Saturday, January 26, 2008

Deatherage Wins in Boston

Jenelle Deatherage of St. Louis Park kicked off her 2008 season with a big win in the Visa Women's Mile at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. Deatherage (pictured) ran 4:32.95 to edge out Lauren Fleshman and Roisin McGettigan, who finished in 4:33.46 and 4:4:33.96 respectively.

Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor ran 9:58.51 to finish 4th in the Reebok Women's 2 Mile. Olympic gold medalist and 5,000 meter world record holder Meseret Defar of Ethiopia won the event in 9:10.50.

File photo courtesy of Team USA Minnesota

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