2023 B.A.A. 5K

Professional Athletes

Professional Athletes

 

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced a star-studded field set to compete in the 2023 B.A.A. 5K presented by Point32Health.


Media

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Global Medalists, Returning Champions Highlight Professional Fields for 2023 B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile


B.A.A. 5K Professional Women’s Field

NAME 

COUNTRY 

ROAD 5K PB 

TRACK 5000M PB 

Mekides Abebe 

Ethiopia 

14:35

Debut 

Anna (West) Benedettini 

USA

N/A

16:01.11 

Beatrice Chebet 

Kenya 

14:32 

14:34.55 

Jesca Chelangat 

Kenya 

15:16 

15:52.02 

Adva Cohen 

Israel 

16:56 

15:26.48 

Rahel Daniel 

Eritrea

N/A 

14:36.66 (NR)

Emily Durgin 

USA 

15:23 

15:24.19 

Jacqueline Gaughan 

USA 

 N/A

15:55.69i 

Sammy George 

USA 

15:53 

15:19.66 

Marielle Hall 

USA 

15:08 

15:02.27 

Megan Hasz

USA 

N/A 

15:39.03i

Bethany Hasz

USA 

15:45

15:25.33i

Marisa Howard 

USA 

16:01 

15:54.06 

Emma Grace Hurley 

USA 

15:49 

15:42.94 

Weini Kelati 

USA 

15:04 

14:57.07 

Katie Kellner 

USA 

16:13 

15:56.42 

Jenna Magness 

USA 

N/A 

15:26.21 

Agnes Ngetich 

Kenya 

15:02 

15:07.34 

Abby Nichols 

USA

N/A

15:15.95 

Fiona O’Keeffe 

USA 

N/A 

15:01.34i

Millie Paladino 

USA 

16:35 

15.02.63i

Andrea Pomaranski*

USA

15:59

N/A

Charlotte Prouse 

Canada 

16:28

15:26.01i

Annie Rodenfels 

USA 

15:31 

15:08.22i

Natosha Rogers 

USA 

15:39

14:52.21i 

Julie-Anne Staehli

Canada 

15:33

14:57.50 

Yumi Yoshikawa

Japan

16:47

15:32.29

*Masters

i = Achieved indoors

NR = National Record

 

2023 B.A.A. 5K Professional Men’s Field

NAME 

COUNTRY 

ROAD 5K PB 

TRACK 5000M PB 

Eric Avila 

USA 

13:55  

13:18.68  

Brian Barraza 

USA  

13:40

13:17.11i

Morgan Beadlescomb

USA

N/A

13:15.82i

Leonard Bett 

Kenya

13:31  

13:40.4ha

Emmanuel Bor 

USA  

13:43  

13:00.48i

Graham Crawford

USA

13:48

13:42.55

Mason Ferlic

USA

13:39

13:24.94

Ben Flanagan 

Canada

13:38 

13:11.12i  

Willy Fink 

USA

13:37  

 13:16.97i

Jordan Gusman 

Malta

13:54  

13:21.35

Olin Hacker 

USA 

16:00  

13:19.34  

Yemane Haileselassie 

Eritrea

13:34  

13:33.24  

Eric Hamer 

USA  

14:31 

13:29.60i

Eduardo Herrera 

USA 

N/A

13:11.75i  

Tsegay Kidanu 

Ethiopia

N/A

13:14.68  

Benjamin Kigen 

Kenya

13:36  

14:02.78a

Isaac Kipkemboi 

Kenya

N/A

13:54.67  

Wesley Kiptoo 

Kenya

N/A

13:14.74i

Kasey Knevelbaard 

USA 

13:50

13:24.98i  

Geoffrey Koech 

Kenya

13:22  

13:28.07 

Edwin Kugat

Kenya

13:41

13:20.48

Isaiah Lasoi 

Kenya

N/A

N/A

Sean MacDonald 

USA

 N/A

14:07.91i 

Alex Masai 

Kenya

N/A

13:22.53

Merhawi Mebrahtu 

Eritrea

N/A

13:04:49  

Johannes Motschmann 

Germany

14:31  

13:49.63  

Ahmed Muhumed 

USA 

13:39  

13:26.11  

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 

Canada

13:35

13:12.76  

Anthony Raftis 

USA  

14:56  

14:16:18i  

Aaron Templeton 

USA  

13:48

13:39.39  

James Quattlebaum 

USA  

N/A

13:52.47  

i = Achieved indoors

a = Achieved at altitude

h = Hand timed

 

2023 B.A.A. 5K Professional Men’s Wheelchair Field

NAME 

COUNTRY 

Rafael Botello Jimenez 

Spain

Joshua Cassidy 

Canada 

Marcel Hug 

Switzerland

Mark Millar 

Ireland

Jetze Plat 

Netherlands

Daniel Romanchuck 

USA 

James Senbeta 

USA 

Johnboy Smith 

Great Britain

Ernst van Dyk 

South Africa 

Sho Watanabe 

Japan

 

2023 B.A.A. 5K Professional Women’s Wheelchair Field

NAME 

COUNTRY 

Hannah Babalola 

Nigeria

Patricia Eachus 

Switzerland

Jenna Fesemyer 

USA 

Emelia Perry

USA

Susannah Scaroni 

USA