Photos: History Made at The Dome

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Allie Ostrander of Kenai Central celebrates breaking 10 minutes in the 3200 meters while supported by mom Teri Ostrander, left, and teammate Kasey Paxton at the Big C Relays on Friday, April 10, 2015, at The Dome. Her time of 9:59.33 was announced as they walked away from the finish line. Ostrander, Levi Thomet of Kodiak and Conner Mantz of Smithfield, Utah, were featured runners in an unusual Elite Coed 3200 Meters race producing fast times for all three.

For about ten minutes on Friday – nine minutes, 59.33 seconds to be exact – Anchorage was the center of the U.S. high school track and field universe.

That's the amount of time it took Kenai Central senior Allie Ostrander to run 3,200 meters inside The Dome, a new personal best for the distance phenom and the fastest time by a high school girl this year.

"I think people will be talking about this particular performance for a long time," said Kodiak track coach Marcus Dunbar. Underscoring the enormity of Ostrander's performance was the fact that she overshadowed Kodiak's Levi Thomet, who ran the fastest boys' 3,200 meter time of 2015 in the same race.

The duo shared the track for the elite 3,200 race at the Big C Relays, an event that's become known for unusual races designed to heighten excitement about track and field. They were joined by Utah's Conner Mantz, who like Ostrander and Thomet is one of the top prep distance runners in the country.

The exhibition drew national attention, with reporters from track and field websites milesplit.com and dyestat.com posting videos and interviews from the race within minutes of the finish.

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