Spalding’s Charlotte Taylor continued her incredible season in America by winning the NCAA 10,000m Championship in Eugene Oregon.
Taylor, of Nene Valley Harriers and San Francisco University, ran a tactically astute race and crossed the line in 32.38.57mins.
She finished four seconds ahead of fellow English athlete Alice Wright, who she pulled away from in a decisive move just before the final lap.
The Spalding speedster has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past four years, which began with her winning gold in the World Under-20 Triathlon Championship in 2013.
She then turned her focus to running and has steadily risen through the ranks, establishing herself as a major force with fourth place in the European Under-23 Cross Country Championships back in 2016.
She also clocked a 10,000m best of 32.11.80mins in the USA earlier this year – which has put her in contention for a place on the GB team at this year’s World Athletics Championships in London.
