Danny Mercado 14:47.71
Saturday at the Husky Classic, Mt. Spokane WA sr. Megan O\'Reilly, running against collegiate and open runners, clocked a 16:26.37 5000m, the fastest prep girls time ever (the track is an oversized 307 meters, requiring notation for records or all-time lists). She finished 11th of 34 competitors.Bri Jackucewicz NJ ran 16:43.02 as an 8th-grader in 2004 and Cassie Hintz ME went 16:45.82 in 2005.
Held within the college/open meet, the boys 5000 meter race was held in honor of distance legend and recent Hall of Fame inductee Gerry Lindgren.
Daniel Mercado CA took the lead from the gun, and never released it, winning in 14:47.72 (#4 all-time).
Isaac Stoutenburgh OR gave a late charge for 2nd in 14:53.87 (#6 all-time), with Robert Cosby WA winning the battle for 3rd in 15:02.64 (#8 all-time), and Jeff Helmer WA finsihed in fourth with 15:03.46 (#9 all-time).
Julian Blake-Cowan WA, with Diego Mercado kindly providing pacing, ran a freshman class best of 15:53.16.
Gerry Lindgren High School 5000 Impresses across the Board
Feb 12, 2006
Danny Mercado sets oversized track national record winning in 14:47.72! #4 All-time
Julian Blake-Cowan runs fastest freshman indoor 5000 meter in history, 15:53.16!
Max O\'Donoghue-McDonald sets junior oversized national record in 15:09.48!
Rock Springs, Wyoming senior Zach Reiter, with the weight of a state on his back ran the fastest 5000 meters ever run by a Wyoming high school athlete. 15:25.71; Great job Zach!