2019 International Team Challenge Results

Women’s International Team Results

Weather (11:12 a.m.): 59 degrees, 66% humidity, overcast, winds from the southeast at 3 mph

Ethiopia’s Hiwot Yemer edged teammate Meseret Tola for the title, winning in 32:49, which tied for the 11th fastest time in race history; Tola’s clocking of 32:55 is the 16th-fastest. This marked the fifth-time there were multiple sub-33 minute times, joining 1999 (four), 1995 (two), 2008 (two) and 2011 (two). USA’s Aliphine Tuliamuk posted the 18th-fastest time (33:00), which is the third-fastest by a USA runner (trailing Elva Dryer, 32:51 in 2005 and Deena Drossin, 32:56 in 1999).

Place  |  (Bib) |  Name  |  Time

  1. (21) Hiwot Yemer Ethiopia 32:49
  2. (20) Meseret Tola Ethiopia 32:55
  3. ( 1) Aliphine Tuliamuk USA (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 33:00
  4. (15) Margaret Muriuki Kenya 33:21
  5. (19) Rahma Chota Ethiopia 33:29
  6. (14) Ivy Kibet Kenya 33:50
  7. (11) Kayoko Fukushi Japan 33:56
  8. (32) Magdalena Shauri Pan Africa (Tanzania) 34:05
  9. (10) Yuka Ando Japan 34:19
  10. ( 4) Kaitlin Goodman USA (Providence, R.I.) 34:21
  11. ( 3) Shalaya Kipp USA (Vancouver, B.C.) 34:32
  12. ( 2) Stephanie Bruce USA (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 34:40
  13. ( 7) Lauren Masterson USA (Alamosa, Colo.) 35:06
  14. (33) Natalia Sulle Pan Africa (Tanzania) 35:13
  15. ( 8) Melissa Dock USA (Boulder, Colo.) 35:40
  16. (16) Margarita Hernandez Mexico 35:41
  17. ( 5) Taylor Ward USA (Ogden, Utah) 35:45
  18. ( 6) Lindsey Sherf USA (High Falls, N.Y.) 36:08
  19. (13) Grace Kahura Kenya 36:32
  20.  (30) Jenifer Silva Brazil 36:36
  21. (12) Kotomi Tsubokura Japan 36:37
  22. (28) Maria Aparecida Brazil 36:44
  23. (29) Andreia Hessel Brazil 37:00
  24. ( 9) Deanna Ardrey USA (Boulder, Colo.) 37:09
  25. (17) Mitzari Lozano Mexico 37:13
  26. (26) Dailin Belmonte Latin America (Cuba) 37:16
  27. (31) Francine Nzilampa Pan Africa (Congo) 38:40
  28. (27) Yudieyvis Tumbarell Latin America (Cuba) 38:48
  29. (25) Hortencia Aliaga Latin America (Peru) 40:47
  30. (18) Yuliana Navarro Mexico 41:41

Men’s International Team Results

Weather (11:22 a.m.): 61 degrees, 63% humidity, mostly cloudy, winds from the south at 3 mph (gusting to 15 from NW)

Notes: Kenya’s Benard Ngeno set the pace from about the get-go, running a 4:20 for the first mile in eventually winning with a 28:29 time, the eighth-fastest in BB history (his other splits were 4:35, 4:43, 4:39, 4:32 and 4:43, as he also recorded the fastest miles for the 2, 3, 4, and 5-mile marks. Ethiopia’s Terefa Delesa ran the fastest 6-mile split at 4:32. It is the third-fastest time this millennium (last year’s winner won in 28:18). His 29-second margin of victory is the largest since 2001, when Kenyans James Koskei and Joseph Kimani finished 1-2, but in 29:00 and 29:29.

Place  |  (Bib) |  Name  |  Time

  1. (15) Benard Ngeno Kenya 28:29
  2. (19) Terefa Delesa Ethiopia 28:58
  3. (29) Joseph Panga Tanzania 29:03
  4. (24) Tsegay Tuemay Weldlibanos Eritrea 29:09
  5. (28) Gabriel Geay Tanzania 29:13
  6. (33) Aweke Yimer Bahrain 29:24
  7. (20) Dejene Gonfa Ethiopia 29:32
  8. ( 3) Reid Buchanan USA (Mammoth, Calif.) 29:46
  9. ( 1) Jared Ward USA (Kaysville, Utah) 29:53
  10. (31) Zouhair Aouad Bahrain 29:58
  11. (21) Yitayal Zerihun Ethiopia 30:06
  12. (22) Samsom Gezahai Eritrea 30:12
  13. (23) Daniel Mesfun Eritrea 30:14
  14. (30) Alphonse Simbu Tanzania 30:16
  15. (32) Hassan Elabbassi Bahrain 30:19
  16. ( 9) Reed Fischer ($1,000) USA (Boulder) 30:20
  17. ( 4) Haron Lagat ($750) USA (Colorado Springs) 30:25
  18. ( 6) Futsum Zienasellassie ($500) USA (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 30:41
  19. ( 5) Tyler McCandless USA (Boulder) 30:48
  20. (13) Kevin Kochei Kenya 30:56
  21. (14) Isaac Mukundi Kenya 30:59
  22. (18) Juan Romero Mexico 31:02
  23. (26) Luis Orta South America (Venezuela) 31:09
  24. ( 2) Diego Estrada USA (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 31:12
  25. ( 7) Jacob Riley USA (Boulder) 31:20
  26. (10) Atsumi Ashiwa Japan 31:29
  27. (11) Masaya Taguchi Japan 31:52
  28. (17) Ricardo Ramos Mexico 32:01
  29. (16) Fernando Cervantes Mexico 32:08
  30. (27) Andres Zamora South America (Uruguay) 32:10
  31. ( 8) Tim Rackers USA (Boulder) 32:13
  32. (34) Husein Habumugisha Rwanda 32:28
  33. (35) Jean D’Amour Hakizimana Rwanda 32:40
  34. (12) Shohei Tomita Japan 32:43
  35. (25) Derlys Ayala South America (Paraguay) 33:06
  36. (36) Philbert Usabuwera Rwanda 33:47

2019 International Team Results

The  Ethiopia men won for the 10th time in 22 International Team competitions (second straight), edging Tanzania by two points, tied for the third closest margin (last done in 2017, when the United States edged Ethiopia by two). Kenya, which has won seven men’s titles, finished sixth, it’s lowest-ever (sans two years when it didn’t have one runner finish); however, with  Bernard Ngeno winning, it marks the first time a team that finished as low as sixth had the individual champion (Morocco finished fifth in 2008 with the winner, and fourth in 2007 as well); all other years the winner has been in the top three. The  Ethiopian women won for the 13th time (10th in the last 11 years—finished second in 2016); the 16-point win over team U.S.A. Red was the second-largest in team competition history; trailing only a 26-point win by the U.S.A. over Romania in 2002 (it was the fifth time Ethiopia had a double-digit winning margin … Both U.S.A. teams (men and women) were scored as follows: first three finishers comprised the “Red” team; the second three the “White” team and the final three the “Blue” team.

Men’s Team Standings

  1. ETHIOPIA  (2-7-11) 20
  2. TANZANIA (3-5-14) 22
  3. ERITREA (4-12-13) 29
  4. BAHRAIN (6-10-15) 31
  5. U.S.A. RED (8-9-16) 33
  6. KENYA (1-20-21) 42
  7. U.S.A. WHITE (17-18-19) 54
  8. MEXICO (22-28-29) 79
  9. U.S.A. BLUE (24-25-31) 80
  10. JAPAN (26-27-34) 87
  11. SOUTH AMERICA (23-30-35) 88
  12. RWANDA (32-33-36) 101

Women’s Team Standings

  1. ETHIOPIA (1-2-5) 8
  2. U.S.A. RED  (3-10-11) 24
  3. KENYA (4-6-19) 29
  4. JAPAN  (7-9-21) 37
  5. U.S.A. WHITE (12-13-15) 40
  6. PAN AFRICA  (8-14-27) 49
  7. U.S.A. BLUE (17-18-24) 59
  8. BRAZIL (20-22-23 65)
  9. MEXICO (16-25-3)0 71
  10. LATIN AMERICA (26-28-29) 83

(ties, when they occur, are broken by the rank of third runner’s finish)