Sunset Tour Preview
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Sunset Tour by Sound Running - July 11, 2026
Occidental College - Eagle Rock, CA
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Sound Running hosts their annual summer race called the Sunset Tour at Occidental College on Saturday night. The meet can be viewed on Flotrack. Here are athletes to watch:
800 Meters
Abraham Alvarado is having an excellent season and set the Mexican national record in the mile last week at the Prefontaine Classic with his 3:52.30 time. He ran 1:44.59 at the last Sound Running event called LA Track Fest. Matthew Erickson has a personal best time of 1:44.49 which he ran last year at the Sunset Tour. He won the NCAA Indoor title at Oregon in 2025. Tinoda Matsatsa of Georgetown is the school record holder in a time of 1:44.75 and the Big East Champion.
Emily Mackay has been showing her range by winning the 5000 at the Portland Track Festival last month and ran a personal best in the mile last week at the Prefontaine Classic in a time of 4:18.18. Mackay has a PB in the 800 of 1:57.87. Gabija Galvydyte ran 1:57.96 in the semi-finals of the 2025 World Championship representing Lithuania. Galvydyte also set a PB in the mile last week in the mile at Prefontaine (and a national record too) in a time of 4:21.43. Raevyn Rogers finished fifth at last week's Prefontaine Classic 800 meter race, won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games and has a personal best time of 1:56.81.
3000 Steeplechase
Isaac Updike has the fastest seed time in the steeplechase with his 8:10.59 time run in Belgium in 2025. Anthony Rotich has a 8:13.74 PB in the steeple and won three NCAA steeplechase titles at UTEP. Bernard Keter ran his PB of 8:16.11 last summer in Belgium and recently won the steeplechase at the Portland Track Festival. James Corrigan of BYU ran his 8:13.74 steeplechase personal best at a race in Philadelphia to qualify by time for the Olympics in 2024. He won the 2025 NCAA steeplechase championship.
Courtney Frerichs has the American National Record in the steeplechase in a time of 8:57.77 set at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic and will race the steeple for the first time in 2026 at the Sunset Tour. Maddie Boreman ran her PB of 9:21.98 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in June. Logan Jolly also ran her personal best of 9:26.23 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix.
1500 Meters
Brian Masai ran his best time in the 1500 in a time of 3:33.17 at the University of Arkansas in May. John Reniewicki ran his personal best of 3:33.58 in the 1500 last year at the Sunset Tour. Damian Garcia of Chico State will represent the NCAA Division 2 level and has a PB of 3:35.61. Mario Garcia Romo of Spain has the best seed time of 3:29.18. Carter Cutting of BYU won the NCAA indoor championship in the mile and ran the mile at 3:53.07 last week at the Prefontaine Classic.
Eleanor Fulton ran 4:03.03 in the 1500 in 2022 and recently ran 2:02.98 to win the Portland Twilight. Teagan Schein-Becker of Brooks Beasts is known as an 800-meter racer and moves up to the 1500 on Saturuday. Mia Barnett of Swoosh TC has a personal best of 4:05.39 and Kayley DeLay is running her first 1500 of the year after running 4:04.99 last summer in Germany.
5000 Meters
Sam Atkin of Great Britain has the top seed time in the 5000 of 12:54.66 and will open his 2026 season at the Sunset Tour. Sean McCorty has a PB of 13:02.13 and is another top seed in the men's 5000. Liam Murphy ran 13:12.02 at Payton Jordan in 2026 and set won the Friday evening mile at the Prefontaine Classic in a time of 3:50.49. Dylan Jacobs ran 13:09.09 at the Sound Running Track Fest in May.
Wuga He of China ran 14:56.62 at the LA Track Festival in May will help lead athletes to the fifteen minute barrier. Vanessa Fraser ran 14:48.51 in 2020 at the Boston University indoor facility. Chloe Scrimbeour ran 15:05.40 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in 2025. Rosina Machu ran 15:21.19 indoors at Boston University in December and competed for Gonzaga.
Look for photo galleries of the meet!