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This Day in Track & Field–October 30
1976—Cal. State Northridge’s Julie Brown, competing in a race that served as a qualifier for the AIAW X-Country Championships (the precursor to the NCAA Championships), ran 16:14.0 for 5000-meters on her home track to break Jan Merrill’s 6-month old American Record of 16:16.2. Brown went on to win the AIAW XC title two weeks later.
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Brown_(athlete)
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/julie-brown-14346981
