Forest Park senior Stefanie Slekis finished as a national runner-up in the 5K at 17:44.17. Photo by Don Rich of MileSplit Network site penntrackxc.com
Oakton senior Matt Kroetch ran a personal best time of 15:04.41 to earn All-American honors with a fourth place effort. Photo by Don Rich of MileSplit Network site penntrackxc.com
The Nike Outdoor Nationals hosted its first ever 5,000 meter races in meet history on Thursday night and two Virginians walked away with All-American hardware as Syracuse bound Forest Park senior Stefanie Slekis earned All-American honors with a national runner-up finish in 17:44.17 and Longwood bound Oakton senior Matt Kroetch slipped in the top six with a fourth place finish to earn All-American honors in the boys\' 5K with a personal best time of 15:04.41. Zac Edwards of Northside (8th, 15:16.19), Chris Tyson of Washington-Lee (15th, 15:40.61) and Michael Leonard of Clarke County (18th, 15:45.03) also had strong showings in the boys\' race. Millbrook junior Jillian Pollack had a top eight finish in the girls\' race with a time of 18:34.78. MileStat.com was on-site with photo and video coverage from Brandon Miles for the Thursday night event and will be following up with the same coverage for Saturday and Sunday\'s events. Take advantage of the live video feed and chat room that the MileSplit Network is offering for Nike Outdoor Nationals!
Millbrook junior Jillian Pollack finished eighth in 18:34.78. Photo by Don Rich of MileSplit Network site penntrackxc.com
Northside senior Zac Edwards took eighth place in a PR time of 15:16.19. Photo by Don Rick of MileSplit Network site penntrackxc.com
The two Virginian representatives in the girls\' 5000 meter run, Slekis and Pollack. Photo by Don Rick of MileSplit Network site penntrackxc.com