Army West Point Athletics
Louisa Diamond Breaks Women’s Outdoor 10,000m Program Record at Wake Forest Invitational
April 18, 2025 | Women's Track and Field
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Sophomore distance runner Louisa Diamond made program history on Thursday, breaking the Army Women's Outdoor Track and Field program record in the 10,000m run.
Diamond broke the record while competing at the Wake Forest Invitational, the only Black Knight to see action in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Thursday.
Her final time of 33:35.47 breaks the previous record of 33:48 by thirteen seconds. The old record lasted for 37 years and was set by Teresa Sobieski ('89) in June of 1988 at the NCAA Division I Championships hosted in Eugene, Oregon.
The time also places her amongst the top of the NCAA Division I level in the event, allowing her to make an appearance at the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Meet in Jacksonville, Florida lasting from May 28 through May 31.
Hear From Coach Smith:
In June of 1988, Teresa Sobiesk ('89) competed at the NCAA Division I championships in Eugene, Oregon and finished tenth. She ran 33:48 at that meet and set the United States Military Academy 10,000m record; a record that stood for 37 years, until tonight. Tonight, at the Wake Forest Invitational, Louisa Diamond ('27), ran 33:35.67 and finished fourth in the 10k in an elite field of 24 runners. It was only the third 10k of her young career and the best track race she has ever run. Louisa has accomplished much in a short time at West Point. She has been a fixture in our top 5 on back-to-back Patriot League Cross Country championship teams. She was the runner-up at the Patriot League 10,000m last spring and the third-place finisher in the 5k this winter in the indoor Patriot League Championship. And while those performances have been noteworthy at the conference level, Louisa had not broken through to the elite levels of the NCAA in either cross country or on the track. But what she did tonight, changes all of that. Her 10,000m time now ranks as one of the top performances in the NCAA East Region and will advance her to the NCAA East Preliminary round in late May. She is a very humble and quiet person in her cadet life, but on the track she is different. She is a fierce competitor. We saw that tonight. She started in 12th place in the field of 24 and slowly moved up throughout the race. At the halfway point, she was in the top 10 at 16:50, and from there she started picking off runners as they fell off the pace. By the final mile, she had moved up to fourth in the race and was battling the second and third-place runners all the way to the line. Her sixth and final mile was under 5:10 and she closed with a very strong 72-second last lap. It was her fastest lap of the entire race. That is how it is supposed to be run. She has more to accomplish in her career, including competing against the NCAA's best in May, but for now, she can get some rest knowing that she is the best Black Knight to ever run the 10,000m.
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