Up Next – USATF Club Nationals
Erika Aklufi and Kirsten Leetch are heading up to San Francisco to run in the USATF Club Nationals at San Francisco on Saturday, July 10th. Erika and Kirsten will both be running in the 5000 meter race. Right now there are 22 women entered to race. Erika is seeded at her USATF Southern California 5000 meter time of 17:05 she ran a few weeks ago and Kirsten is seeded at her 300 meter time 9:59 she ran at the Portland Track Festival a few weeks ago.
For more information about the USATF Club Nationals, click here.
Kirsten Leetch competed in the Village Runner Redondo Beach 4th of July 5k this past weekend running 3rd women in a time of 17:37. Cambria Wu also ran in the race but she ran it as a workout since she has been working her mileage and work back up since her injury earlier this season. She ran a very respectable 19:07 for fifth woman as a tempo run.
Barbara Parker competed in the very competitive 3000 steeplechase today up at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in the Prefontaine Classic. She finished 6th overall running a time of 9:35.17. At one point, Barbara took the lead in this fine field of steeplechasers to try and take it. Milcah Chemos Chieywa won the race in a time of 9:26.70.
Cami Chapus ran up in the Nike Track Nationals this past Friday up at the historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. Cami competed in the mile where she came in 2nd in a time of 5:07.51. Cami’s high school team (Harvard-Westlake) qualified to run in the meet and finished 10th overall in the team standings.
Juliane Masciana finished in 9th place this past Sunday at the USATF Championships in Des Moines, Iowa in the finals of the 3000 meter steeplechase. Juliane ran 10:18.82 well off her 9:59 PR but in hot, humid and windy conditions where the winner, Nike athlete Lisa Aguilera, ran 9:53.59.