Virginia Intermont College's Corey Duquette won the Championship
10,000-meters at the Penn Relays on Thursday night. Duquette, who took
the lead at half way, won with a personal best time of 29:36.08 in the
36-man field. Duquette was challenged late in the race by runner-up
Logan Sherman of Texas A&M and American's Pat MacAdie, but surged away
over the last 800-meters to win by over five seconds.
Duquette led a trio of Virginia Intermont NAIA national qualifiers in
the 10k including Nick Glimsdahl, who posted a 31:05.69, and Steeve
Gabart, who improved upon his U.S. Junior National Championship
qualifying mark with a 31:21.16.
Ondrej Puskar and Jason Lewis both earned NAIA national qualifying
marks
in the 5,000-meters with times of 14:51.23 and 15:04.45, respectively.
The VIC relay team of Elkana Chepsiror, Ray Williams, Lewis and
Duquette
will compete in the Championship of America Distance Medley Relay today
against some of the nation's best middle distance teams including
defending champions Arkansas, Michigan, Stanford and Villanova.
Teammate Fernando Cabada will compete in Stanford's Cardinal
Invitational 5k on Sunday, as well, as the Cobras prepare for the NAIA
National Outdoor Championships which will be held in Louisville, KY May
26-28.
The Penn Relays, which will have live and taped portions televised on
NBC from 4 to 6pm on NBC, is the U.S.'s oldest and the world's largest
track & field meet.
Virginia Intermont College's Corey Duquette won the Championship
10,000-meters at the Penn Relays on Thursday night. Duquette, who took
the lead at half way, won with a personal best time of 29:36.08 in the
36-man field. Duquette was challenged late in the race by runner-up
Logan Sherman of Texas A&M and American's Pat MacAdie, but surged away
over the last 800-meters to win by over five seconds.
Duquette led a trio of Virginia Intermont NAIA national qualifiers in
the 10k including Nick Glimsdahl, who posted a 31:05.69, and Steeve
Gabart, who improved upon his U.S. Junior National Championship
qualifying mark with a 31:21.16.
Ondrej Puskar and Jason Lewis both earned NAIA national qualifying
marks
in the 5,000-meters with times of 14:51.23 and 15:04.45, respectively.
The VIC relay team of Elkana Chepsiror, Ray Williams, Lewis and
Duquette
will compete in the Championship of America Distance Medley Relay today
against some of the nation's best middle distance teams including
defending champions Arkansas, Michigan, Stanford and Villanova.
