Saturday, February 23, 2008

Emily Brown Wins Mile, Anderson Gets Provisional Qualifer

Team USA's Emily Brown won the mile at the Parents Day Open hosted by the University of Minnesota women's team on Saturday with at time of 4:37.58. She finished nearly half a minute up on runner-up Becca Jordahl of Wisconsin River Falls. University of Minnesota junior Gabriele Anderson also dominated her event, the 800 meters, winning in 2:08.97 seconds, a time that is a provisional qualifier for the NCAA meet.

The time was a personal best for Brown, who had run a 4:37 split for the mile at last year's Drake Relays. Her best open time had been 4:44.14.

For full meet results, click here.

Photo Courtesy of Team USA MN

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