Rhines' 15:32 Good for 2nd at Stanford Invite 5000

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Colorado's Jessica Pixler won the women's 5000 meter race last night at the Stanford Invitational, improving her time from last year's race by 19 seconds. Pixler won 12 NCAA Division II national titles before transferring last fall to Colorado for her final season of eligibility. Jennifer Rhines, dropping down in distance from her longer road races over the winter (where she won two half-marathons and a 15K in recent weeks), was second. Rhines led the entire race, often by a large margin (she had an 8 second lead at 3200 meters), but Pixler had greater turnover and caught Jen with one lap to go. When Pixler went by, Rhines did not respond.

Here are the complete results:

Event 68 Women 5000 Meter Run Section 1
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Pixler, Jessica Colorado 15:25.58
2 Rhines, Jen adidas 15:32.70
3 Baillie, Renee Metivier nike 15:55.97
4 Goethals, Megan Washington 16:06.64
5 Salucci, Tony Unattached 16:07.62
6 Penney, Lauren Syracuse 16:09.44
7 Hursey, Katie Syracuse 16:10.50
8 Blanchard, Chelsea Indiana 16:11.84
9 Wetzel, rose Club Northwest 16:13.95
10 Sheffey, Brittany Tennessee 16:14.89
11 Hardt, Kari BYU 16:15.82
12 Walker, Miranda Arkansas 16:15.99
13 Flood, Betsy Iowa 16:16.41
14 Bersagel, Annie New Balance SV 16:16.70
15 Winslow, Jaime adidas-McMil 16:17.46
16 Hinther, Ashley NAC - Victoria 16:17.71
17 Lane, Caitlin Penn State 16:18.14
18 walter, rebecca Unattached 16:22.61
19 Goetschius, Amanda Charlotte 16:27.01
20 Booth, Rachel NBSV/Aspereen 16:30.57
21 Manuele, Sharla Utah Elite 16:31.40
22 Izawa, Nanaka Team Japan 16:41.96
23 Domenichelli, Danielle adidas-McMil 17:09.88