Deatherage Clocks PR 3000; Gabrielson Runs Two Solid 1500s; Carlson Stumbles in 3000

Team USA Minnesota's Jenelle Deatherage clocked a 17 second PR for the 3000 meters at the Norwich Union meet in Great Britain running 8:57.36 for 6th place in the event.

Team USA Minnesota coach Dennis Barker noted that the mark is the second fastest time in the event for an American woman this year and the fastest one outdoors in 2007.

Deatherage's run is the highlight of the early European racing for the Team USA Minnesota contingent based in Europe for a series of events this month.

On Friday, Matt Gabrielson clocked a 3:43.29 1500 meter time at a meet Kortrijk, Belgium. Footage of the race, via the good folks at Flotrack, is viewable HERE. Gabrielson is the fellow in yellow shorts who picks he ways through the field during the race and closes fast for 6th place.

(Note: Some result listings from this event have been inaccurate, but Barker confirmed the time and place to DtB.)

Gabrielson followed up that run with a 3:44.04 in Gent, Belgium today. We expect footage of that race to appear on Flotrack's Gent page later today. Barker was pleased with Gabrielson's 1500m races, thinking they boded well for his two upcoming forays over 5000m.

Andrew Carlson was the unlucky member of the Team USA Minnesota band. He raced in the 3000m at Gent, but fell and was a DNF. According to Barker, Carlson suffered "a significant leg wound."

Carlson is scheduled to run the same two 5000m races as Gabrielson -- the Brasschaat Internationale Meeting on July 21 and the Heusden meet on July 28.