Huddle, Cheseret win USA 5 km Championships
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PROVIDENCE - American record holder Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) easily took the women's crown and former University of Arizona star Robert Cheseret (Colorado Springs, Colo.) surprised the men's field to win his first U.S. road title at the USA 5 km Championships Sunday in Providence, R.I. Huddle was timed in 15:48 while Cheseret ran 14:01. 2010 marked the sixth year that the CVS Caremark Downtown 5K hosted both the men's and women's championships.
Huddle, the hometown favorite, took control from the gun but Sara Hall (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Renee Metivier Baillie (Boulder, Colo.) maintained close contact through the first mile. During the second mile, Baillie lost contact with Hall as Huddle lengthened her lead, cruising to a ten second win over Hall as Baillie held on for third in 16:15. Meghan Armstrong (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Stephanie Pezzullo (Charlotte, N.C.) finished fourth and fifth in 16:25 and 16:29 respectively.
In the men's race, a pack of six men passed two miles together in 9:01, with Aaron Braun (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Ben Bruce (Eugene, Ore.) controlling the pace. Making the final turn off of Memorial Drive, running up the only significant hill on the course, Bruce had a slight edge over Cheseret, Braun and Andy Biladeau (Charlottesville, Va.). Cresting the hill just after the three mile mark, Cheseret had one more gear, kicking by Bruce to win by two-tenths of a second, 14:00.00 to 14:00.20. Braun took third in 14:05 with Biladeau finishing fourth in 14:06. Kyle Alcorn (Mesa, Ariz.) rounded out the top five in 14:10.
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The USA 5 km Championships are available in cooperation with RunnerSpace.com at www.USARunningCircuit.com.
About the USARC
The USA 5 km Championships was the ninth stop for men and the seventh for women on the 2010 USA Running Circuit (USARC) and offered $30,000 in U.S. prize money with $5,000 going to the respective men's and women's champions.
The USARC is a USA Track & Field road series, featuring USA Championships from one mile to the marathon and attracts the best U.S. distance runners. The circuit features ten events each for men and women. Antonio Vega (Minneapolis, Minn.) leads the men's standings with 44 points, while Magdalena Lewy Boulet (Oakland, Calif.) leads the women with 31 points.
The 2010 USARC will once again see a record amount of circuit prize money for a non-Olympic year with total prize purse of $623,850 offered by host events. U.S. athletes will also have the opportunity to qualify for various Team USA events, including the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the Chiba International Ekiden.
The first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix purse ($6,000, $4,000, and $2,500) for the top three men and women point scorers overall. The USARC points at the USA Marathon Championships will be doubled.
The mission of the USA Running Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners. Since its inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6 million dollars to U.S. distance runners.
For more information on the 2010 USA 5 km Championships visit www.USARunningCircuit.com.
Top 20 5K M&F
CVS/CAREMARK DOWNTOWN 5K
Sept. 19, 2010 5k (USATF Certified #RI07005RN) Providence, RI
Timing By: Granite State Race Services Send corrections to: bt@gsrs.com
********** TOP 20 MEN OVERALL **********
Place Div Div Time Pace Name Age Sex Race# City / State Nat
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1 1 M0139 14:00.0# 4:31 Robert Cheseret 27 M 212 Colorado Springs CO
2 2 M0139 14:00.2# 4:31 Ben Bruce 28 M 16 Eugene OR
3 3 M0139 14:03.6# 4:32 Herbert Olcuti 24 M 49 New Paltz NY KENYA
4 4 M0139 14:04.2# 4:32 Aaron Braun 23 M 19 Flagstaff AZ
5 5 M0139 14:05.4# 4:33 Andy Biladeau 23 M 11 Charlottesville VA
6 6 M0139 14:09.1# 4:34 Kyle Alcorn 25 M 18 Mesa AZ
7 7 M0139 14:12.0# 4:35 Jordan Horn 26 M 17 Flagstaff AZ
8 8 M0139 14:22.0# 4:38 Frank Tinney 24 M 34 Ann Arbor MI
9 9 M0139 14:24.9# 4:39 Nate Jenkins 29 M 7 Andover MA
10 10 M0139 14:29.5# 4:40 Ruben Sanca 23 M 14 Dorchester MA
11 11 M0139 14:33.6 4:42 Andrew Sorgato 29 M 6 Medford MA ITALY
12 12 M0139 14:35.3 4:42 Derek Dutille 23 M 232 Lebanon NH
13 13 M0139 14:39.3 4:44 Leo Kormanik Ii 27 M 4 Atlanta GA
14 14 M0139 14:42.0 4:44 Michael Maag 23 M 38 New York NY
15 15 M0139 14:42.4 4:45 Zachary Hine 22 M 36 South Hadley MA
16 16 M0139 14:44.0 4:45 Tristan Mannix 25 M 5 Evansville IN
17 17 M0139 14:46.4 4:46 Steve Sundell 28 M 35 Sandy Hook CT
18 18 M0139 14:47.5 4:46 MacKlin Chaffee 24 M 12 Charlottesville VA
19 19 M0139 14:53.3 4:48 Andrew Fuller 25 M 13 Rome GA
20 20 M0139 14:55.3 4:49 Lamont Marshall 26 M 129 New Hyde Park NY
Record 13:20 by Ismael Kirui of Kenya in 1997
# Under USATF OPEN guideline
********** TOP 20 WOMEN OVERALL **********
Place Div Div Time Pace Name Age Sex Race# City / State Nat
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1 1 F0139 15:47.2# 5:05 Molly Huddle 26 F 1 Providence RI
2 2 F0139 15:57.6# 5:09 Sara Hall 27 F 25 Mammoth Lakes CA
3 3 F0139 16:07.9# 5:12 Salome Kosgei 29 F 47 New Pfaltz NY KEYNA
4 4 F0139 16:14.7# 5:14 Renee Baillie 28 F 26 Boulder CO
5 5 F0139 16:24.6# 5:17 Meghan Armstrong 24 F 30 Richfield MN
6 6 F0139 16:28.1# 5:19 Stephanie Pezzullo 28 F 31 Charlotte NC
7 7 F0139 16:34.4# 5:21 Stephanie Reilly 32 F 50 Grafton MA IRELAND
8 8 F0139 16:40.7 5:23 Leonora Petrina 28 F 32 Bayport NY NEW ZEALAND
9 9 F0139 16:51.3 5:26 Jennifer Donovan 28 F 28 Brighton MA
10 10 F0139 17:10.1 5:32 Kristina Vegh 27 F 24 Flagstaff AZ
11 11 F0139 17:15.1 5:34 Lesley Higgins 30 F 44 New York NY
12 12 F0139 17:23.2 5:36 Jennifer Campbell 28 F 46 Watertown MA
13 13 F0139 17:31.1 5:39 Cheryl Anderson 29 F 43 Branford CT
14 1 F5059 17:38.9* 5:41 Joan Benoit Samuelson 53 F 2 Freeport ME
15 14 F0139 18:01.0* 5:48 Carolyn Stocker 17 F 171 Westfield MA
16 15 F0139 18:11.2 5:52 Diana Davis 25 F 302 Providence RI
17 1 F4049 18:16.7* 5:53 Christine Anderson 44 F 259 New Bedford MA
18 2 F4049 18:21.5* 5:55 Maria Servin 48 F 7060 Middleboro MA
19 16 F0139 18:45.6 6:03 Mariko Holbrook 30 F 45 Somerville MA
20 17 F0139 18:48.1 6:04 Kelly Thompson 33 F 264 Valhalla NY
Record 15:05.64 by Asmae Leghzaoui of Morocco in 2002
# Under USATF OPEN guideline
* Under USATF Age-Group guideline
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