FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
World Record Holders, Olympians, National Champions
to Race B.A.A. 5K & B.A.A. Invitational Mile
Star-studded field to compete in Patriots' Day weekend events
BOSTON - The B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile will make a triumphant
return to Patriots' Day weekend, with professional fields featuring world
record holders, Olympians, Paralympians, national champions, and local
standouts. Held on Saturday, April 16, the B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A.
Invitational Mile will kick-off festivities leading up to the 126th Boston
Marathon on April 18.
"The B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile are two events entrenched in
the fabric of Boston Marathon weekend, and each features a field which will
lead to fast competition," said Tom Grilk, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the B.A.A. "With three years having passed since our last
in-person edition of these races, we're eager to return to the roads to
crown champions."
In the B.A.A. 5K, Ethiopia's Senbere Teferi will make her Boston road
racing debut. A two-time Olympian and two-time World Athletics
Championships silver medalist, Teferi holds the women's-only 5K world
record of 14:29. She'll be up against recently crowned American marathon
record holder Keira D'Amato, 2021 U.S. Olympians Emily Sisson and Rachel
Schneider, reigning U.S. 5K national champion Weini Kelati, and B.A.A. High
Performance Team member Erika Kemp. The B.A.A. 5K course and American
record of 14:50 -set by Molly Huddle in 2015—could very well be in
jeopardy.
On the men's side, 2019 B.A.A. 10K champion David Bett and 17-time NCAA
champion Edward Cheserek, both of Kenya, will square off against New
Zealand 5,000m indoor national record holder Geordie Beamish and 2021 U.S.
Olympians Mason Ferlic and Joe Klecker. Stanley Kebenei, a World Athletics
Championships finalist in the 3000m steeplechase, will also be part of the
strong American charge. The B.A.A. 5K course and American record is 13:20,
established by Ben True in 2017.
Boston Marathon wheelchair division champions Marcel Hug, Daniel Romanchuk,
and Joshua Cassidy will all compete in the B.A.A. 5K less than 48 hours in
advance of racing the 126th Boston Marathon. Vanessa de Souza, Shelly
Oxley-Woods, and Jenna Fesemyer are top women's wheelchair entrants.
Following the B.A.A. 5K, the B.A.A. Invitational Mile will take center
stage on Boylston Street. U.S. Olympian, Bostonian, and reigning indoor
1,500m national champion Heather MacLean will race for the first time on
the three-lap course that finishes at the Boston Marathon finish line.
Among her competitors are B.A.A. High Performance Team member Annie
Rodenfels, 2019 runner-up Emily Lipari, and Great Britain Olympian Katie
Snowden. MacLean and Rodenfels won't be the only Massachusetts residents
toeing the line, as Belmont High School standout Ellie Shea will race among
the professionals. Shea ran 9:08.54 for 3,000m during the indoor season, a
time that stands as No. 5 on the all-time high school list and is a
Massachusetts state record.
Shane Streich, fresh off an indoor American record at 1,000m, will lead the
American men in the B.A.A. Invitational Mile along with 3:54 miler Colby
Alexander. Neil Gourley of Great Britain is entered, as are Canadian
William Paulson, the 2019 Pan-Am 1500m bronze medalist, B.A.A. racing team
member Kevin Kelly of Ireland, and local standout James Randon of Rhode
Island.
A complete professional field list for the B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A.
Invitational Mile can be found below. Preceding the professional divisions
of the B.A.A. Invitational Mile will be a scholastic mile and middle school
1K featuring student-athletes from the eight cities and towns along the
Boston Marathon route. Entries for the high school and middle school events
will be available on race weekend.
2022 B.A.A. 5K WOMEN'S FIELD
NAME COUNTRY ROAD 5K PB TRACK 5000M PB
Carmela Cardama-Baez Spain N/A 15:25.41 (NR)
Kim Conley USA 15:29 15:05.2
Keira D’Amato USA 15:08 16:09.9
Emily Durgin USA 16:05 15:24.2
Annie Frisbie USA 16:35 16:05.8
Sammy George USA 15:53 15:19.7
Tori Gerlach USA 15:56 15:44.1
Marielle Hall USA 15:08 15:02.3
Elly Henes USA N/A 15:03.27i
Emma Grace Hurley USA 16:13 15:57.2
Katie Izzo USA 16:00 15:41.3
Weini Kelati USA 15:18 14:58.2
Erika Kemp USA 15:45 15:10.1
Melissa Lodge USA N/A 15:53.81i
Sharon Lokedi Kenya 15:48 15:13.04i
Betty Sigei Kenya N/A 15:37.8
Emily Sisson USA 15:38 14:53.8
Rachel Smith (Schneider) USA N/A 14:52.0
Emma Spencer USA 16:41 16:05.0
Susanna Sullivan USA 16:35 15:42.59i
Senbere Teferi Ethiopia 14:29 (WR) 14:15.3
Abbey Wheeler USA N/A 15:40.67i
2022 B.A.A. 5K MEN'S FIELD
NAME COUNTRY ROAD 5K PB TRACK 5000M PB
Eric Avila USA 13:55 13:18.7
Geordie Beamish New Zealand N/A 13:12.53i (NR)
David Bett Kenya 13:54 13:06.1
Ben Blankenship USA 13:56 13:33.1
Robert Brandt USA N/A 13:19.1
Sam Chelanga USA 13:43 13:09.7
Edward Cheserek Kenya 13:29 13:04.4
Adam Clarke Great Britain 13:42 13:39.2
Graham Crawford USA 13:54 13:22.68i
Aaron Dinzeo USA 14:25 13:58.4
Brandon Doughty USA N/A 13:39.1
Mason Ferlic USA 13:52 13:24.9
Sydney Gidabuday USA 13:53 13:22.7
Eric Hamer USA 14:43 13:29.6
Brian Harvey USA 14:01 14:13.9
Stanley Kebenei USA 13:53 13:45.9
Joe Klecker USA N/A 13:06.7
Kasey Knevelbaard USA 13:56 13:24.98i
Lawi Lalang USA 13:30 13:00.9
Matt McClintock USA 13:49 13:47.7
Tim McGowan USA 14:11 13:54.2
Reuben Mosip Kenya 13:34 13:50.80a
Charles Philbert-Thiboutot Canada 14:04 13:22.4
Brian Shrader USA 13:57 13:29.1
Zouhair Talbi Morocco N/A 13:18.17i
Aaron Templeton USA 13:48 13:39.4
Josef Tessema USA 14:05 13:22.3
B.A.A. 5K MEN'S WHEELCHAIR FIELD
NAME COUNTRY
Tiaan Bosch South Africa
Rafael Botello Jimenez Spain
Joshua Cassidy Canada
Hermin Garic USA
Marcel Hug Switzerland
Daniel Romanchuk USA
James Senbeta USA
Johnboy Smith Great Britain
B.A.A. 5K WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR FIELD
NAME COUNTRY
Vanessa De Souza Brazil
Jenna Fesemyer USA
Shelly Oxley-Woods Great Britain
Margriet van den Broek Netherlands
2022 B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILE WOMEN'S FIELD
NAME COUNTRY 1500m PB TRACK MILE PB
Holly Archer Great Britain 04:07.2 04:35.9
Dani Aragon USA 04:05.1 04:31.7
Sadie Henderson USA 04:10.3 04:41.0
Emily Lipari USA 04:05.7 04:28.8
Heather MacLean USA 04:02.1 04:26.0
Yolanda Ngarambe Sweden 04:03.4 04:28.3
Taryn Rawlings USA 04:05.0 04:28.3
Annie Rodenfels USA 04:13.5 04:32.6
Helen Schlachtenhaufen USA 04:01.1 04:27.1
Ellie Shea USA 04:21.4 04:43.7
Annika Sisson USA 04:17.8 04:39.6
Katie Snowden Great Britain 04:02.8 04:25.9
Erin Teschuk Canada 04:14.3 04:32.3
Allie Wilson USA 04:14.8 04:32.3
2022 B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILE MEN'S FIELD
NAME COUNTRY 1500m PB TRACK MILE PB
Colin Abert USA 03:41.5 3:59:51
Colby Alexander USA 03:33.6 03:54.9
Joey Berriatua USA 03:44.3 04:00.7
Jake Edwards USA 03:38.8 03:58.1
Neil Gourley Great Britain 03:35.9 03:57.1
Brahim Kaazouzi Morocco 03:31.6 03:58.5
Kevin Kelly Ireland 03:39.1 03:57.9
William Paulson Canada 03:35.4 03:58.0
James Randon USA 03:37.9 03:56.4
Shane Streich USA 03:41.3 03:58.0
Diego Zarate USA 03:38.9 03:57.5
ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit
organization with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through
sports, especially running. The B.A.A.'s Boston Marathon is the world's
oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local events and
supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running programs.
Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John
Hancock. The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors,
along with international marathons in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and
New York City. For more information on the B.A.A., or the B.A.A. club,
racing team, and High Performance Team, please visit www.baa.org.
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