Alfred Kipchumba in 5K Finals

Alfred Kipchumba ran very well in his preliminary heat of the 5K. He runs in the finals today. Regardless of the result he has had a tremendous season. The cross country team should have another great year in the fall.

Just a reminder... all the races are being shown on line at NCAA.com

THIS LINK should get you there

I think Alfred runs around 6 :40 (Pacific) tonight.

Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Hassan Mead SO Minnesota 14:00.79Q
2 Tyson David JR Alabama 14:01.07Q
3 Chris Derrick FR Stanford 14:01.37Q
4 Emmanuel Bor JR Alabama 14:02.21Q
5 Alfred Kipchumba SO Portland 14:02.32Q
6 Ryan Sheridan FR Iona 14:02.44Q
7 Ryan Vail SR Oklahoma State 14:02.67q

Looks like he played it smart. No need to get crazy in the prelims.

For sure... but I don't get why he's listed as a sophomore. I'm almost 100% positive he's a true freshman.

Either way, it's a great accomplishment for him. Can't wait to see how his Pilot career develops.

Alfred finished out a great inaugural year on the bluff with a 12th place finish in the 5000!

I think Stoney is right about him being a true freshman, and he on the team roster as such. That would put him as the highest placing freshman in the field, and the fastest freshman in the country!

I see nothing but great things for him and the rest of the team in the next few years...


Congrat's also to Galen Rupp for doubling up after winning the 10K yesterday. somebody stepped on his shoe and he stopped to put it back on and still won!


Here's the results:

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Finals          5000 Meter run
      Runner                      team                    time      points                 
  1 Galen Rupp                SR Oregon                14:04.12  10       
  2 David McNeill            JR Northern Arizona      14:05.79    8       
  3 Chris Derrick            FR Stanford              14:07.34    6       
  4 Brandon Bethke            JR Arizona State        14:08.00    5       
  5 Elliott Heath            SO Stanford              14:08.56    4       
  6 Hassan Mead              SO Minnesota            14:09.87    3       
  7 Tyson David              JR Alabama              14:10.75    2       
  8 Shadrack Biwott          SR Oregon                14:11.45    1       
  9 Ryan Vail                SR Oklahoma State        14:11.78             
 10 Michael Maag              SR Princeton            14:14.67             
 11 Mark Steeds              SR Georgia State        14:20.23             
 12 Alfred Kipchumba          SO Portland              14:21.37             
 13 Ryan Sheridan            FR Iona                  14:21.60             
 14 Jean-Pierre Weerts        JR Auburn                14:22.98             
 15 Emmanuel Bor              JR Alabama              14:23.13             
 16 Matt Leeder              FR Florida State        14:23.19

Real-time meet results are at:

flashresults.com

Geez, I hate to burst your bubble, but Chris Derrick, who finished third is listed as a Freshman. Being the second fastest freshman is very impressive.

I am very excited about the future of Kipchumba and the rest of the Pilot track/cross country team.

mattywizz wrote:Geez, I hate to burst your bubble, but Chris Derrick, who finished third is listed as a Freshman. Being the second fastest freshman is very impressive.

I am very excited about the future of Kipchumba and the rest of the Pilot track/cross country team.

I thought he was French.

Chris Derrick really is a freshman. He set the American junior record in the 5K earlier this year, he's no joke.
Looks like the final went out slow, as Rupp won it in 14 flat but his last mile was 4:00.

Sorry Geezer, I shouldn't have doubted you.

I don't know if this was missed, or just not mentioned, but we also had a female competitor at the Championships.

http://www.portlandpilots.com/news/2009/6/12/WTRACK_0612090733.aspx?path=wtrack

Sifrash Ademe finished 22nd in the 10,000.

Yeah, I saw that too. We have a lot of runners to be excited about right now.