Northern Burlington’s Keira Mansure shattered the Rider indoor 5,000 record Saturday afternoon at the ECAC Championships at Boston University’s Track and Tennis Center.
Mansure finished 7th in 16:56.62, breaking the school record of 17:02 set in 2017 by Meg McGarrity at the Terrier Invitational, on the same Boston University track.
Mansure’s previous 5,000 best indoors or out was a 17:31.22 in January, also at the Terrier Classic at B.U.
For some reason, the splits that showed during the race have disappeared from the results, but Mansure averaged about 40.7 per lap. She ran most of the second half of the race with two Iona women – Claragh Keane and Madison Klein. Keane finished just ahead of Mansure, Klein just behind.
Only three Rider women have broken 17 minutes outdoors – Niky Mateescu of South Brunswick ran 16:49.31 at Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pa., in 2016, Emily Ritter of Sussex Tech in Millsborog, Del., ran 16:55.37 at Monmouth in West Long Branch in 2015 and Jordan O’Neill from Neshaminy in Middletown Township, Bucks County, 16:57.46 last year in Fairfax, Va.
So Mansure’s time is fastest by a Rider runner over 5,000 meters indoors or out in eight years.
It also appears to be 4th-fastest all-time by a Burlington County alumni. Interesting that four of the top seven (that I’ve been able to find) are Northern Burlington graduates. And remember, Liliah Gordon ran 17:26.55 last winter as a Northern sophomore. And Leake, who has run 4:53.23 this winter for Monmouth, hasn’t run a 5,000 since last April.
15:10.10 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], May 29, 2021, Attleboro, Mass.
16:34.70y … Jenna Darcy [Shawnee], Feb. 19, 2005, Kingston, R.I.
16:36.18 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], June 5, 2021, Nashville, Tenn.
16:56.62 … Keira Mansure [Northern Burlington], March 2, 2024, Boston
17:03.30 … Laura Mason [Northern Burlington], June 15, 1996, Atlanta
17:08.79 … Isabella Leak [Egg Harbor Twp.], May 6, 2023, Williamsburg, Va.
17:12.71 … Colleen Sunderland [Northern Burlington], N/A
Mansure had high school PRs of 5:13.85 and 11:37.21 at Northern. So she ran a faster pace in her 5,000 on Saturday than in her fastest 3,200 in high school.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 