Another Crown for Reid: Wins Canadian National 1500 Title

Sheila Reid did not let the historic 1500-5000 double at the NCAA championships satisfy her competitive drive. Today in Calgary, Reid captured her first Canadian national championship, winning the 1500 meter title in 4:16.97. She defeated Hilary Stellingwerff (4:17.44) by half a second and stalwart Malindi Elmore (4:17.85) by almost a full second. Both Stellingwerff and Elmore own faster 1500 PRs, but the race developed into a sit-and-kick affair and, as demonstrated in her two NCAA wins, Sheila Reid has a very dangerous kick.


Event 9 Women 1500 Meter Run
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Canadian: $ 4:00.27 1985-08-30 Lynn Williams
Championship: % 4:04.51 2004 Malindi Elmore
Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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Finals
1 Reid, Sheila 89 Athletics Toronto 4:11.85 4:16.97
2 Stellingwerff, Hilary 81 Speed River Tfc 4:06.99 4:17.44
3 Elmore, Malindi 80 Ucac 4:09.10 4:17.85
4 Van Buskirk, Kate 87 Athletics Toronto 4:15.37 4:24.39
5 Cliff, Rachel L. 88 Speed River Tfc 4:18.45 4:31.73
6 Hinther, Ashley 84 PR Athletics Track 4:18.82 4:35.99
7 Wyman, Jillian 89 Ontario Unat 4:25.50 4:39.55
8 Digby, Erica M. 89 Unattach BC 4:39.97
9 Roy, Joanie 91 LE Coureur Nordique 4:33.28 4:42.02
10 Hughes, Mélanie 90 Corsaire Chaparal 4:29.55 4:45.65