Day 3: Grunewald, Kampf, Ferlic, Roesler Qualify; Mead 3rd, Peterson 8th, Finan 10th in 5K

Heather Kampf in the lead with one
lap to go in the 1500 heats.

Team USA Minnesota's Gabe Grunewald and Heather Kampf both qualified for the finals of the 1500. Both were in the same heat where Grunewald ran 4:100.7 and Kampf 4:10.13 to finish third and fourth.  Top four automatically qualify for the final. Results are HERE.

In the men's 3K steeple Mounds Park Academy grad Mason Ferlic of the University of Michigan qualified by finishing fifth in his heat in 8:38.99. Results are HERE.

Laura Roesler qualified for the 800 finals by winning her semifinal race in 2:02.37.  "I worked hard at 250(to go) and ran hard for 30 more seconds. I wanted to secure my spot, rest up tomorrow, and come back for the final." Christy Cazzola finished sixth in her heat in 2:05.29.  Top four in each heat made it to the finals.  Results are HERE.

In the 5K final, Hassan Mead finished third in 13:32.42, Team USA's Jon Peterson was eighth in 13:39.51, and Eric Finan tenth in 13:41.33.  Peterson and Finan ran PRs.  Results are HERE

Sacramento Bee photos from Thursday are HERE.  Amanda Smock is photo #8 HERE.