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FloAwards: Track & Field Release #22

FloAwards: Track & Field Release #22

Jul 6, 2015 by Karsten Kaufmann
FloAwards: Track & Field Release #22




Evan Jager

In a bittersweet outcome, steeplechaser Evan Jager broke his own American record, running 8:00.45 - after falling over the final barrier. Jager had the lead up until the fall and was passed by Jairus Birech in the homestretch. Jager rose to his feet as quickly as possible and still managed to set a PB by four seconds. Moments after the race Jager was “incredibly pissed”, rightfully so, as the 25-year-old was on pace for a 7:56 until the last 50 meters of the race.


Fiona Benson

Fiona Benson couldn’t have asked for a better outcome this past weekend. Coming into the race, Benson did not declare her intent to compete for Canada in the Pan Am Games before the specified due date. This meant that Benson would have to finish inside the top three at the Canadian Championships in the 800m if she wanted to represent her country this summer. Benson did just that as she won the Women’s 800m in a very tactical race with a final time of 2:08.52, out-kicking studs Melissa Bishop and Jessica Smith.


Nicole Sifuentes 

Nicole Sifuentes proved herself as one of Canada’s most dominant distance runners as she won both the 1500m and the 5K at the Canadian National Championships. Her best race of the year was at the Payton Jordan Invitational where she ran to an eight second PR of 15:19.15, just enough for the IAAF “A” standard. Prior to this, Sifuentes had been running 15:27-15:30 for the 5K since 2010. Her seasonal best of 4:06.82 is only two seconds off of her 1500m PB as well.


Molly Ludlow 

Molly Ludlow ran a personal best at the Meeting Areva in Paris, clocking a time of 1:58.68, good for a fourth-place finish. Despite her fast mark, she will not compete in the IAAF World Championships because she did not finish inside the top three at the USATF Outdoor Championships. Ludlow celebrated her PB at the Eiffel Tower with javelin thrower Kara Winger, who finished first in Paris.

Chanelle Price

Also having a solid outing in Paris was Chanelle Price, who ran a 1:59.10, finishing one place behind fellow American Molly Beckwith-Ludlow. Price’s fastest time prior to this was 1:59.47, which she ran at the adidas Grand Prix. Just like Paris, Price also finished in fifth at the USATF Outdoor Championships.


Genzebe Dibaba

While it wasn’t a world record mark, Genzebe Dibaba’s mark of 14:15.41 makes her the fourth-fastest woman of all time in the 5K. Dibaba’s opening kilometer of 2:54 suggested that the pace was going to be far off of world record time. Luckily, things picked back up shortly after as she went through the 3K in 8:36. Her mark of is a new PB, and ranks No. 2 in the world for 2015. 


Andre De Grasse

Andre De Grasse, the USC sprint sensation who rolled through the NCAA Championships, proved that he is the dominant force in the Canadian sprint scene, as well, winning the 100m by nearly a quarter of a second in a time of 9.95 (+1.3), his fastest wind-legal mark.

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