Arkansas
Patrick Kiprop earns All-America, Arkansas 23rd in NCAA Championships
STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 20 Arkansas completed twenty third within the closing cross nation meet of the season, scoring 584 factors within the NCAA Championships hosted by Oklahoma State on Saturday morning.
Patrick Kiprop led the Razorback squad, inserting twenty fourth to earn an All-America honor as he coated the ten,000m course in 29:27.1. The scoring tally for UA included 23-116-131-146-168.
“Patrick did an important job, received himself within the race immediately,” mentioned Arkansas males’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “He regarded snug a lot of the manner. To complete within the prime 25 in his first Division I cross nation championship is excellent. He caught his nostril in there and did an exceptional job for us.
“So far as the staff is worried, we had been in search of a prime 20 end, and didn’t fairly get there in inserting twenty third. I’m pleased with this staff as for a way they competed. They had been all dialed in, and simply didn’t have our greatest race immediately. We nonetheless beat some groups that completed forward of us earlier this season like Montana State and Alabama.”
Myles Richter completed because the second Arkansas runner within the discipline of 255 runners, inserting 139th with a time of 30:31.0. Ben Shearer was 155 because the third Razorback, overlaying the course in 30:37.9 as he improved 11 locations over the ultimate 1k with a cut up of three:13.5. Shearer was 12th among the many freshmen within the discipline.
Jacob McLeod completed one hundred and seventy fifth with a 30:47.8 whereas Elias Schreml ran 31:04.6 to position 201st because the pair competed the Razorbacks staff rating. Ryan Murphy (207th, 31:08.5) and Josh Shearer (243rd, 32:08.8) had been the sixth and seventh Arkansas runners within the discipline.
Stanford’s Charles Hicks received the person title in 28:43.6 over the Northern Arizona tandem of Nico Younger (28:44.5) and Drew Bosley (28:55.9). Dylan Jacobs of Tennessee completed fourth in 28:58.0.
Northern Arizona (2-3-18-24-36) and host Oklahoma State (5-8-11-29-30) completed in a tie with 83 factors apiece, and the Lumberjacks claimed the championship trophy as soon as once more with a 3-2 edge within the tie-breaker. BYU scored 132 to position third as Stanford completed fourth with 195.
Tennessee positioned twentieth to guide the SEC faculties within the discipline with Arkansas following in twenty third whereas Ole Miss and Alabama completed twenty fourth and twenty seventh.
Groups: 1. Northern Arizona, 83 (wins tie-breaker, 3-2); 2. Oklahoma State, 83; 3. BYU, 132; 4. Stanford, 195; 5. Wake Forest, 204; 6. Wisconsin, 212; 7. Air Drive, 264; 8. Colorado, 281; 9. Tulsa, 304; 10. North Carolina, 323; 11. NC State, 334; 12. Syracuse, 340; 13. Gonzaga, 400; 14. Washington 422; 15. Notre Dame, 450; 16. Oregon, 465; 17. Harvard, 474; 18. Texas, 506; 19. Villanova, 513; 20. Tennessee, 517; 21. Butler, 553; 22. Virginia, 557; 23. Arkansas, 584; 24. Ole Miss, 598; 25. Montana State, 599; 26. Utah State, 618; 27. Alabama, 683; 28. Colorado State, 704; 29. Michigan, 708; 30. Princeton, 712; 31. Georgetown, 752.