Arkansas
Arkansas’ Kibet wins steeplechase
College of Arkansas junior Andrew Kibet gained the three,000-meter steeplechase Friday night time on the SEC Out of doors Monitor and Subject Championships in Oxford, Miss., to provide the Razorbacks their first particular person title of the meet.
Kibet, from Eldoret, Kenya, ran a personal-best 8:42.87 that additionally set a facility report on the Ole Miss Monitor and Subject Advanced.
After Kibet completed second within the steeplechase ultimately 12 months’s SEC Championships, he gained this 12 months by greater than 5 seconds over Alabama freshman Hillary Cheruiyot, who took second in 8:48.67.
The Razorbacks scored 16 factors within the steeplechase with seniors Carter Persyn taking fifth (personal-best 8:54.94) and Emmanuel Cheboson seventh (8:59.81).
By means of 5 finals scored Arkansas is in third place within the crew standings with 32 factors behind Alabama (44) and Tennessee (35).
The Razorbacks have gained 18 SEC steeplechase races since 1995 — when Godfrey Siamusiye gained his first of two — and 5 within the final eight years with Kyle Internet hosting in 2018 being the newest Arkansas champion previous to Kibet.
4 Razorbacks superior to the ultimate within the 110-meter hurdles, led by sophomore Phillip Lemonious (13.65) together with juniors Tre’Bien Gilbert (13.70), Ayden Owens-Deleme (13.80) and Matthew Lewis-Banks (13.82).
Advancing to the 1,500 closing for Arkansas had been senior Amon Kemboi (3:45.29) and freshman Elias Schreml (3:45.42).
The Razorbacks didn’t rating within the lengthy bounce as sophomore Ryan Brown took ninth (24-6 1/2) and freshman Johnathan Baker 14th (24-1 1/2).
The decathlon wasn’t accomplished till early Saturday morning after the meet had a lightning delay that lasted about six hours.
The ten,000 meters run late Thursday night time got here right down to a battle of Kiprops.
In the long run, Alabama freshman Victor Kiprop beat Arkansas sophomore Patrick Kiprop to win in 29 minutes, 16.07 seconds. Patrick Kiprop was second in 29:22.20.
Each Kiprops are from Kenya — Patrick from Eldoret and Victor from Iten — however they don’t seem to be associated.
Patrick Kiprop took the lead with 800 meters to go, however Victor Kiprop ran the ultimate 400 in 56.4 seconds to drag away for the victory.
The Razorbacks scored 16 factors within the 10,000 with sophomores Myles Richter ending third (20:29.38) and Jacob McLeod seventh (30:03.22).
In ladies’s competitors Friday night time, Arkansas seniors Logan Jolly and Krissy Gear got here via with 11 factors within the steeplechase.
Jolly took third in 9:51.11 and Gear — who earlier Friday superior to the 1,500 closing — was fourth in 10:03.34 regardless of taking a fall whereas going over a water bounce.
Auburn senior Joyce Kimeli gained the steeplechase in 9:49.15 with Kentucky senior Perri Bockrath second in 9:52.48.
Razorbacks freshman Sydney Billington cleared 5-6 3/4 to take eighth within the excessive bounce.
Arkansas sophomore Britton Wilson ran 51.20 to guide all qualifiers into the 400 closing after she had the highest time within the 400-meter hurdles Thursday night time and broke her personal UA report by operating 54.23.
Additionally advancing to the 400 closing for the Razorbacks had been freshman Rosey Effoing (51.75) and senior Morgan Burks-Magee (52.22).
Senior Jada Baylark ran 11.56 to advance to the 100 closing after she superior within the 200 on Thursday night time.
Arkansas junior Yoveinny Mota ran 13.09 within the 100-meter hurdles to advance to the ultimate.
Gear ran 4:16.96 to advance to the 1,500 closing together with Arkansas senior Lauren Gregory (4:16.91).
Florida junior Sterling Lester gained the heptathlon Friday night time with 5,749 factors.