W45 Kris Paaso sizzles in 1500, but it wasn’t an American record

Sonja (left) and Kris are on a W45 record roll.

Sonja (left) and Kris are 1500 speed demons.

The USATF Pacific Association erringly reports: “Most of the athletes at (Friday’s) Stanford Twilight Meet were looking for an NCAA Qualifier, but the PA’s Kris Paaso was looking for a fast race to break the F45-49 American Record for 1500m, and that’s just what she got. Running in Section 3, Paaso powered to a 4:34.50 to smash the existing AR of 4:43.21 set by Joan Nesbit-Mabe in 2007. Earlier this month, Kris broke the F45 AR for the mile, running a 4:56.28 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.” Great race, Kris! But the association wasn’t aware that Sonja Friend-Uhl clocked 4:29.61 in the W45 1500 the same weekend as Kris’ mile. See latest results here.

Here’s how Kris did against the kiddies:

Event 52 Women 1500 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals H#
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Finals
1 Annemarie Schwanz Fresno State 4:14.89 1
2 Molly McNamara Stanford 4:15.22 1
3 Dani Jones Colorado 4:15.29 1
4 Claudia Saunders Stanford 4:15.52 1
5 Elise Cranny Stanford 4:16.37 1
6 Andrea Keklak Georgetown 4:18.41 1
7 Vanessa Fraser Stanford 4:19.45 2
8 Anne Beck Strava TC 4:21.07 1
9 Kennedy Weisner Georgetown 4:21.36 2
10 Maddie Alm Colorado 4:22.26 1
11 Jenny Celis Oklahoma State 4:22.77 2
12 Erin Clark Colorado 4:22.87 2
13 Danielle Katz Stanford 4:24.20 2
14 Morgan Mosby Air Force W C A P 4:24.72 1
15 Piper Donaghu Georgetown 4:24.78 2
16 Julie Kocjancic Penn State 4:25.35 2
17 Alexis Fuller Boise State 4:26.32 3
18 Ayla Granados Strava TC 4:26.51 2
18 Mackenzie Caldwell Colorado 4:26.51 3
20 Kaitlyn Benner Colorado 4:26.54 2
21 Laura Bess Miami (Ohio) 4:27.17 3
22 Maddy Berkson Stanford 4:27.64 2
23 Greta Lindsley Penn State 4:28.36 2
24 Minttu Hukka Boise State 4:28.76 2
25 Tayler Tuttle Colorado 4:29.82 3
26 Molly Sughroue Oklahoma State 4:34.10 2
27 Kristine Paaso Strava TC 4:34.50 3
28 Anna Holdiman Boise State 4:36.00 3
29 Thalia Silva Stanislaus State 4:44.24 3
30 Zanae Jones Boise State 4:47.37 3
31 Alexa Lua Stanislaus State 4:49.44 3
32 Lauren Schultz Strava TC 4:55.62 3
— Annette Melcher Air Force W C A P DNF 1
— Anna Laman Unattached DNF 2
— Elizabeth Staker Big Bear Tc/ DNF 1

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April 23, 2016

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  1. Matt B. - April 24, 2016

    Sonja might consider going after the outdoor 800 record first.
    800 time from last year would have been a W45 AR.
    The 2:15 indoors and a 4;49 mile and 4:29 1500 are great, but the 800 outdoor is certainly there for the taking as well.

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