ran 4:44 or faster in this first ever Pre Classic high school mile race.

Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic, NJ)
The sophomore star won four titles in her New Jersey Group state meet. She won the 400m in a new U.S. #1 52.49, the 200m in 24.09, the 400m hurdles in 58.82, and anchored the winning 4x400m relay. Only a sophomore, McLaughlin already owns the U.S. #1 time for the 400m hurdles (58.65) and finished second last season at the U.S. Junior Championships in 55.63. 

Flo Freshmen

Bethan Knights (Cal)
The Cal Bear won heat 1 of the NCAA West Preliminary 5K race in 16:02.49. Knights was aggressive from the start, leading NCAA leader Jessica Tonn of Stanford and three others to the five automatic qualifying spots. It was a 2-second PB for the freshman who did not qualify for NCAA Indoors, but finished 25th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships this past fall.



Joe Hardy (Wisconsin)
The freshman hailing from Seattle, Wash., finished 11th at the NCAA West Preliminary 1500m race in 3:43.64. Running for the University of Wisconsin, Hardy entered the competition seeded 41st and finished fifth in section 1 to grab an auto qualifying mark.

Raevyn Rogers (Oregon)
The 2013 World Youth Bronze Medalist continued her championship winning streak by stealing the No. 1 spot in the NCAA West Prelims 800m in 2:02.50. The Oregon Duck is coming off her 2:01.67 victory at the Pac-12 Championships, which ranks No. 3 on the World Junior list.