Ruth White Finishes 9th in Country in 10,000 Meter

Former Orono High School standout Ruth White finished 9th in the country in the 10,000 Meter Run on Thursday night, June 12th.

Competing in the NCAA Outdoor Championships which were held in Eugene, Oregon, Ruth finished with a personal best time of 32:20.60.

White is just finishing her freshman year at the University of New Hampshire.

There were 24 runners in the event.

She finished 6th in the New England's to qualify for the Nataionals.

Ruth has had an outstanding freshman season at the University of New Hampshire. She earned the spot in the NCAA East First Round in the 10,000 meter run with her school record and meet record time of 32:57.83 at the America East Championships. She was named the Most Outstanding Rookie at the America East Championships. She previously set the school record with a time of 33:27.57 at the Black & Gold Invitational. White won gold in the 5,000 meter run at the New England Championships with a school record time of 16:22.78.

Pamela Kosgei from New Mexico, a freshman won the event with a time of 31:17.82 which was a meet record.

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