Montgomery junior’s Hanne Thomsen & Seelah Kittelstrom took to the track again on 8/24/23.
Thomsen finished two seconds shy of Julia Stamps Empire record with a 16:33.51 clocking.
Stamps best time is still the California Sophomore all-time record.
Thomsen’s time breaks Stamps’ California Junior all-time record, old record by Stamps was 16:46.06 in 1996.
Kittelstrom ran the 4th fastest Empire time ever at 17:53.55.
Only four girls in the nation this year ran faster times than Thomsen with two already graduating.
Complete Results
Empire All-Time
16:31.2 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa 1995, Former #4 Nation, #1 CA, #1 Nat. Soph.
16:33.51 Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 2023
16:48.2 Harper McClain, St. Helena 2020
17:53.55 Seelah Kittelstrom, Montgomery 2023
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
20:23.07i Kelly O’Leary, Maria Carrillo 2007
20:56.0 Lisa Gay, Montgomery 1992 NCTE
2023 National bests 1. 12 Paityn Noe 16:04.69 Iowa Jun 18 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals 2. 10 Emily Wisniewski 16:10.16 Oregon Jun 18 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals 3. 10 Zariel Macchia 16:17.29 New York Jun 18 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals 4. 12 Ciara O'Shea 16:23.67 Kentucky Mar 25 2023 Adidas Raleigh Relays 5. Hanne Thomsen 16:33.51 Calif. Aug 24 2023 Oakland Twilight 5000
California 5k records
15:52.88 -Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay-SJ) 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships
15:56.84 -Fiona O’Keeffe (Davis-SJ) 2016 USATF Junior Nationals
16:31.2 **Julia Stamps (Santa Rosa-NC) 1995
16:45.60 -Clara Horowitz (Head Royce School, Oakland-NC) 2002
16:45.87 ***Sarah Baxter (Simi Valley-SS) 2011 Portland Track Festival
16:49.5 -Rebecca Chamberlain (Leigh, San Jose-CC) 1986
16:50.05 -Tori Tyler (Gunn, Palo Alto-CC) 2005 USATF Junior Nationals
16:51.64 -Lindsay Flacks (Harvard-Westlake, North Hollywood-SS) 2004 Mt. SAC Relays
16:51.71 -Jessie Peterson (Carlmont, Belmont-CC) 2011 Mt. SAC Relays
16:51.97 **Alma Escobar (Corona-SS) 2004 Mt. SAC Relays
Mixed-gender race
16:33.51 *Hanne Thomsen (Montgomery-NC) 2023 Oakland Twilight 5000
16:48.2. -Harper McClain (St. Helena-NC) 2020 Covid-19 exhibition