World Championships 2015: Athlete Molly Huddle celebrates too early in 10000m

With Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka already over the line, Huddle had third place assured and was so delighted with the result that as she reached the line, she raised her arms in celebration. 09 seconds ahead of Huddle, who said she had no idea that Infeld was there. Infeld, the lone GU alum to medal in the event at a world championship, led the Americans as Huddle finished fourth and Shalane Flanagan, Infeld’s Nike Bowerman Track Club teammate, finished sixth in the event, the best overall showing for the United States at a world championship in the event. The slow pace left no fewer than seven runners in contention on the final lap. The only thing I feel guilty about is that I know Molly let up and I don’t think she knew I was there. “I don’t think she realized how close I was…I am really happy”.

She certainly will never make this mistake again…

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This has been a part of an impressive comeback as Infeld suffered two sacral stress fractures since turning pro after graduating from the Hilltop in 2012. “Emily slipped on the inside as I eased up a little bit”. “I feel really excited about the 200”.

“I thought one of the Ethiopians was to my right, and I looked, and she wasn’t”, Huddle said in an interview on Universal Sports. I just ran through the line. Cheruiyot overtook Burka on the outside and held her off at the finish line for the fourth World Championships gold medal of her career.

“I could see it in my mom’s face”, the 33-year-old Gatlin said.

When asked who was the greatest distance runner from Kenya, Kemboi jokingly told reporter that it was him.

Infeld’s bronze was just the second medal ever for an American women in the world championship 10,000. The 3-4-6 finish was the best ever team showing for American women at a world championships.

“I am in a good place”, Gatlin said. “It was just a phenomenal night for us”. Jagger was sixth in 8:15.47. Infeld passed Huddle with her final stride and beat her by.

“Those guys are so freaking tough over the last lap, running extremely fast over barriers”, Jager said about the Kenyans.