2 FAST JUNE RACES put 3 times into the all-time world top 10. First came the FBK Games in Hengelo, where Sifan Hassan beat Grace Loibach Nawowuna, 29:37.80–29:47.42 for the Nos. 5 & 9 performances ever…
BOTH TIMES WERE KNOCKED DOWN a notch 3 weeks later when Gudaf Tsegay won the Ethiopian Trials with the No. 4 performance ever, 29:29.73…
TSEGAY SEWED UP No. 1 when she followed up with the WC gold ahead of teammates Letesenbet Gidey and Ejgayehu Taye. That gave Ethiopia the first Rankings 1-2-3 since Ethiopia did it in ’05…
THE TOP AMERICAN was Alicia Monson at No. 6, who lowered the AR to 30:03.82 and took 5th in Budapest.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. GUDAF TSEGAY (Ethiopia) (6/23/97, 5-2½/99) (1.59/45) | |||||
| 29:29.73 | … | 1)Eth Tr | 6/23 | ||
| 31:27.18 | … | 1)World Ch | 8/19 | ||
| 2. LETESENBET GIDEY (Ethiopia) (3/20/98, 5-4¼/106) (1.63/48) | |||||
| 31:28.16 | … | 2)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay |
| 3. EJGAYEHU TAYE (Ethiopia) (2/10/00, 5-5¼/115) (1.66/52) | |||||
| 29:57.45 | … | 2)Eth Tr | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay |
| 31:28.31 | … | 3)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Gidey |
| 4. SIFAN HASSAN (Netherlands) (1/1/93, 5-7/108) (1.70/49) | |||||
| 29:37.80 | … | 1)Hengelo | 6/03 | ||
| 31:53.35 | … | 11)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kimais; 5. Monson; 6. Ngetich; 7. Hironaka; 8. Warner-Judd; 9. Loibach Nawowuna; 10. Chelangat |
| 5. IRENE KIMAIS (Kenya) (10/10/98, 5-4¼/115) (1.63/52) | |||||
| 32:39.57(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 5/26 | ||
| 31:56.37(A) | … | 1)Ken Ch | 6/23 | ||
| 31:52.20(A) | … | 1)Ken Tr | 7/08 | ||
| 31:32.19 | … | 4)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye |
| 6. ALICIA MONSON (US) (5/13/98, 5-6/110) (1.68/50) | |||||
| 30:03.82 | … | 2)The TEN | 3/04 | ▷ | 1. McColgan |
| 32:17.51 | … | 2)USATF | 7/06 | ▷ | 1. Cranny |
| 31:32.29 | … | 5)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kimais |
| 7. MIZAN ALEM (Ethiopia) (1/22/02) | |||||
| 29:59.03 | … | 1)London | 5/20 | ||
| 30:01.35 | … | 4)Eth Tr | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Taye; 3. Hailu |
| 8. AGNES NGETICH (Kenya) (1/23/00) | |||||
| 31:52.45(A) | … | 2)Ken Tr | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. Kimais |
| 31:34.83 | … | 6)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kimais; 5. Monson |
| 9. GRACE LOIBACH NAWOWUNA (Kenya) (11/20/03) | |||||
| 29:47.42 | … | 2)Hengelo | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Hassan |
| 32:14.65(A) | … | 6)Ken Tr | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. Kimais; 2. Ngetich; 3. Relin; 4. Chepngetich; 5. Mitei |
| 31:38.17 | … | 9)World Ch | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Tsegay; 2. Gidey; 3. Taye; 4. Kimais; 5. Monson; 6. Ngetich; 7. Hironaka; 8. Warner-Judd |
| 10. EILISH MCCOLGAN (Great Britain) (11/25/90, 5-9¼/130) (1.76/59) | |||||
| 30:00.86 | … | 1)The TEN | 3/04 | ||
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Alicia Monson (On AC) | 6. | Fiona O’Keeffe (Puma) | |
| 2)The TEN, 2)USATF, 5)World Ch | 5)The TEN, 1)On Track Fest | |||
| 2. | Elise Cranny (Nike Bowerman TC) | 7. | Karissa Schweizer (Nike Bowerman TC) | |
| 1)USATF, 12)World Ch | 5)USATF | |||
| 3. | Natosha Rogers (Puma Elite Running) | 8. | Ednah Kurgat (Nike/US Army) | |
| 4)The TEN, 3)USATF, 14)World Ch | 8)London, 6)USATF, 3)Pan-Am G | |||
| 4. | Elly Henes (adidas) | 9. | Emily Venters (Utah) | |
| 3)The TEN | 1)Pac-12, 2)NCAA, 7)USATF | |||
| 5. | Weini Kelati (Under Armour/Dark Sky Distance) | 10. | Amanda Vestri (Syracuse) | |
| 2)London, 4)USATF | 3)ACC, 7)NCAA, 8)USATF | |||