Kate Murphy, a 16-year-old junior from Virginia, became the third-fastest high school girl in history in the 1500 meters on Friday, finishing with a 4:07.21 victory at the Adidas Boost Boston Games. She also qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Murphy won the Dream High School 1500 meters at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville, Massachusetts, by seven seconds and also was faster than the professional women’s race that night, won by Cory McGee in 4:08.65. On the all-time high school records list, she’s now ranked behind Mary Cain, who is first with a 4:04.62 in 2013, and Alexa Efraimson, with a 4:07.05 in 2014.

Cain ran the pro race on Friday and placed third in 4:10.84.

Murphy, the 2015 U.S. junior champion, said she came to the Adidas meet to qualify for the Trials, which begin on July 1 in Eugene, Oregon.

“Coming in I knew I needed to get it done,” she said, adding, “I was just trying to be really brave and I pushed the pace because I knew I didn’t want to come through with one lap [to go] and close really, really hard.”

In an odd turn of events, Ben True, a 5,000- and 10,000-meter runner, finished third in the 1500 meters with a 3:36.05, which is the country’s fastest outdoor time in the event this year.

Other standouts at Dilboy Stadium included Ajee’ Wilson, who ran the fastest 800 meters this year by an American woman, a 1:59.72, with Molly Ludlow close behind in 1:59.93. Dejen Gebremeskel and Hagos Gebrhiwet, two Ethiopians who covet Olympic berths in the men’s 5,000 meters, took first and second in that event in 12:59.89 and 13:00.20, respectively.

Ethiopia’s 2012 Olympic gold medalist, Meseret Defar, was first in the women’s 5,000 meters in 15:06.96, with Americans Marielle Hall (15:13.66) and Abbey D’Agostino (15:22.29) next in her wake.

On Saturday, the Boost Boston Games became a “street meet” in the city, with sprints and hurdles races on a temporary track installed on Charles Street, near the Boston Common.

“It reminded me of my days back in the day when I was racing my cousins and my friends in the street,” said Tori Bowie, the American who won the women’s 100 meters in 11.03 seconds and is considered a gold medal prospect in Rio.

Full meet results are here.

Brooks PR Invitational

The improving quality and depth of American scholastic running was also evident on Saturday at the Brooks PR Invitational in Renton, Washington. Andrew Jordan from Pataskala, Ohio, led 10 athletes under 9:00 in the boys two mile, running a 56-second last quarter to triumph in 8:50.12. In two of a handful of elite events, Katie Mackey won the women’s 1500 meters by more than four seconds in 4:09.83, while Josh Thompson edged 2012 Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano in the men’s race, 3:39.61 to 3:39.70.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Half Marathon and Marathon

Jared Ward, a 2016 U.S. Olympic marathoner, ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Half Marathon on Saturday as a tuneup for the Rio Games, finishing first in 1:06:01, over Craig Hopkins, of Great Britain, who ran a 1:08:08.

Ward is currently logging 120-mile weeks with 25-mile long runs in preparation for the Olympic marathon on August 21.

Kara Ford was the women’s half marathon winner in 1:19:59. The marathon champions were Samuel Golitom Hadgu of Eritrea in 2:26:02 and Sophia Liu, a Seattle research scientist, in 2:51:46.

Grandma’s Marathon

Elisha Barno and Sarah Kiptoo, both from Kenya, became two-time champions on Saturday at Grandma’s Marathon in Minnesota. Barno covered the Two Harbors-to-Duluth course in 2:11:26, exactly a minute ahead of countryman Weldon Kirui. Kiptoo, who set the women’s course record of 2:26:32 in 2013, prevailed in 2:33:29 on a warm and humid day. The women’s runner-up, Ethiopia’s Serkalem Abrha, was 52 seconds back.

The men’s title at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon went to Macdonard Ondara, who lost by less than a second in 2015. This time, the Kenyan who trains in New Mexico clocked a 1:03:33 to beat Japan’s Suehiro Ishikawa by 29 seconds. Ethiopian Simegn Abnet Yeshanbel was the women’s winner in 1:13:21, with Kenyan Hellen Jemutai second in 1:14:04.

Mount Washington Road Race

Joe Gray and Kim Dobson, of Colorado, were champions at the 7.6-mile Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire, the East Coast’s most fabled vertical climb with 4,727 feet of elevation gain. Gray’s win in 58:17 was his third-straight at Mount Washington. Eric Blake of Connecticut was second in 59:49.

Dobson is now a four-time women’s champ after taking the lead from Kim Nedeau a half mile into the race and finishing in 1:09:34. “I ran conservatively to the halfway mark and then felt good so I kept pushing it,” she said, according to a press release. “I had an injury this winter and so every time I am able to get to the start line, it is a such a blessing.”

Nedeau was second in 1:13:51.

The Mount Washington results are here.

Stockholm Diamond League

The Bauhasu-Galan meet on Thursday in Stockholm was the last Diamond League gathering before the United States and other countries stage their Olympic Trials. Ethiopians swept the first six places in the men’s 5,000 meters, with Ibrahim Jeilan and Yomif Kejelcha dueling to a 13:03:22 to 13:03.66 finish. Jeilan was the 2011 world championships gold medalist in the 10,000 meters. He’s the last person to defeat Mo Farah, of Great Britain, in a global championships outdoor track race—and he’s hoping to be back in the 10,000 meters in Rio.

David Rudisha, Kenya’s 800-meter Olympic champion and world record holder, led his specialty well into the final straightaway in Stockholm. But he abruptly slowed and ended up fourth in 1:45.69 behind winner Ferguson Rotich’s 1:45.07. The men’s 800 meters could be one of the most wide-open and competitive races of the Olympics.

Full Stockholm results are here.

Race Results Weekly contributed to this report.

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