by Clay Shaw
Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

Boston, MA, April 15, 2023—Morgan Beadlescomb of East Lansing, MI rounded the corner with twelve of his elite-field mates, and used his 3:52 miler speed to take the win in 13:25. The Michigan State grad had to outkick former Michigan star Ben Flanagan of Canada who was second, one second back. Edwin Lagat of Kenya was third in 13:27. The next three finishers all ran 13:27 as well. Alex Masai, Olin Hacker, and Ahmed Muhumed finished four through six. The 2023 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler champ Tsegay Kidanu of Ethiopia was eighth in 13:28.

Mekides Abebe of Ethiopia also had a close race, winning by one second in 15:01. 2023 World Cross Country bronze medalist Agnes Ngetich of Kenya was second in 15:02. The big difference from the men’s race, was that the pair had gapped the rest of the field by ten seconds. 2022 BAA 1-mile champ Annie Rodenfels of Boston was third in 15:12, Weini Kelati of Flagstaff, AZ was fourth in15:13, and Jesca Chelangat of Kenya was fifth in 15:15. Fiona O’Keeffe of Chapel Hill, NC was sixth in 15:24. Fifteen women broke 16 minutes.

Susannah Scaroni of Urbana, IL won the wheelchair race in 11:10. Marcel Hug of Switzerland wheeled through the fast course in the very fast time of 9:52.

Top Women

1. 15:01 Mekides Abebe, 22, Ethiopia
2. 15:02 Agnes Ngetich, 22, Kenya
3. 15:12 Annie Rodenfels, 26, Boston, MA
4. 15:13 Weini Kelati, 26, Flagstaff, AZ
5. 15:15 Jesca Chelangat, 25, Kenya
6. 15:24 Fiona O’Keeffe, 24, Chapel Hill, NC
7. 15:27 Emma Hurley, 25, Brookhaven, GA
8. 15:29 Taylor Werner, 24, Raleigh, NC
9. 15:30 Bethany Hasz, 25, Dorchester, MA
10. 15:33 Abigail Nichols, 26, Flagstaff, AZ
11. 15:35 Marisa Howard, 30, Boise, ID
12. 15:39 Emily Durgin, 28, Flagstaff, AZ
13. 15:51 Julie-Anne Staehli, 29, Canada
14. 15:58 Marielle Hall, 31, Providence, RI
15. 15:59 Megan Hasz, 25, Dorchester, MA

Top Men

1. 13:25 Morgan Beadlescomb, 24, East Lansing, MI
2. 13:26 Ben Flanagan, 28, Canada
3. 13:27 Edwin Kurgat, 26, Kenya
4. 13:27 Alex Masai, 25, Kenya
5. 13:27 Olin Hacker, 25, Madison, WI
6. 13:27 Ahmed Muhumed, 25, Tallahassee, FL
7. 13:28 Tsegay Kidanu, 21, Ethiopia
8. 13:29 Merhawi Mebrahtu, 19, Eritrea
9. 13:30 Eduardo Herrera, 25, Boulder, CO
10. 13:30 Wesley Kiptoo, 23, Kenya
11. 13:30 Leonard Bett, 22, Kenya
12. 13:32 Charles Philibert-Thibotot, 32, Canada
13. 13:35 Eric Avila, 33, Bonita, CA
14. 13:36 Willy Fink, 29, Blacksburg, VA
15. 13:39 Mason Ferlic, 29, Boston, MA

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: 2023, BAA5K, featured