VIC

BOSTON, MA -- Virginia Intermont College's Fernando Cabada finished fifth in the 3,000-meters at the US Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, MA today. Cabada's finish was his highest in a United States championship and was a personal best of 8:00.27.

Cabada will lead his team at the NAIA National Championships in Johnson City, TN starting March 3rd, before representing the US at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Orlando, FL March 6.

The US Indoor Championships will be televised Sunday, February 27th on ESPN from 3-5pm.

Finals
  1 Jonathon Riley               Nike                   7:53.73
  2 Bolota Asmerom               Nike                   7:53.81
  3 Luke Watson                  adidas                 7:57.23
  4 Matt Gabrielson              Reebok                 7:58.04
  5 Fernando Cabada              Virginia Intermont     8:00.27
  6 Dan Wilson                   Asics                  8:05.34
  7 Mike Donnelly                Nike                   8:07.99
  8 Donald Sage                  The Farm Team          8:14.21
  9 Thomas Morgan                Unattached             8:25.93