McGregor, Kandie Win St. Paul Minnesota Mile

Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor and Coon Rapids-based Kenyan Richard Kandie won last night Grandma's Minnesota Mile St. Paul.

McGregor earned the women’s title by covering the two-loop State Fairgrounds course in 4:49, four seconds faster than Kenya’s Caroline Rotich. McGregor placed second in the same event last year with the identical finishing time. Casey Owens of Des Moines finished 3rd among women in 4:53, former Gopher star Rasa Troup was 4th at 4:56, Kenya's Frashiah Waithaka was 5th at 5:04.

TC 1 Mile champion Rose Kosgei was unable to compete due to visa issues.

Kandie, who finished 3rd at the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon in May, outdistanced Californian Christian Hesch 4:09 to 4:15. Dane Moreland of Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin was 3rd at 4:17 Kenyan David Tuwei was 4th in the same time, countryman Zablon Mandere was 5th in 4:20.

Full results can be found HERE.

The Minnesota Mile St. Paul is the first of two races in the Grandma’s Minnesota Mile series. The second event in the series, Minnesota Mile Duluth, will be run in downtown Duluth on Sunday, September 7.