University of Oregon junior Galen Rupp and two-time Olympian Jen Rhines were victorious in the men's and women's 10,000 meters Sunday night at the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
A six-time All-American, Rupp won the men's 10,000 meters in a new University of Oregon record time of 27 minutes 33.48 seconds. Rupp's performance moved him to seventh all-time in U.S history. He is now tops all-time among American-born collegians and third overall in NCAA history behind the Kenyan pair of Henry Rono (27:22.47, 1978) and Samson Kimombwa (27:30.47, 1977) from Washington State. Rupps's time earned him the 'A' qualifying standard for the 2007 World Outdoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games, and ranks as the fifth-fastest time in the world this year.
In the women's 10,000m race, Jen Rhines moved to #3 on the all-time U.S. list with her winning time of 31 minutes17.31 seconds. In slicing seven seconds off her personal best time, Rhines has met the 'A' qualifying standards for this year's World Outdoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. Her performance ranks as the fastest women's 10,000m time in the world this year.
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Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational 10000m
1 Galen Rupp Oregon 27:33.48%
2 Galvan David Mexico 27:33.96%
3 Simon Ndirangu New Balance 27:38.56%
4 Alistair Cragg adidas 27:39.55%
5 Jorge Torres Reebok 27:42.91%
6 Ed Moran Nike 27:43.13%
7 James Carney Unattached 27:43.64%
8 Suarez Alejandro Mexico 27:43.92%
9 Takezawa Kensuke Unattached 27:45.59%
10 Michael Aish Nike 27:46.37%
11 Josphat Boit Unattached 27:47.57%
12 Alan Culpepper Nike 27:50.05%
13 Simon Biaru Nike 27:50.71%
14 Josh Rohatinsky Unattached 27:55.86%
15 Reid Coolsaet Canada/Reebok 27:56.92%
16 Seth Summerside Unattached 28:02.51%
17 Ryan Shay Saucony 28:03.44%
18 Kenji Noguchi Shikoku Denryoku 28:03.83%
19 Tim Nelson Wisconsin 28:04.46%
20 Richard Kiplagat New Balance 28:06.43%
21 Romero JuanCarlos Mexico 28:10.14%
22 Dan Browne Nike 28:10.73%
23 Terukazu Omori Shikoku Denryoku 28:17.97
24 Martin Fagan Unattached 28:18.30
25 Josh McDougal Liberty University 28:27.65
26 Ed Torres Reebok 28:28.10
27 Rod Koborsi Reebok 28:30.03
28 Ryan Kirkpatrick Reebok 28:36.12
29 Mark Kenneally Ireland 28:55.49
30 Andrew Letherby Asics 29:04.97
31 Olmedo Pablo Mexico 29:36.89
32 Mario Macias Unattached 29:42.23
-- Gary Murray Ireland DNF
-- Bret Schoolmeester Nike DNF
-- Brandon Leslie Brooks DNF
-- Anthony Famiglietti adidas DNF
-- Andrew Carlson adidas DNF