Getachew leads deepest women’s indoor 5,000 race in history, with six athletes eclipsing 15-minute barrier, including her 14:42.94 effort to smash 2004 mark by Tirunesh Diababa, and Andrews elevating to No. 2 American with 14:46.51 effort; Camp-Bennett runs 4;27.13 in mile, with Providence’s May ascending to No. 7 all-time collegiate competitor at 4:27.85

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Photos by David Hicks

Nearly 20 years to the day from the deepest women’s indoor 5,000-meter race in history, Boston was again the backdrop for another memorable showcase of distance depth at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at the Tennis and Track Center at Boston University.

A quartet of Ethiopian women all eclipsed the 15-minute barrier, including a World Under-20 record by Tirunesh Dibaba, at the 2004 adidas Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Center.

RESULTS | PHOTOS by David Hicks

Senayet Getachew, 18, led an even deeper group Saturday night, running a new World U20 all-time mark of 14:42.94 to be the catalyst for a record six female athletes running sub-15 in the same indoor 5,000.

Getachew, who elevated to the No. 9 athlete in global history, took 11 seconds off Dibaba’s standard of 14:53.99, with fellow Ethiopians Fentaye Belayneh (14:43.25, No. 10) and Aynadis Mebratu (14:44.94, No. 11) benefiting from American athlete and On Athletics Club competitor Alicia Monson pacing the group through the 3,000-meter mark in 8:54.54.

Marta Garcia Alonso of Spain ascended to the No. 12 all-time world competitor by finishing fourth in 14:46.37.

Josette Andrews of On Athletics Club placed fifth in 14:46.51, elevating to the No. 2 performer in American indoor history and No. 13 globally.

Courtney Wayment, representing On, secured sixth in 14:49.78, improving to the No. 6 all-time U.S. indoor athlete and No. 21 in the world.

Rachel Smith of HOKA clocked 15:10.10 to achieve seventh, fellow American competitor Katie Wasserman from HOKA Northern Arizona Elite earned eighth in 15:13.84 and Australian athlete Lauren Ryan, representing Under Armour Dark Sky Distance, was ninth in 15:15.79.

Adva Cohen, also from Under Armour Dark Sky Distance and representing Israel, won the second section in 15:27.20, just ahead of the Brigham Young trio of Jenna Hutchins (15:30.99), Lexy Halladay-Lowry (15:31.03) and Aubrey Frentheway (15:31.69).

Anna Camp-Bennett, a former BYU standout representing adidas, led a strong group in the women’s mile, clocking a personal-best 4:27.13 to hold off New Zealand competitor and Providence athlete Kimberley May in 4:27.85.

May ascended to the No. 7 all-time collegiate indoor mile performer on a 200-meter banked track and elevated to No. 2 in New Zealand history, trailing only Kimberley Smith at 4:24.14.

Northern Arizona’s Maggi Congdon clocked 4:30.24 to equal the No. 19 collegiate indoor miler in history, in addition to returning to the track to run 9:15.67 to take third in her 3,000 section, followed by teammate Karrie Baloga in 9:16.10.

BYU’s Riley Chamberlain clocked 4:30.26 to improve to the No. 21 all-time collegiate indoor competitor and former Butler standout Angelina Ellis, representing Mission Run Dark Sky Distance, ran 4:30.62 to win the second section.

Providence’s Shannon Flockhart, representing England, supported May by running 4:30.83 to ascend to No. 25 in collegiate indoor history, with fellow British athlete and Boston College competitor Molly Hudson, along with Stanford’s Juliette Whittaker both clocking 4:30.92 to equal the No. 26 all-time collegiate indoor performer. Whittaker was runner-up to Ellis in the second section.

Emma Zawatski of Freehold Township High in New Jersey, a Colorado-bound senior, finished ninth in the third section, producing the fastest prep performance in the country this season at 4:45.96. Zawatski is only the third New Jersey high school competitor to run sub-4:46 indoors, joining Lilly Shapiro of Colts Neck at 4:45.39 and Camryn Wennersten from Ridgewood High and Garden State Track Club at 4:45.62.

Ella Donaghu of Nike Union Athletics Club prevailed in the women’s 3,000 in 8:46.39, with BYU’s Sadie Sargent the only other athlete to eclipse the 9-minute barrier with her 8:59.45 effort.

Canadian competitors Erin Teschuk of New Balance and Simone Plourde from Nike Union Athletics Club were third and fourth in 9:00.30 and 9:03.12, respectively.

Swedish athlete Hanna Hermansson from Valor Track Club finished fifth in 9:03.44, followed by Sage Hurta Klecker of On Athletics Club in 9:05.33 and fellow American Katie Thronson, a Notre Dame assistant coach, clocking 9:05.94.

Emma Gee, competing unattached, won the second section in 9:09.52.

Nike athlete Lucia Stafford, representing Canada, held off Stanford sophomore Roisin Willis by a 2:01.79 to 2:01.99 margin in the women’s 800.

Madeleine Kelly, another Canadian athlete, took third in 2:02.38, France’s Anais Bourgoin was fourth in 2:03.11, former Michigan standout and Canadian competitor Aurora Rynda placed fifth in 2:03.25 and New Balance Boston’s Katherine Mitchell secured sixth in 2:03.95.

Stafford led a Canadian sweep of the top three spots in the women’s 1,000 with her victory in 2:39.62, followed by Kelly clocking 2:40.15, New Balance athlete Addy Townsend running 2:40.48 and former Stanford competitor Maddy Berkson of Battle Road Track Club finishing fourth in 2:41.59.

Penn’s Isabella Whittaker won the women’s 400 in 51.69, eclipsing the facility record of 51.70 achieved by Francena McCorory in 2015.

Sammy Watson, representing adidas, won the women’s 500 in 1:09.90, with Harvard freshman Sophia Gorriaran placing second in 1:11.99.

In the lone men’s distance event on Saturday’s schedule, Florida State clocked 9:36.76 to triumph in the DMR, with Martin Prodanov, British Wilkerson, Anthony Herrera and David Mullarkey achieving the victory for the Seminoles.