Curtis & Rhines Take 3rd at Carlsbad 5000 -- First Non-Africans

Bobby Curtis and Jen Rhines each finished third overall today at the Carlsbad 5000. In so doing, the former Villanova all-americans were the first non-African finishers. In each race, two runners broke away to battle for the win, with the chase pack some 20-30 seconds back. Here are the top male and female finishers

Men's 5000

1 Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia 21 M 13:11 4:15
2 Eluid Kipchoge Kenya 26 M 13:14 4:16
3 Bobby Curtis USA 26 M 13:48 4:27
4 Juan Carlos Romero Mexico 33 M 13:50 4:27
5 Haron Lagat Kenya 27 M 13:55 4:29
6 Diego Alberto Borrego Mexico 23 M 14:06 4:33
7 Craig Miller USA 23 M 14:08 4:33
8 Tony Okello Uganda 27 M 14:11 4:34
9 Jarrod Shoemaker USA 28 M 14:12 4:35
10 Ben St Lawrence Australia 29 M 14:22 4:38
11 Steve Slattery USA 30 M 14:29 4:40

Women's 5000

1 Aheza Kiros Ethiopia 28 F 15:13 4:54
2 Pauline Korikwiang Kenya 23 F 15:14 4:54
3 Jen Rhines USA 36 F 15:37 5:02
4 Christin Wurth Thomas USA 30 F 15:56 5:08
5 Eloise Wellings Australia 29 F 16:06 5:11
6 Stephanie Pezzullo USA 28 F 16:11 5:13
7 Barbara Parker UK 28 F 16:22 5:16
8 Sara Slattery USA 29 F 16:30 5:19
9 Annie Bersagel USA 27 F 16:40 5:22
10 Brenda Martinez USA 23 F 16:59 5:28
11 Susie Bush UK 32 F 17:10 5:32
12 Rachel Booth USA 30 F 17:17 5:34