Seelah Kittelstrom runs 17:23.84 on the track

Nike Outdoor Nationals & USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field

Seelah Kittelstrom at the finish of the 5,000

Montgomery’s Seelah Kittelstrom is number 4 All-Time for the Empire at 5,000 meters on the track.
Bettering her mark from last year by 30 seconds.
She placed 10th in the Girls 5000 Meter Championship race and it was the 16th fastest time in the US this year.

Rylee Blade from Santiago High, who placed third behind Hanne Thomsen in the state 3200, was the winner in 16:18.17 #3 HS time in US this year.
Full 5000 results

Kittelstrom averaged 83.5 a lap or a 5:34.03 1600m pace for the 3.1 mile distance.
She ran the first 600 meters in 19th, last place in the heat, and kept passing runners as the race went on.
Fastest 100m split was the last 100 meters in 18.52.
Slowest 100m split was 21.99 at 3900m mark

All-Time 5,000m
16:31.2 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa 1995, Former #4 Nation, #1 CA, #1 Nat. So.
16:33.51 Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 2023
16:48.2 Harper McClain, St. Helena 2020
17:23.84 Seelah Kittelstrom, Montgomery 2024
18:26.7 Megan Reeder, Santa Rosa 1991
19:25.4 Suzie Rozga, Santa Rosa 2009
19:45.5 Eva Stuart, Santa Rosa 2009
19:58.9 Kendra Johnson, El Molino 1993
20:02.03i Jordan Davis, Maria Carrillo 2007
20:06.7 Kim Handel, Montgomery 2002

Kittelstrom’S Splits
100m
19.326
19.326

200m
19.718
39.044

300m
20.399
59.443

400m
20.195
1:19.638

500m
20.701
1:40.339

600m
20.575
2:00.914

700m
20.909
2:21.823

800m
20.660
2:42.483

900m
20.922
3:03.405

1000m
20.990
3:24.395

1100m
21.081
3:45.476

1200m
20.848
4:06.324

1300m
20.963
4:27.287

1400m
20.490
4:47.777

1500m
20.961
5:08.738

1600m
21.000
5:29.738

1700m
20.975
5:50.713

1800m
20.813
6:11.526

1900m
20.834
6:32.360

2000m
20.976
6:53.336

2100m
21.306
7:14.642

2200m
20.777
7:35.419

2300m
21.197
7:56.616

2400m
21.071
8:17.687

2500m
21.345
8:39.032

2600m
20.983
9:00.015

2700m
21.106
9:21.121

2800m
21.439
9:42.560

2900m
21.237
10:03.797

3000m
20.823
10:24.620

3100m
21.120
10:45.740

3200m
21.290
11:07.030

3300m
21.531
11:28.561

3400m
21.127
11:49.688

3500m
21.512
12:11.200

3600m
21.766
12:32.966

3700m
21.501
12:54.467

3800m
21.326
13:15.793

3900m
21.987
13:37.780

4000m
21.257
13:59.037

4100m
21.775
14:20.812

4200m
21.405
14:42.217

4300m
21.303
15:03.520

4400m
20.705
15:24.225

4500m
21.074
15:45.299

4600m
20.757
16:06.056

4700m
20.575
16:26.631

4800m
19.076
16:45.707

4900m
19.608
17:05.315

5000m
18.523
17:23.838
21.987