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Oviedo's Barringer breaks U.S. collegiate record for 1,500 meters

Zachary Warrner - Posted on 12 June 2009

Oviedo's Jenny Barringer has broken the U.S. collegiate record for the 1,500 meters, posting an official time of 3:59:90 for the event during the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, OR last weekend.

Barringer finished second in the event to Beijing gold medalist Gelete Burka by just a hundredth of a second.

According to OregonLive.com:

Amid the broken records, thrills and spills Sunday in the Prefontaine Classic, Jenny Barringer nearly stole the show.

The University of Colorado senior made a late charge from behind in the home straight and almost caught Ethiopian Gelete Burka at the tape in a thrilling finish to the 1,500 meters before 12,841 at Hayward Field.

Understand, Burka is the event's 2009 world leader and broke her own meet record while winning the race in 3 minutes, 59.89 seconds. Barringer is better known for the steeplechase, in which she holds the U.S. record.

Barringer showed up at Hayward on Sunday with a personal record of 4:08.38 in the 1,500.

Yet there she was in the stretch, making up ground on Burka with every stride as the crowd roared. The finish was too close to call from the pressbox. Had the race been 1,501 meters, Barringer might have won.

To read the full story on the OregonLive.com website, click the link below.

Source:

OregonLive.com - Prefontaine Classic: Jenny Barringer nearly catches Gelete Burka in 1,500

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Jenny B continues to be the

Submitted by Anonymous on June 12, 2009 - 7:42am.

Jenny B continues to be the pride of Oviedo! Thanks for the great article. She is racing tonight in the 3000m Steeplechase today at the NCAA National Finals meet, the last time she races as a collegiate on the track. She has one more season left and will run in the CU uniform for the cross-country season this Fall in hopes of winning that NCAA title to add to her collection! :) Be sure to watch the race clip on this link - WOW! http://www.letsrun.com/2009/prewomen1500.php

This is AWESOME! Go Jenny!

Submitted by Anonymous on June 12, 2009 - 9:59am.

This is AWESOME! Go Jenny!

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