New Balance professional Jenny Simpson won the women's 5,000 meters in her outdoor season opener in 15:21.12 at the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford's Cobb Track and Angell Field in Palto Alto, Calif. Simpson, who last ran an outdoor 5,000 in August of 2013 in Switzerland in a personal-best 14:56.26 after capturing the USATF title that year, was competing at Payton Jordan for the first time since winning the 1,500 in 2010 in 4:08.11. Simpson ascended to No. 3 in the world this year in the 5,000, also achieving the IAAF World Championships standard.