Olympian Julie Culley rocked today, setting another personal best in the first trial of the 5000m and qualifying for the finals at Olympic Stadium Friday at 8 p.m.

Culley, 30, of Annandale set personal bests to qualify at the U.S. Trials in June and again in the 3000m in Monaco last month. Today she ran a 15.05.38. Teammate Molly Huddle qualified for the final in the second heat.

One of Culley's friends since childhood, Eric Eisenhart, is now a certified personal trainer and performance enhancement specialist at Pro-Activity. Culley and fellow competitive track club members trained there and Eisenhart accompanied family and other friends to London as part of "Team Culley."

Eisenhart Tweeted today's event. "Headed to #london2012 Olympic stadium to cheer 4 our girl @julieculley in my shirt designed specially just for today."

The red shirts had 2012 London on the front, along with the American flag, but the dominant graphic is a white race "bib" with CULLEY in big letters.

"We have some incredible seats . . . we'll be screaming our heads off!" he posted.

The warm-up commentary was on another race: "Just watched a guy get dq'ed in high hurdles and another bite it running through one in same heat #ouch."

Among the crew cheering on Culley were her parents Paul and Maggie Culley of Clinton Township, brother Dave, sister Carolyn, boyfriend Chris Farley and another friend since childhood, Kristen Haughey-Prendergast.

Eisenhart put his Twitter audience there with them: "She's warming up! Let's go Julie!"

Can you hear them screaming: "This is insane! 2.5 to go, looks good . . "

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Olympics 2012: Julie Culley qualifies for finals in 5000m, sets another personal best