PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Anderson junior Whitney Bishoff posted a school-record time of 35:37.97 en route to a 16th-place finish in the 10000 meter run at the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Relays at Franklin Field late Thursday night.
The event, originally scheduled for a 10:15 p.m. start, did not begin until just before midnight due to storm that passed through the area earlier in the day.
The Penn Relays is widely considered to be the most prestigious outdoor track and field event in the United States, attracting more than 22,000 entries in 2010, about half of whom were high schoolers, along with world-class athletes competing over a three-day span. The three-day attendance is likely to top 110,000 and more spectators have watched the meet than any in the world except the Olympics and World Championships. It is rivaled by only the Drake Relays in the U.S.
Bishoff, recently named Anderson's 2011 Female Student-Athlete of the Year, set a then-new school record in late March in the event with a time of 36:48.50 at NC State's Raleigh Relays.
The Winder, Ga., native also qualified for the 2011 Indoor Track
& Field Championships in March and also holds the school record
for the one mile run.
Bishoff and six of her teammates will return to competition on May
13-14 in Clemson at the Tiger Qualifier.
Results
PL ID Athlete School/Affiliation Mark
1 2 Hollie Knight Auburn
34:10.98
2 10 Rosie Mascoli East Stroudsburg
34:39.13
3 4 Shelby Kittrell North Florida
34:50.98
4 9 Erica Jesseman New Hampshire
35:11.19
5 14 Julie Rechel Richmond
35:14.82
6 17 Katrina Spratford Shippensburg
35:19.64
7 13 Kate Griewisch Lenoir-Rhyne
35:20.84
8 5 Wendy Pavlus St. Lawrence
35:23.25
9 3 Laleh Mojtabaezamani Texas
35:25.82
10 16 Jeptui Cherutich American International
35:26.16
11 6 Tina Yi Edinboro
35:26.86
12 19 Katherine Pagano Eastern Kentucky
35:27.69
13 25 Keely Maguire New Hampshire
35:30.33
14 37 Mary Kate DuBard Georgia Tech
35:31.99
15 8 Lindsey Lambert Lock Haven
35:33.73
16 34 Whitney Bishoff Anderson
35:37.97
17 18 Rebecca Hallam Florida Atlantic
35:53.01
18 12 Meghan Lutz La Salle
35:57.61
19 11 Allison Mendez Texas
36:18.12
20 29 Holly Anderson Central Michigan
36:29.23
21 27 Cadee Rockwell Moravian
36:42.20
22 22 Rebecca White Quinnipiac
36:42.47
23 24 Alyson Dalton SUNY/Cortland
37:05.19
24 26 Rebekah Moore Millersville
37:05.19
25 28 Courtney Cooper Berry
37:17.75
26 20 Paige Anderson Penn State
37:23.05
27 15 Kim Lorentz Akron
37:24.40
28 23 Stefanie Braun SUNY/Plattsburgh
38:08.94
29 33 Kristen O'Brien Elizabethtown
38:22.97
30 32 Kristin Vespa SUNY/Cortland
38:52.30
31 Melanie McCormick Ithaca
DNF
38 Katie Gorman James Madison
DNF
39 Johana Rivero Turabo
DNF
