Brogan MacDougall, 16, runs 16:08 for 5,000m… and it’s not even a PB
The Canadian high schooler continues to compete against, and be competitive with, international-class runners
Over the weekend, Brogan MacDougall raced against arguably the most competitive field she’s ever faced.
The Canadian, currently in Grade 11, contested the women’s 5,000m at the Portland Track Festival on Sunday evening at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon. The 16-year-old finished in 16:08.84, two seconds off her personal best set earlier this year at the Penn Relays.
American 1,500m record holder Shannon Rowbury, who trains with the Nike Oregon Project, and Natasha Wodak, the Canadian 10,000m record holder, were in the same heat as MacDougall racing in section one (of two).
According to Physi-Kult assistant coach Brant Stachel, MacDougall split 9:26 through 3,000m, which is 15:43 pace for 5,000m. A sub-9:30 3,000m would make her competitive in most high school-aged races, let alone a split for the 12.5-lap event on the track.
A number of Physi-Kult, a club based out of Kingston, Ont., athletes competed at Lewis & Clark College in Portland including women’s 5,000m section two winner Julie-Anne Staehli in 16:06.48. Claire Sumner ran the 10,000m in 33:47.76 surpassing the World University Championships (FISU) qualifying standard.
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The high schooler has had a remarkable year both on and off the track. In March, she represented Canada, racing against competitors two years older, at the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships. Since worlds in Kampala, Uganda, MacDougall has run 5,000m in 16:06.75 and ran 4:47.16 at the Adidas Boost Boston Games Dream Mile. She’s also run 4:26.77 for 1,500m.
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She’s expected to race for Canada at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas in July.
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