FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Olympic Medalists and National Champions to Headline
2021 USATF 5K Championships at Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K on
Saturday, November 6
Paul Chelimo, Matthew Centrowitz, Erika Kemp, and Gwen Jorgensen to
highlight 5K races, which will be streamed live on USATF.TV
New York, October 27, 2021-The 2021 Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and
USA Track & Field (USATF) 5K Championships on Saturday, November 6, will
feature five Olympians and 28 athletes who competed at the 2020 U.S.
Olympic Trials.
The event will take place in Midtown Manhattan the day prior to the TCS New
York City Marathon and will be broadcast live on USATF.TV. Abbott will
return as the title partner of the event which features a $60,000 prize
purse – the largest of any 5K race in the world.
The men's field will be led by two-time Olympic medalist and eight-time
national champion Paul Chelimo and Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist and
seven-time national champion Matthew Centrowitz. Chelimo, who won an
Olympic 5,000-meter silver in 2016 and bronze in 2021, won the 2018 USATF
5K Championships in New York in a course-record time of 13:45. They will be
challenged by 2021 national champions Eric Avila (mile), Sam Chelanga
(10K), and Biya Simbassa (10 mile and 25K).
"I learned a lot in my experience racing in NYC at the Fifth Avenue Mile
earlier this fall, but the 5K is my event, and as the course-record holder
at the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K the way I see it, all these other
guys are coming into my house," Chelimo said. "I look forward to the
challenge and will run my heart out for another USATF 5K title. Go hard or
suffer for the rest of your life!"
Two-time NCAA champion Weini Kelati and two-time U.S. champion Erika Kemp
will headline the women's field. They will be joined by Rio 2016 Olympic
triathlon gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen, who won the Dash to the Finish Line
5K in 2014, and two-time Olympian and Team New Balance athlete Kim Conley.
"Winning the 10K for Women in Boston earlier this month gave me a huge
confidence boost as I get ready for the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K
and USATF 5K Championships," Kelati said. "That I broke Molly Huddle's
event record, who won the USA 5K Championships six times, makes me believe
that I can compete against the very best and add my name to that list of
national champions. I can't wait to run my first New York City road race."
Following in the footsteps of the professional athletes will be more than
7,000 runners participating in the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K,
including top local athletes and many runners participating in the marathon
the following day.
Abbott, the title sponsor of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will be the
sponsor of the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K for the fifth time.
Abbott, a global healthcare company, helps people live fully with
life-changing technology and celebrates what's possible with good health.
The Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K annually provides TCS New York City
Marathon supporters, friends and families the opportunity to join in on the
thrill of marathon race week. The course begins on Manhattan's east side by
the United Nations, then takes runners along 42nd Street past historic
Grand Central Terminal and up the world-famous Avenue of the Americas past
Radio City Music Hall. It then passes through the rolling hills of Central
Park before finishing at the iconic TCS New York City Marathon finish line.
The Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and USATF 5K Championships will be
broadcast live via USATF.TV. The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 8:20am
ET with the first race starting at 8:30am ET.
USATF 5K Championships – Men's Field
Athlete Age Residence 5K PR 5,000m PR
Abdi Abdirahman 45 Tucson, Ariz. N/A 13:13.3
Colin Abert 24 Minnetonka, Minn. N/A 14:10.7
Eric Avila 32 San Diego, Calif. 14:00 13:18.7
Brian Barraza 26 Boulder, Colo. 13:52 13:31.25i
Joe Berriatua 26 Boulder, Colo. 14:34 13:58.4
Matthew Centrowitz 32 Portland, Ore. 14:02 13:00.4
Sam Chelanga 37 Colorado Springs, Colo. 13:43 13:04.35i
Paul Chelimo 31 Colorado Springs, Colo. 13:45 12:57.5
Graham Crawford 24 Charlottesville, Va. N/A 13:42.6
Dan Curts 26 Norwich, Vt. N/A 13:38.91i
Ben Eidenschink 25 Boulder, Colo. N/A 13:57.0
Willy Fink 25 Gaithersburg, Md. 14:00 13:29.6
Sydney Gidabuday 25 Boulder, Colo. 14:14 13:22.7
Ben Harper 24 New York, N.Y. N/A 14:15.2
Drew Hunter 24 Boulder, Colo. 13:56 13:17.5
Andrew Jordan 24 Washington DC N/A 13:33.61i
Kasey Knevelbaard 25 Flagstaff, Ariz. N/A 13:34.9
Ryan Kutch 23 New York, N.Y. N/A 13:45.6
Jordan Mann 29 Providence, R.I. 13:54 13:27.68i
Tim McGowan 26 Boston, Mass. N/A 13:54.2
Collin Shultz 27 Flagstaff, AZ N/A N/A
Biya Simbassa 28 Flagstaff, Ariz. 13:59 13:25.8
Daniel Soto 25 Rochester Hills, Mich. 14:42 13:55.7
Josef Tessema 27 Castle Rock, Colo. 14:05 13:22.3
Andy Trouard 28 Flagstaff, Ariz. N/A 13:21.1
Josh Yeager 25 Minneapolis, Minn. N/A 13:42.8
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Women
Athlete Age Residence 5K PR 5,000m PR
Maddie Alm 29 Boulder, Colo. 16:51 15:19.0
Grace Barnett 26 Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 16:16 15:12.2
Kaylee Bogina 25 Boulder, Colo. N/A 16:17:35
Alli Cash 27 Seattle, Wash. N/A 15:19.0
Kim Conley 36 Flagstaff, Ariz. 15:29 15:05.2
Alycia Cridebring 30 Flagstaff, Ariz. 16:04 15:35.3
Aisling Cuffe 28 Providence, R.I. 15:55 15:11.3
Amy Davis 25 Rochester Hills, Mich. N/A 15:43.9
Ella Donaghu 24 Portland, Ore. N/A 15:29.4
Sammy George 27 Boone, N.C. 16:52 15:19.7
Ayla Granados 30 Belmont, Calif. 15:53 15:48.5
Carmen Graves 31 Longmont, Colo. 17:19 16:08.9
Marisa Howard 29 Boise, Idaho 16:01 15:54.1
Katie Izzo 25 San Diego, Calif. N/A 15:13.09i
Gabrielle Jennings 23 Boulder, Colo. N/A 15:33.6
Gwen Jorgensen 36 Boulder, Colo. 16:03 15:08.3
Weini Kelati 25 Flagstaff, Ariz. 16:27 14:58.2
Erika Kemp 28 Boston, Mass. 15:45 15:10.1
Tansey Lystad 28 Boulder, Colo. 16:40 15:41.3
Maggie Montoya 27 Longmont, Colo. 15:51 15:25.8
Kathryn Munks 23 Rochester Hills, Mich. 17:26 16:11.3
Grayson Murphy 26 Salt Lake City, Utah N/A 15:25.8
Lauren Paquette 35 Flagstaff, Ariz. 15:37 15:10.0
Katie Rainsberger 23 Boulder, Colo. N/A 15:46.1
Natosha Rogers 31 Denver, Colo. 15:39 15:04.9
Danielle Shanahan 27 Flagstaff, Ariz. 16:03 15:17.6
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About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
NYRR's mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958,
New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's
premier community running organization. NYRR's commitment to New York
City's five boroughs features races, virtual races, community events, free
youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring
the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of
thousands of people each year with the motivation, know-how, and
opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR's premier event, and the largest marathon
in the world, is the TCS New York City Marathon. Held annually on the first
Sunday in November, the race features a wide population of runners, from
the world's top professional athletes to a vast range of competitive,
recreational, and charity runners. To learn more, visit www.nyrr.org
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