Merewether's Rose Davies narrowly missed a medal at the 2021 Sydney Track Classic but kept up to speed with the top four runners until the start of the last lap.
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Davies, 21, ended up fifth overall but fourth in the women's national 5000 metres final at Homebush on Saturday night.
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The Australian 10,000m champion, who didn't finish the recent Box Hill Burn because of plantar fasciitis issues, stopped the clock at 15 minutes and 37.02 seconds.
Jenny Blundell (15:25.84) claimed the national 5000m title. Isobel Batt-Doyle (15:26.60) and Genevieve Gregson (15:27.43) were second and third respectively in the Aussie standings.
Canadian Games representative Andrea Seccafien (15:25.62) won the race.
Meanwhile, Belmont North's Ashlyn Blackstock (49.79m) recorded an under-20 world championships qualifier for discus.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
