Canadian must-see moments from Friday’s high-performance meet in L.A.

There were nearly 40 middle- and long-distance Canadian runners in action at Friday evening's Hoka One One Classic at Occidental College in L.A.

Hoka One One Classic
May 21, 2016
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With less than 80 days remaining until the Olympic Games, many Canadians are in pursuit of the Athletics Canada qualifying standard, the first step to booking a ticket to Rio in August. On Friday evening in Los Angeles, just under 40 Canadians were in action at the Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic at Occidental College, commonly referred to as “Oxy.”

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The meet, though held at a school of just 2,100, attracts top talent from across North America as well as select international athletes

Andrea Seccafien gets the Olympic 5,000m standard

Her third such attempt to achieve the Olympic standard in the women’s 5,000m, Seccafien pulled through with the win and the time she needed on Friday by winning 15:17.81, six seconds under the Rio standard. She was greeted and hugged by world indoor medallist Nicole Sifuentes following the race.

A wink for the camera

In the women’s 1,500m, Canadian and 2012 Olympian Sheila Reid gave the camera a very subtle, yet effective wink before finishing second in the top section in 4:05.74. Reid, who trains with Nike Oregon Track Club Elite, already had the Olympic standard heading into Friday evening but improved on her previous eligible time.

In the same heat, Gabriela Stafford led for much of the race and finished sixth. Nicole Sifuentes followed closely in ninth.

Canadian Running cover athlete runs (and wins) with custom bib

Jenna Westaway won her heat of the women’s 800m complete with a custom bib after being a late entry to the event. Complete with her Twitter handle, a smiley face, and a hashtag, Westaway ran 2:02.12, got some camera time after the race and was the top Canadian in the race.

RELATED: See Westaway behind-the-scenes at the cover shoot.

Mo Ahmed tests his wheels in the 1,500m

Ahmed, the Canadian 5,000m record holder and one of the nation’s fastest-ever 10,000m runners, moved down in distance on Friday to run the 1,500m. The Bowerman Track Club athlete, a group which also features national steeplechase record holder Matt Hughes, showed off his range with a 3:40.87 clocking.

Full results (Canadians in bold)

Women 800 Meter Run
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Meet: * 1:59.48 2011 ALICE SCHMIDT, USOC
Stadium: # 1:59.48 2011 ALICE SCHMIDT, USOC
Olympics: ! 2:01.50
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
==========================================================================
Finals
1 LAURA ROESLER NIKE / TEXAS 2:00.15! 3
2 BRENDA MARTINEZ NEW BALANCE 2:00.18! 3
3 PHOEBE WRIGHT NIKE 2:01.03! 3
4 MOLLY BECKWITH-LUDLOW SAUCONY 2:01.11! 3
5 SHELBY HOULIHAN NIKE BTC 2:02.02 2
6 JENNA WESTAWAY BROOKS RUNNI 2:02.12 1
7 KENDRA CHAMBERS TEXAS ELITE 2:02.20 2
8 KENIA SINCLAIR UNATTACHED/A 2:02.32 1
9 DOMINIQUE JACKSON OISELLE / SR 2:02.39 1
10 BETHANY PRASKA UNATTACHED 2:02.44 2
11 JESSICA SMITH VALLEY ROYAL 2:03.26 3
12 MCKAYLA FRICKER BROOKS/HPW 2:03.71 3
13 GEENA LARA BROOKS / TEA 2:03.91 2
14 MEGAN MALASARTE BROOKS BEAST 2:03.98 1
15 JESSE CARLIN DISTRICT TRA 2:04.05 1
16 LAUREN WALLACE OISELLE 2:04.19 3
17 SAM MURPHY UNATTATCHED 2:04.26 2
18 HELEN CROFTS VALLEY ROYAL 2:04.28 1
19 LEA WALLACE SRA ELITE 2:04.29 1
20 ALISHA BROWN UNATTATCHED 2:04.35 1
21 HANNA HERMANSSON MARYMOUNT CA 2:04.36 1
22 LINDSEY BUTTERWORTH VALLEY ROYAL 2:04.37 1
23 ANNETTE MELCHER U.S. AIR FOR 2:04.69 2
24 LORA STOREY ASICSSYDNEY 2:04.87 3
25 CHELSEA COX UNATTACHED 2:04.87 2
26 SHANNON ROWBURY NIKE OREGON 2:05.30 3
27 ELIZABETH STAKER BIG BEAR TC/ 2:05.40 1
28 RACHEL FRANCOIS UNATTATCHED 2:05.56 2
29 STEPHANIE CHARNIGO UNATTACHED 2:05.96 2
30 KENYETTA IYEVBELE UNATTACHED 2:06.33 1

Women 1500 Meter Run
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Meet: * 4:04.60 2013 KATIE MACKEY, Brooks
Stadium: # 4:04.60 2013 KATIE MACKEY, Brooks
Olympics: ! 4:07.00
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
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1 KATE GRACE OISELLE / OI 4:05.65! 4
2 SHEILA REID NIKE OTCE 4:05.74! 4
3 KATHERINE MACKEY BROOKS BEAST 4:06.33! 4
4 SHANNON ROWBURY NIKE OREGON 4:06.58! 4
5 EMMA COBURN NEW BALANCE 4:06.92! 4
6 GABRIELA STAFFORD UNIVERSITY O 4:07.83 4
7 ASHLEY HIGGINSON SAUCONY/NJ/N 4:08.13 4
8 STEPHANIE GARCIA NEW BALANCE 4:08.35 4
9 HEIDI SEE ASICS FURMAN 4:08.45 4
10 NICOLE SIFUENTES SAUCONY 4:08.93 4
11 MORGAN UCENY ADIDAS 4:09.27 3
12 RACHEL SCHNEIDER UNDER ARMOUR 4:09.39 4
13 REBECCA TRACY OISELLE 4:09.75 3
14 KIM CONLEY NEW BALANCE 4:09.89 3
15 CORY MCGEE NEW BALANCE 4:10.59 3
16 SARA SUTHERLAND SAUCONY 4:10.75 3
17 HILARY STELLINGWERFF SPEED RIVER 4:10.89 3
18 AMANDA ECCLESTON BROOKS 4:10.90 3
19 STEPHANIE SCHAPPERT HOKA ONE ONE 4:11.05 3
20 NICOLE TULLY HOKA ONE ONE 4:11.84 4
21 DANA MECKE TEXAS ELITE 4:12.25 3
22 STEPHANIE BROWN UNATTACHED 4:12.33 2
23 TRENIERE MOSER NIKE OREGON 4:12.59 3
24 GRETA FELDMAN NEW JERSEY N 4:13.22 3
25 SARA VAUGHN BOULDER TRAC 4:13.60 2
26 BRIE FELNAGLE ADIDAS 4:13.79 2
27 ERICA DIGBY VANCOUVER TH 4:14.73 1
28 KATELYN SIMPSON ASICSSYDNEY 4:15.02 2
29 YOLANDA NGARAMBE ATLANTA TRAC 4:16.15 1
30 SARAH MACPHERSON FFFT 4:16.38 1
31 TRACEE VAN DER WYK UNATTACHED 4:16.79 1
32 FIONA BENSON NIKE 4:16.95 2
33 LIANNE FARBER NEW BALANCE 4:17.17 1
34 MORGAN MOSBY U.S. AIR FOR 4:17.53 1
35 ANNIE BECK STRAVA TRACK 4:17.77 1
36 NOZOMI MUSEMBI TAKAMATSU NIKE 4:18.20 1
37 MARIAH KELLY UNATTATCHED 4:18.70 2
38 KENDRA POMFRET MIZUNO RUN C 4:18.72 2
39 KATE VAN BUSKIRK BROOKS RUNNI 4:19.77 2
40 HANNAH FIELDS BROOKS BEAST 4:20.26 3
41 KRISTEN FINDLEY HIGH PERFORM 4:23.77 1
42 CARISE THOMPSON SPEED RIVER 4:29.61 2
43 EMILY LIPARI BOSTON ATHLE 4:30.21 3
44 RAQUEL LAMBDIN UNATTACHED 4:32.56 2
— GABRIELE GRUNEWALD BROOKS BEAST DNF 3
— SASHA GOLLISH OISELLE/TORO DNF 4
— LAURA CARLYLE OISELLE DNF 2

Women 5000 Meter Run
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Meet: * 15:05.56 2013 MOLLY HUDDLE, Saucony
Stadium: # 15:05.56 2013 MOLLY HUDDLE, Saucony
Olympics: ! 15:24.00
Name Year Team Finals Points
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1 ANDREA SECCAFIEN SAUCONY/TORO 15:17.81!
2 JESSICA TEBO NIKE 15:21.88!
3 KELLYN TAYLOR HOKA NAZ ELI 15:22.10!
4 SARA HALL ASICS 15:28.25
5 NATOSHA ROGERS NEW BALANCE 15:28.56
6 JESS TONN BROOKS BEAST 15:30.34
7 KELSEY SMITH UNATTACHED 15:31.95
8 ROCHELLE KANUHO HOKA NAZ ELI 15:31.95
9 KATE SPENCER ASICSSYDNEY 15:33.40
10 NATASHA WODAK ASICS CANADA 15:37.70
11 ALYCIA CRIDEBRING SRA ELITE 15:38.29
12 LUCY OLIVER UNATTATCHED 15:39.30
13 RACHEL CLIFF ASICS 15:45.91
14 ALIA GRAY ROOTS RUNNIN 15:46.31
15 AMINAT OLOWORA SR UNATTACHED 15:49.75
16 JORDAN HASAY NIKE OREGON 15:50.12
17 KRISTEN ROHDE HIGH PERFORM 16:18.30
— NICOLE BLOOD HIGH PERFORM DNF
— RENEE METIVIER MIZUNO DNF
— ALLISON GRACE MORGAN BROOKS DNF

Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
==========================================================================
Meet: * 9:37.19 2015 STEPHANIE GARCIA, New Balance
Stadium: # 9:37.19 2015 STEPHANIE GARCIA, New Balance
Olympics: ! 9:45.00
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
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1 JAMIE CHEEVER UNATTACHED 9:37.12* 2
2 SHALAYA KIPP OISELLE 9:42.31! 2
3 MARISA HOWARD UNATTACHED 9:42.94! 2
4 MARIE LAWRENCE OISELLE 9:43.90! 2
5 SARAH PEASE UNATTACHED 9:46.74 2
6 LENNIE WAITE ROGUE AC 9:46.88 2
7 EMILY RITTER NEW JERSEY N 9:48.29 2
8 ALEXINA WILSON UNATTATCHED 9:50.07 1
9 NICOL TRAYNOR HOKA ONE ONE 9:51.51 2
10 MEGAN ROLLAND OISELLE 9:51.73 2
11 RENA CHESSER UNATTACHED 9:52.66 2
12 ALEXANDRA POTRATZ-LEE UNATTACHED 9:55.62 1
13 KATELYN STEEN CLUB NORTHWE 9:56.01 1
14 MEGAN PATRIGNELLI TEAM RUN EUG 9:56.56 1
15 MARA OLSON ADIDAS ROCKY 10:00.09 1
16 AMBER SCHULTZ BROOKS / CLU 10:02.74 1
17 COLLIER LAWRENCE OISELLE 10:04.89 1
18 ROLANDA BELL NEW BALANCE 10:08.34 1
19 JESSICA FURLAN EXCEL ATHLET 10:12.69 2
20 MAGGIE CALLAHAN HUDSON ELITE 10:14.31 1
21 CARRIE DIMOFF BOWERMAN TRA 10:15.46 1
22 REBEKA STOWE HOKA ONE ONE 10:23.14 2
23 ADDIEY BRACY BROOKS / HUD 10:31.15 2
— ANA NARVAEZ ZATOPEK MEX DQ 2

Men 800 Meter Run
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Meet: * 1:44.71 2011 CORY PRIMM, UNA
Stadium: # 1:44.64 1996 JOHNNY GRAY, SMTC
Olympics: ! 1:46.00
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
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1 CHARLIE GRICE SR. UNATTACHED 1:46.95 2
2 ROBBY ANDREWS ADIDAS 1:47.22 4
3 HARUN ABDA NIKE OTC / N 1:47.42 4
4 BRANDON JOHNSON NIKE 1:47.56 4
5 DREW WINDLE BROOKS BEAST 1:47.65 3
6 CHARLES JOCK NIKE OTC 1:47.67 3
7 CHRISTOPHER LOW UNATTACHED 1:47.81 3
8 DECLAN MURRAY HOKA ONE ONE 1:48.04 2
9 EDOSE IBADIN DISTRICT TRA 1:48.16 3
10 DAVID TORRENCE HOKA ONE ONE 1:48.50 4
11 KAWAMOTO SHO SUZUKI 1:48.51 3
12 MICHAEL RUTT HOKA ONE ONE 1:48.53 4
13 TYLER MULDER NIKE OTCE 1:48.60 2
14 ELIJAH GREER NIKE OTC 1:48.72 3
15 PRINCE MUMBA SANTA MONICA 1:48.89 1
16 JAMES GILREATH UNATTACHED 1:49.00 2
17 JAMES EICHBERGER JR. UNATTACHED 1:49.18 1
18 NATHAN FLECK HIGH PERFORM 1:49.18 4
19 MASATO YOKOTA FUJITSU 1:49.26 2
20 JESSE JORGENSEN UNATTACHED 1:49.30 3
21 ANTHONY ROMANIW SPEED RIVER 1:49.56 3
22 BRIAN GAGNON HOKA ONE ONE 1:49.60 2
23 SADIKI WHITE UNATTACHED 1:49.69 1
24 AARON EVANS TEAM RUN EUG 1:49.80 2
25 TETLO EMMEN UNATTACHED 1:49.86 1
26 ADAM PAUL-MORRIS VANCOUVER TH 1:49.98 1
27 LOPEZ LOMONG NIKE BTC 1:50.44 2
28 RICHARD JONES SRA ELITE 1:51.07 1
29 SELASI LUMAX BIG BEAR TC/ 1:51.11 1
30 JOE ABBOTT UNATTACHED 1:51.35 1
31 BRYAN MARTINEZ MX INTERNATI 1:52.43 4
32 ABRAHAM ALVARADO STANISLAUS S 1:53.81 2
33 PATRICK PETERSON BIG BEAR TC/ 1:58.44 1
— CASIMIR LOXSOM BROOKS BEAST DQ 4

Men 1500 Meter Run
==========================================================================
Meet: * 3:34.66 2012 MO FARAH, Nike OPJ
Stadium: # 3:34.66 2012 MO FARAH, Nike OTC
Olympics: ! 3:36.20
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
==========================================================================
1 HASSAN MEAD NIKE OTCE 3:37.65 4
2 JORDAN MCNAMARA NIKE OTCE 3:38.26 3
3 CHARLES PHILIBERT-THIBOU ASICS CANADA 3:38.39 3
4 COLBY ALEXANDER NEW JERSEY N 3:38.44 4
5 JORDAN GUSMAN SAUCONY / TE 3:38.58 4
6 ANDREW WHEATING NIKE OTC 3:38.60 4
7 JOHNNY GREGOREK ASICS/NEW JE 3:38.81 4
8 DANIEL WINN BOSTON ATHLE 3:38.93 3
9 RILEY MASTERS BROOKS BEAST 3:38.99 3
10 DUNCAN PHILLIPS BROOKS 3:39.37 4
11 CHAD NOELLE UNATTATCHED 3:39.45 3
12 SAM PENZENSTADLER DISTRICT TRA 3:39.64 3
13 BENJAMIN SAAREL UNATTACHED 3:39.67 2
14 THOMAS RIVA UNATTATCHED 3:39.99 3
15 PAT CASEY NIKE OTCE 3:40.05 4
16 DORIAN ULREY BROOKS BEAST 3:40.11 4
17 MAC FLEET NIKE OTC / N 3:40.20 3
18 PETER CALLAHAN UNATTACHED 3:40.57 4
19 GARRETT HEATH BROOKS BEAST 3:40.63 4
20 MO AHMED NIKE BTC 3:40.87 3
21 CHRISTOPHER SANDOVAL ZATOPEK 3:41.03 2
22 TRAVIS BURKSTRAND BROOKS 3:41.37 2
23 ROBBIE FITZGIBBON UNATTACHED 3:41.51 1
24 FORD PALMER HOKA ONE ONE 3:41.73 4
25 ISAAC PRESSON REBEL TRACK 3:42.04 2
26 MICHAEL ATCHOO NEW JERSEY N 3:42.99 4
27 KIRUBEL ERASSA ATLANTA TRAC 3:43.17 2
28 JOSHUA WRIGHT ASICSSYDNEY 3:43.25 2
29 DANIEL GORMAN RUNNING ROOM 3:43.52 2
30 JOSHUA JOHNSON TEAM TELFORD 3:43.55 1
31 NICHOLAS ROSS NE DISTANCE 3:43.67 1
32 LEONEL MANZANO HOKA ONE ONE 3:43.86 4
33 ZACH HANSEN SAINT MARY’S 3:43.87 1
34 AUSTIN TAMAGNO UNATTATCHED 3:44.14 1
35 JACK BOLAS HOKA ONE ONE 3:44.25 3
36 DANIEL HERRERA HIGH PERFORM 3:44.79 3
37 JEREMY ROFF ASICSSYDNEY 3:45.14 1
38 DIEGO ESTRADA ASICS 3:45.30 2
39 ADAM GODWIN UNATTACHED 3:45.77 1
40 LUIS GUTIERREZ BIG BEAR TC/ 3:53.69 1
41 CIARAN O LIONAIRD NIKE OTCE 3:53.77 2
— LIAM BOYLAN-PETT NEW JERSEY N DNF 3
— ANDREAS DIMITRAKIS ARETE INTERN DNF 1

Men 5000 Meter Run
==========================================================================
Meet: * 13:12.87 2012 MO FARAH, Nike OPJ
Stadium: # 13:12.87 2012 MO FARAH, Nike OTC
Olympics: ! 13:25.00
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
==========================================================================
1 ERIC JENKINS NIKE OREGON 13:24.67! 2
2 LEONARD KORIR WCAP 13:27.21 2
3 SAM CHELANGA NIKE 13:27.53 2
4 TOM FARRELL NIKE OTCE 13:27.77 2
5 KEMOY CAMPBELL NEW BALANCE 13:30.09 2
6 JEFF SEE ASICS FURMAN 13:31.21 2
7 REED CONNOR HOKA ONE ONE 13:31.79 2
8 FREZER LEGESSE UNDER ARMOUR 13:36.88 1
9 MITCHEL BROWN NIKE BTC 13:37.52 1
10 HIROKI MATSUEDA FUJITSU 13:37.84 1
11 ABBABIYA SIMBASSA TEAM USA MIN 13:38.42 1
12 BRIAN SHRADER SAUCONY 13:39.55 2
13 ERIC FINAN TEAM RUN EUG 13:39.89 1
14 LUC BRUCHET ASICS 13:41.58 2
15 GEORGE ALEX ZAP FITNESS 13:42.43 2
16 BRENDAN GREGG HANSONS-BROO 13:43.52 1
17 PETER CORRIGAN RUNNING ROOM 13:48.57 1
18 BENJAMIN PAYNE U.S. AIR FOR 13:49.70 1
19 RYAN DOHNER HOKA NAZ ELI 13:51.00 1
20 MIKE TATE UNATTATCHED 13:51.23 1
21 RIDOUANE HARROUFI UNATTACHED 13:51.60 1
22 ROSS PROUDFOOT SPEED RIVER 13:53.09 2
23 MALCOLM HICKS NIKE NEW ZEA 13:54.80 1
24 JONATHAN PETERSON TEAM USA MIN 13:55.11 2
25 JACOB EDWARDS BROOKS 13:56.38 1
26 TONNY OKELLO UNATTACHED 13:59.85 1
27 ERIC AVILA HOKA ONE ONE 14:06.32 1
28 MAVERICK DARLING SAUCONY 14:17.49 2
29 GABRIEL PROCTOR ASICS MTC 14:32.28 1
— DIEGO BORREGO SR. UAZ DNF 2
— CARLOS JAMIESON UNATTACHED DNF 1
— SEAN QUIGLEY SAUCONY/BOUL DNF 1

Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
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Meet: * 8:17.00 2014 DAN HULING, Nike
Stadium: # 8:17.00 2014 DAN HULING, Nike
Olympics: ! 8:30.00
Name Year Team Finals H# Points
==========================================================================
1 EVAN JAGER NIKE BTC 8:15.26* 3
2 DAN HULING NIKE BTC 8:18.58! 3
3 CORY LESLIE NIKE 8:19.12! 3
4 MATT HUGHES NIKE BTC 8:20.63! 3
5 ROB MULLETT UNATTACHED 8:22.42! 3
6 DONALD COWART SAUCONY 8:23.38! 3
7 ANDREW BAYER NIKE BTC 8:24.37! 3
8 TRAVIS MAHONEY HOKA ONE ONE 8:25.44! 3
9 CHRIS WINTER SPEED RIVER 8:27.18! 3
10 CRAIG FORYS ASICS FURMAN 8:27.19! 3
11 CHRIS DULHANTY SPEED RIVER 8:31.02 3
12 ISAAC UPDIKE TEAM RUN EUG 8:31.42 1
13 MIKE HARDY UNATTACHED 8:32.55 1
14 JAMES NIPPERESS ASICSSYDNEY 8:32.59 3
15 ARIC VAN HALEN UNATTACHED 8:32.94 2
16 RYAN BROCKERVILLE VALLEY ROYAL 8:34.09 2
17 MICHAEL JORDAN NEW JERSEY N 8:35.47 2
18 MARK PARRISH UNATTACHED 8:35.56 2
19 AUSTIN O’NEIL UNATTACHED 8:36.60 1
20 TOMAS COTTER ASICS FURMAN 8:37.12 1
21 CARL STONES UNATTACHED 8:37.81 1
22 ANTOINE THIBEAULT Z_NIX DE LA 8:39.89 2
23 JOHN SULLIVAN ROGUE AC 8:41.45 1
24 DYLAN LAFOND UNATTACHED 8:43.80 2
25 MATTHEW WILLIAMS U.S. AIR FOR 8:45.58 1
26 HIRONORI TSUETAKI FUJITSU 8:46.21 3
27 DAVID GOODMAN NE DISTANCE 8:46.30 1
28 JACKSON NEFF BOWERMAN TRA 8:48.90 2
29 AUSTIN BUSSING ROGUE AC 8:49.82 2
30 BEN BRUCE HOKA NAZ ELI 8:50.16 2
31 HENRY STERLING NE DISTANCE 8:50.42 2
32 JAMES HURT III TEAM RUN EUG 8:50.45 2
33 LUIS IBARRA ZATOPEK MEX 8:58.18 2
34 JONATHAN SEES SRA ELITE 8:58.85 1
35 NICHOLAS HILTON TEAM RUN FLA 9:05.24 1
— MARIO BAZAN PER_ DNF 1
— MATT CLEAVER ROGUE AC DNF 2
— ALEX GENEST SPEED RIVER DNF 3

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