Patrick Smyth, the newest addition to Team USA Minnesota's stable of distance runners, finished 5th at Saturday's USA Men's 10k Championship, held in conjunction with the Peachtree Road Race.
Smyth clocked 28:49 on the streets of Atlanta to finish 14th overall in the race.
Abdi Abdirahman won the USA 10K in 28:11. Sammy Kitwara of Kenya took the overall race title in 27:22.
Results and a recap of the race are available HERE.
Former Golden Gopher Andrew Carlson finished 7th in the USA Championship in 28:53. Team USA Minnesota's Antonio Vega was 11th in 29:09, while teammate Josh Moen was 13th in 29:30.
USA Championship results can be found HERE.
Leer, Schwitzer Win in Excelsior ... Will Leer, who finished 5th in the USA Outdoor Championship 1500 meters in Eugene, Oregon a week ago, won the Saturday's Excelsior Firecracker 10K. The Minnetonka grad clocked 31:19 for a comfortable win.
Hopkins High School alum Emily Schwitzer, who will be a junor at Duke next fall, won the women's race in 38:21.
Find full results HERE.
Monday, July 06, 2009
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