FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Olympians and Past Champions to Headline 2019 USATF 5 km Championships
at Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K on Saturday, November 2
Defending champion Emily Sisson and three-time Olympian Shannon Rowbury
to highlight women's field at USATF 5 km Championships
during TCS New York City Marathon race week
Olympian and 2017 champion Shadrack Kipchirchir and
Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz to lead men's field
New York, October 22, 2019-The 2019 Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and
USA Track & Field (USATF) 5 km Championships on Saturday, November 2, will
feature seven Olympians and two past champions the day prior to the TCS New
York City Marathon and will be broadcast live on USATF.TV as part of the
2019 USATF Running Circuit. 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.
Emily Sisson is looking to defend her USATF 5 km title after storming to
victory last year in a solo run to the finish in 15:38. The two-time United
Airlines NYC Half runner-up clocked the fastest-ever debut by an American
on a record-eligible course at this year's Virgin Money London Marathon,
finishing sixth place in 2:23:08. She will line up in Central Park against
three-time Olympian and World Championship medalist Shannon Rowbury and
Olympian and World Championship medalist Emily Infeld.
"I loved my experience at the Abbott Dash and USATF 5 km Championships last
year," Sisson said. "There's no place like New York City on marathon
weekend, and I'm excited to help kick everything off by defending my 5K
title on the streets of New York."
In the men's field, Olympian Shadrack Kipchirchir will attempt to reclaim
his title after taking second in a photo-finish last year. At the 2017
edition of the event, he won his third national title in 13:57. He will be
challenged by Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist and seven-time national
champion Matthew Centrowitz, who has had previous success in New York,
winning the NYRR Millrose Games Wanamaker mile three times and the 5th
Avenue Mile once. Reid Buchanan, a 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist,
and Eric Jenkins, the 2017 NYRR Wanamaker Mile and 5th Avenue Mile
champion, will also line up.
Following in the footsteps of the professional athletes will be more than
10,000 runners participating in the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K,
including top local athletes and runners visiting from around the world.
The mass race will offer a $13,000 NYRR member prize purse. John Raneri of
New Fairfield, CT and Grace Kahura of High Falls, NY won last year's Abbott
Dash to the Finish Line 5K.
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 fourth consecutive
year. 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 5 km 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 5 km Championships - Men's Field
Name Road PR Track PR Twitter Instagram
Obsa Ali N/A 13:31.41i obsali17
Brian Barraza 13:52 13.38.70 BRazzleDazzle5k BRazzleDazzle5k
Ben Blankenship 13:56 13:33.07 benfblankenship benfblankenship
Reid Buchanan 13:51 13:27.83 reidbuchanan22 reidbuchanan
Donn Cabral 14:14 13:22.19 DonnCabral donncabral
Matthew Centrowitz 14:02 13:00.39 MattCentrowitz mgcentro
Tommy Curtin 13:42 13:23.11 teacurtin
MJ Erb 14:14 13:43.55i Erb_mj Erb_MJ
Willy Fink 14:00 13:31.79 EagleWilly22 eaglewilly22
Sydney Gidabuday 14:14 13:29.31 SydneyGetabooty
Eric Jenkins 13:44 13:05.85i _EricJenkins _ericjenkins
Stanley Kebenei 13:53 13:42.15i tanuistan 3000msteepler
Shadrack Kipchirchir 13:36 13:18.52 ShadrackKipch16 kipchirshad
Jordan Mann 14:01 13:45.44 jmango_run lawilalang
Kyle Medina 13:55 13:54.87 trackboy_kyle trackboy_kyle
Anthony Rotich 14:13 13:31.59 anthonyrotich1 rotichanthony
Jeff Thies 14:03 13:38.00 jeff_thies jeff_thies
Aaron Templeton N/A 13:39.39 T2TEMPLETON t2templeton
Jacob Thomson 13:58 13:34.50 jtcougars8
Andy Trouard N/A 13:21.07 a_trouard andyyytt
Sid Vaughn N/A 14:01.97 CajunLightning cajunlightning
Clayton Young N/A 13:31.79 _clayton_young_
USATF 5 km Championships - Women's Field
Name Road PR Track PR Twitter Instagram
Caroline Alcorta N/A 15:45.64i C_Alcorta cmalcorta
Aisling Cuffe 16:06 15:11.33 SMASHLING1 smashling93
Emily Durgin 16:05 16:00.93i emily_durgin em_durgin
Amanda Eccleston 16:49 15:26.56 AmandaEcc amandaeccleston1500
Ayla Granados 16:10 16:01.53 AylaConsuela aylaraquel
Emily Infeld 15:27 14:56.33 emily_infeld emilyinfeld
Erika Kemp 15:45 15:28.69 imtinyrik imtinyrik
Shalaya Kipp 16:08 15:54.13 ShalayaKipp shalayakipp
Tansey Lystad 17:08 15:42.22 TanseyLystad tanseylystad
Maggie Montoya 17:43 15:38.21 maggie_montoya
Sarah Pagano 15:41 15:11.27 srpagano srpagano
Millie Paladino N/A 16:08.15 millieformiles
Lauren Paquette 15:37 15:14.45 HotPaquettes hotpaquettes
Natosha Rogers 15:39 15:08.29 natosha_rogers
Nell Rojas 17:04 16:28.11 nellrojas nell_rojas_running
Shannon Rowbury 15:36 14:38.92 ShannonRowbury shannonrowbury
Danielle Shanahan 16:03 15:37.27 danishani13 danishani
Emily Sisson 15:38 15:02.10i Em_Sisson Em_sisson_
Jaci Smith N/A 15:28.07i Jaci_me_rollin_
Paige Stoner N/A 15:28.47 PaigeStoner11 paigestoner11
Jess Tonn 16:03 15:18.85 JessTonn Jesstonn
(i)= indoors
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, 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, from children to seniors, 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 50,000 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.
About USATF
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF
encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched
events of Olympic broadcasts, the country's No. 1 high school and junior
high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in
the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org.
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