Abby Faith Cheeseman Is Back And Making An October Statement
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Abby Faith Cheeseman pushed until October to make her season debut on the course following her stellar 2021 freshman campaign.
But, arguably, she's now back -- and better than ever.
The sophomore out of the Webb School (TN) clocked a new US No. 17 5k of 17:04.50 at the Frank Horton "Night" Classic on Saturday, taking the win in the varsity race by over a minute.
That also makes for a nine-second personal best for Cheeseman, whose previous PR of 17:13.8 came almost a year ago at the Tennessee Middle Regional Championships.
It also comes just one week after her season opener at the Jesse Owens Classic in Alabama where she clocked 17:19.00 for first place in the silver race, good for a 142 speed rating.
Cheeseman will be someone to watch now through the rest of the month and into the postseason, and if the trend continues upward for the impressive sophomore, she will look to find herself in the nationals conversation come December.
GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT POINTS 1 Abby Faith Cheeseman 10 The Webb School 17:04.50 1 2 Lauren Rutlin 12 St. George's Independent School 18:07.10 0 3 Savannah Rivera 12 Knoxville Ambassadors High School 18:15.70 0 4 Meriel Rowland 11 Hutchison School 18:25.60 0 5 Zoe Marsh 11 Houston High School 18:47.30 2 6 Victoria Markham 12 Augustine High School 19:03.70 0 7 Gracey Owens 12 Houston High School 19:06.80 3 8 Delaney Vickers 11 Spain Park 19:08.20 4 9 Aubree Wille 12 Van Buren High School 19:11.00 5 10 Layla Warren 9 Simpson Academy 19:25.60 6
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