STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford's Jessica Tonn ran the fastest 5,000-meter time by a collegian this year among a flurry of Cardinal personal records at the 20th Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on Saturday night.
Tonn, a fifth-year senior and five-time All-America, ran 15:18.85 to break her personal record by 14 seconds and move past three-time NCAA outdoor 5,000-meter champion Lauren Fleshman into No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list. It also placed her No. 7 all-time among American collegians and met the qualifying standard for this summer’s World Championships.
And she placed 13th! Such is the depth in a meet that has developed into possibly the premier distance event in the country, certainly a destination for those seeking fast times, personal records and qualifying marks. How deep? Forty-nine men racing Saturday had run sub-4 miles.
One Cobb Track and Angell Field record was broken – by British hammer thrower Nick Miller (252-6) -- and two meet records: by Boris Berian in the 800 (1:45.30) and Miller.
Two national records fell, both in the women’s 10,000, by Peru's Santa Ines Melchor Huiza (31:56.62) and Colombia's Carolina Tabares Guerrero (32:24.24). Two runners secured spots on Mexico’s 2016 Olympic team by achieving the already-in-place Olympic standards – men’s 5,000 winner Juan Luis Barrios (13:15.71) and women’s 10,000 10th-placer Brenda Eunice Flores Munoz (31:45.16).
But the greatest aspect of the Payton Jordan is volume. Here are some facts about Saturday’s action:
• Three world-leading marks.
• Seven U.S.-leading marks.
• Nine collegiate-leading marks.
• 57 exceeded World Championship standards.
On the year’s world list, the Payton Jordan produced :
• The top six in the men’s steeplechase and women’s 5,000.
• 17 of top 18 in the men’s 10,000.
• Nine of the top 12 in the men’s 1,500.
On the year’s U.S. list
* The top 51 in the women’s 10,000 were run at Stanford, either Saturday or at the Stanford Invitational on April 3.
* The top five in the men’s 5,000.
* 11 of the top 14 in the women’s steeple
Tonn finished 13th in the loaded fast section that was won by Kenya's 2012 Olympic silver medalist Sally Kipyego in 14:57.44.
Another highlight came from Claudia Saunders, who was second in the fast section of the women's 800 in 2:01.79, a personal record by nearly a second and a season best by five. It strengthens her position at No. 3 in school history.
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Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
At Stanford
Men
800 – 1, Boris Berian (Big Bear TC) 1:45.30 (meet record); 2, Brannon Kidder (Penn State) 1:45.58; 3, Mark Wieczorek (Brooks Beast) 1:45.89; 4, Shaquille Walker (BYU) 1:45.98; 5, Edward Kemboi (Iowa State) 1:46.17; 6, Luke Lefebure (Stanford) 1:47.73. Sec. 6: 8, Ryan Silva (Stanford) 1:53.80.
1,500 – Sec. 1: 1, Ryan Hill (Nike BTC) 3:38.79; 2, Ford Palmer (Hoka One/NJNYTC) 3:39.07; 3, Evan Jager (Nike) 3:39.40; 4, Christian Soratos (Montana State) 3:39.68; 5, Lawi Lalang (Global Sport) 3:40.01; 6, Mike Atchoo (Strava TC) 3:40.20; 10, Nick Symmonds (Brooks Beast) 3:44.22. Sec. 2: 1, Chad Noelle (Oklahoma State) 3:38.35; 2, Robby Creese (Penn State) 3:39.02; 3, Kirubel Erassa (Oklahoma State) 3:39.05; 9, Dylan Ferris (Strava TC/Brooks) 3:43.84. Sec. 3: 7, Grant Fisher (unattached) 3:42.89; 9, Justin Brinkley (Stanford) 3:43.48 (PB); 10, Thomas Coyle (Stanford) 3:43.85 (PB). Sec. 4: 8, Scott Buttinger (Stanford) 3:46.38 (PB). Sec. 5: 10, Patrick Perrier (unattached) 3:48.59. Sec. 6: 8, Marco Bertolotti (unattached) 3:49.20. Sec. 7: 8, Steven Fahy (unattached) 3:49.77 (PB); 9, Will Drinkwater (Stanford) 3:50.19 (PB); 10, Tai Dinger (unattached) 3:54.17; 11, Patrick Gibson (Stanford) 3:54.34.
5,000 – 1, Juan Luis Barrios (Nike) 13:15.71; 2, Garrett Heath (Brooks Beasts) 13:16.31; 3, Diego Estrada (Asics) 13:17.30; 4, Tom Farrell (Nike OTC Elite) 13:17.87; 5, Riley Masters (Brooks Beasts) 13:17.97; 6, Matt Hughes (Nike) 13:19.56. Sec. 2: 4, Erik Olson (Stanford) 13:36.77 (No. 9 Stanford all-time; PB); 15, Sean McGorty (Stanford) 13:48.13. Sec. 3: 2, Jack Keelan (Stanford) 13:45.82 (PB); 14, Garrett Sweatt (Stanford) 13:54.40 (PB).
10,000 – Andy Vernon (Melbourne TC) 27:42.62; 2, Ben True (Saucony) 27:43.79; 3, Ben St. Lawrence (Melbourne TC) 27:44.24; 4, David McNeill (Melbourne TC) 27:45.01; 5, Mo Ahmed (Nike BTC/Canada) 27:46.90; 6, Bashir Abdi (Nike) 27:47.55; 14, Jake Riley (Hansons-Brooks ODP) 27:59.37; 17, Brendan Gregg (Hansons-Brooks ODP) 28:03.27.
3,000 steeplechase -- 1, Stanley Kebenei (Arkansas) 8:23.93; 2, Dan Huling (Nike BTC) 8:24.61; 3, Alex Genest (Speed River) 8:24.84; 4, Taylor Milne (Speed River) 8:25.46; 5, Tabor Stevens (Adams State) 8:26.81; 6, Jose Pena (Venezuela) 8:31.47.
Pole vault – 1, Dalton Duvio (Stanford) 15-11 (4.85m).
Triple jump – 1, Adrian Shocks (USF) 45-5 ¾w (2.70m).
Shot put – 1, Peter Simon (California) 57-7 ¾ (17.57m); 2, Tristen Newman (Stanford) 55-2 ¼ (16.82m) (PB); 7, Evan Weinstock (unattached) 44-9 ¾ (13.66m); 8, Harrison Williams (Stanford) 41-3 ¼ (12.58m) (PB).
Discus – 1, Brenden Song (California) 188-2 (57.35m); 3, Nick Budincich (Stanford) 162-2 (49.44m); 7, Evan Weinstock (unattached) 139-8 (42.58m); 8, Harrison Williams (Stanford) 130-1 (39.66m) (PB).
Javelin – 1, Nick Howe (unattached) 228-8 (69.71m).
Hammer – 1, Nick Miller (Great Britain) 252-6 (76.97m) (stadium and meet record); 10, Tristen Newman (Stanford) 144-3 (43.96m).
Women
800 – 1, Chrishuna Williams (Arkansas) 2:01.61; 2, Claudia Saunders (Stanford) 2:01.79 (No. 3 Stanford all-time; PB); 3, Natalja Piliusina (Oklahoma State) 2:01.93; 4, Olicia Williams (Baylor) 2:02.26; 5, Hanna Green (Virginia Tech) 2:02.62; 6, Jessica Smith (Nike) 2:04.00. Sec. 3: 5, Malika Waschmann (Stanford) 2:07.50 (PB). Sec. 4: 7, Anna Laman (Stanford) 2:16.90. Sec. 5: 3, Maddy Berkson (Stanford) 2:09.59; 6, Kaitlyn Williams (Stanford) 2:12.32 (PB).
1,500 – 1, Becca Addison (unattached) 4:12.49; 2, Stephanie Charnigo (Saucony) 4:12.93; 3, Katrina Coogan (Georgetown) 4:13.13; 4, Angel Piccirillo (Villanova) 4:13.49; 5, Hilary Stellingwerff (Speed River) 4:13.59; 6, Stephanie Schappert (Villanova) 4:14.39; 11, Elise Cranny (Stanford) 4:16.22 (No. 10 Stanford all-time; No. 2 Stanford frosh all-time).
Sec. 2: 9, Rebecca Mehra (Stanford) 4:17.67 (PB). Sec. 4: 1, Shalaya Kipp (Oiselle) 4:14.34; 6, Molly McNamara (Stanford) 4:20.86 (PB).
5,000 – 1, Sally Kipyego (Nike OTC) 14:57.44; 2, Betsy Saina (Nike) 15:00.48; 3, Nicole Tully (Hoka/NYAC) 15:05.58; 4, Jessica O’Connell (UCAC) 15:06.44; 5, Maureen Koster (Messerschmidt-Knapp) 15:07.73; 6, Marielle Hall (Nike) 15:09.90; 13, Jessica Tonn (Stanford) 15:18.85 (No. 2 Stanford all-time; No. 7 American collegian all-time; PB). Sec. 2: 13, Vanessa Fraser (Stanford) 15:54.12 (PB). Sec. 3: 19, Abbie McNulty (unattached) 17:07.63 (PB).
10,000 – 1, Susan Kuijken (Global Sport) 31:31.97; 2, Buze Diriba (Adidas) 31:38.27; 3, Jip Vastenburg (Global Sport) 31:35.48; 4, Yuka Takashima (Denso) 31:37.32; 5, Emily Sisson (Providence) 31:38.03; 6, Emily Infeld (Nike) 31:38.71; 7, Kate Avery (Iona) 31:41.44.
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Courtney Frerichs (UMKC) 9:32.12; 2, Colleen Quigley (Florida St.) 9:33.63; 3, Jessica Furlan (Excel Athletika) 9:39.20; 4, Aisha Praught (Nike OTC) 9:40.43; 5, Genevieve Lalonde (Speed River) 9:46.05; 6, Eva Krchova (Hudson Elite) 9:48.75. Sec. 3: 8, Danielle Katz (Stanford) 10:25.00 (No. 8 Stanford all-time; PB).
High jump – 1, Elizabeth Patterson (unattached) 6-0 3/4 (1.85m).
Pole vault – 1, Theresa Kroll (unattached) 13-3 (4.04m); 3, Taylore Jaques (Stanford) 11-9 ¾ (3.60m).
Long jump – 1, Mariah Ririnui (unattached) 20-5 ¾w (6.24m).
Shot put – 1, Veronica Smart (UC Davis) 50-9 ½ (15.48m).
Discus – 1, Summer Pierson (unattached) 192-5 (58.66m).
Hammer – 1, Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) 227-0 (69.20m).
PB = personal best