NEW YORK (AP) – Meseret Defar of Ethiopia set the world record in women’s 5,000 meters in 14 minutes, 24.53 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix on Saturday.

Defar easily outpaced the field to break the mark of 14:24.68, set by Turkey’s Elvan Abeylegesse in 2004. Workitu Ayanu of Ethiopia was second in 14:50.51.

Defar won Olympic gold in Athens in the 5,000 and finished second at the world championships last year.

Marion Jones easily won the 100 meters, crossing the line in 11.06 seconds to raucous cheers.

The former Olympian beat a strong field that included reigning world champion Lauryn Williams, top Jamaican Veronica Campbell and 2003 women’s world champion Torri Edwards.