5th Camel City Elite Yields Fast Times

More than $40,000 in prize money and bonuses awarded at annual indoor meet

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – (February 4, 2017) – The 5th Camel City Elite at the JDL Fast Track indoor facility on Saturday saw some outstanding performances led by 2016 Olympic 5000 silver medalist Paul Chelimo’s win and facility record 7:45.49 in the men’s 3000 meters presented by Salem Sports. Chelimo is the world indoor leader at 3000 meters and today’s time was another top 10 world mark. Two-time Canadian Olympian Melissa Bishop defended her women’s 800m title, clocking a world class 2:02.49, currently ranked 10th in the world, and Rachel Schneider won the women’s mile in a personal record 4:28.03, the fastest time of the year on a regulation 200 meter track.

Other top performances on the 200m Mondo flat track were recorded in the following events:

●       Women’s 3000m - Sara Sutherland won her first pro race in 9:00.35, while Allie Buchalski of Furman finished runner-up in an NCAA-leading 9:06.68 and Rachel Koon from North Carolina State was fourth in 9:09.99, #3 NCAA (conversion for a flat track).

●       Men’s 800m presented by Total Sports US - Eliud Rutto of Middle Tennessee State just missed the facility record with his swift 1:48.94.

●       Men’s Mile presented by Champion - Nate Brannen (unattached), a 3-time Canadian Olympian just missed a sub-4 performance outlasting Andy Bayer (Nike), 4:00.29 to 4:00.46.

The annual indoor meet, featuring one of the largest prize purses in the U.S. indoor track & field season, awarded more than $40,000 in prizes and bonuses in six events: men’s & women’s 800m, men’s & women’s mile and men’s & women’s 3000m.

The Camel City Elite meet was packaged into an exciting 1 hour, 40 minute window and was also streamed live online by RunnerSpace.

5th Camel City Elite

Winston-Salem, NC, Saturday, February 4, 2017

Women’s Camel City 3000m

1) Sara Sutherland (Saucony), 9:00.35, $4000

2) Allie Buchalski (Furman), 9:06.68 (NCAA #1 rank by flat track conversion)

3) Sara Vaughn (Brooks ID), 9:07.98, $2000

4) Rachel Koon (NC State), 9:09.99 (NCAA #3 rank by flat track conversion)

5) Shalaya Kipp (unattached), 9:20.58, $1000

6) Katie Kennedy (Virginia Tech), 9:39.20 (NCAA)

7) Sara Platek (unattached), 9:53.29 (high school)

Men’s Camel City 3000m presented by Salem Sports

1) Paul Chelimo (US Army), 7:45.49, $5000*

2) Lee Emanuel (HOKA ONE ONE), 7:49.29, $2000

3) Riley Masters (unattached), 7:55.05, $1000

4) Caleb Hoover (ASICS Furman Elite), 7:57.59, $500

5) Amon Terer (Campbell), 7:59.92 (NCAA #5 rank by flat track conversion)

6) Kigen Chemadi (Mid Tennessee State), 8:01.95

7) Amon Kemboi (Campbell), 8:02.04

8) George Parsons (NC State), 8:03.98

9) Troy Reeder (Furman), 8:04.96

10) Peter Seufer (Virginia Tech), 8:10.26

*includes $1000 facility record bonus (previous record, 7:48.48, Garrett Heath (Brooks Beasts TC), 2016)

Men’s Camel City 800m presented by Total Sports US

1) Eliud Rutto (Mid Tennessee State), 1:48.94 (NCAA)

2) Edward Kemboi (unattached), 1:49.29, $4000

3) Drew Piazza (Virginia Tech), 1:49.41 (NCAA)

4) Sampson Laari (Mid Tennessee State), 1:50.23 (NCAA)

5) Patrick Joseph (Virginia Tech), 1:50.33 (NCAA)

6) Ryan Martin (ASICS Furman Elite), 1:51.23, $2000

7) Brandon McGorty (unattached), 1:51.53 (high school)

8) Harun Abda (Nike OTC Elite), 1:51.87, $1000

Women’s Camel City 800m

1) Melissa Bishop (Nike), 2:02.49, $4000

2) Hanna Green (Virginia Tech), 2:03.31 (NCAA #2 rank by flat track conversion)

3) Ce’Aira Brown (HOKA NJ*NY TC), 2:05.54, $2000

4) Agnes Abu (Mid Tennessee State), 2:06.15 (NCAA)

5) Dana Mecke (Texas Elite TC), 2:06.74, $1000

6) Laurie Barton (Virginia Tech), 2:07.95

7) Hannah Segrave (Milligan), 2:08.05

8) Abike Egbeniyi (Mid Tennessee State), 2:10.04

Women’s Camel City Mile

1) Rachel Schneider (Under Armour), 4:28.03, $4000

2) Cory McGee (New Balance), 4:30.03, $2000

3) Stephanie Garcia (New Balance), 4:32.41, $1000

4) Karisa Nelson (Samford), 4:38.27 (NCAA #3 rank by flat track conversion)

5) Erin Teschuk (ASICS Furman Elite), 4:39.59, $500

6) Katrina Coogan (New Balance), 4:41.94

7) Christy Cazzola (West Stride), 4:43.07

8) Kimberly Johansen (Elon), 4:45.34

9) Rachel Pocratsky (Virginia Tech), 4:45.38

10) Kathyrn Lazarchick (Wake Forest), 4:45.39

11) Ryen Frazier (NC State), 4:46.46

12) Nevada Mareno (unattached), 4:48.60

Men’s Camel City Mile presented by Champion

1) Nate Brannen (unattached), 4:00.29, $4000

2) Andy Bayer (Nike), 4:00.46, $2000

3) Neil Gourley (Virginia Tech), 4:01.14 (NCAA #4 rank by flat track conversion)

4) Vincent Ciattei (Virginia Tech), 4:06.23 (NCAA)

5) Chad Noelle (ASICS Furman Elite), 4:07.27, $1000

6) Leo Manzano (HOKA ONE ONE), 4:08.75, $500

7) Robert Heppenstall (Wake Forest), 4:08.87

8) Nick Morken (North Florida), 4:09.49

9) Simon Holden (Wake Forest), 4:11.95

For more on the Camel City Elite meet including complete results, go to: www.jdlfasttrack.com

ABOUT JDL FAST TRACK

JDL Fast Track is a privately owned facility that is quickly becoming one of the premier indoor track & field venues in the southeast. Opened in 2012, the facility houses a 200-meter oval track with a Mondotrack FTX surface—the same surface used at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. With a seating capacity of 1,700, ten HD televisions showing real-time field event results, and five high definition projector screens for video playback, JDL Fast Track offers fans a unique track & field experience.

To-date, JDL Fast Track has hosted four national championships: 2014 NCAA Division II, 2015 NCAA Division III, 2015 USATF Masters Indoor and 2016 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

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