BRISTOL, VA -- Virginia Intermont College's David Cheromei and Elkana Chepsiror
improved upon their personal best times to move into the top fifteen in
the nation for all collegiate runners for the year this past weekend.
Cheromei, NAIA Champion, finished second in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase
at the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville, Tn. Saturday night
with a personal best of 8:39.30, which ranks him 7th for collegiate
athletes for the year in all divisions, NCAA D, I, II, III and NAIA.
Chepsiror, NAIA indoor and outdoor 800m champio, finished third in the
800-meters with a best of 1:47.78, ranking him 15th out of all
collegiate athletes.
Also competing for VIC was Corey Duquette and Ondrej Puskar who posted
times of 4:05.10 and 4:18.36, respectively. Pat Marion finished eight
in the steeplechase with a 9:32.56, while 400m hurdler Desmond Brown
tried his hand at the 800m winning the unseeded section in 1:56.54.
Duquette will compete in the prestigious Harry Jerome Classic in
British
Columbia, Canada on June 14th to attempt a US national championships
qualifying mark, while teammate Steeve Gabart prepares for the 10k and
5k at the US Junior National Championships to be held June 23rd in Los
Angeles, Ca. Cheromei and Chepsiror are awaiting selection to the
Kenyan national team for the World University Games to be held in
August based upon their performances.
BRISTOL, VA -- Virginia Intermont College's David Cheromei and Elkana Chepsiror
improved upon their personal best times to move into the top fifteen in
the nation for all collegiate runners for the year this past weekend.
Cheromei, NAIA Champion, finished second in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase
at the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville, Tn. Saturday night
with a personal best of 8:39.30, which ranks him 7th for collegiate
athletes for the year in all divisions, NCAA D, I, II, III and NAIA.
Chepsiror, NAIA indoor and outdoor 800m champio, finished third in the
800-meters with a best of 1:47.78, ranking him 15th out of all
collegiate athletes.
Also competing for VIC was Corey Duquette and Ondrej Puskar who posted
times of 4:05.10 and 4:18.36, respectively. Pat Marion finished eight
in the steeplechase with a 9:32.56, while 400m hurdler Desmond Brown
tried his hand at the 800m winning the unseeded section in 1:56.54.
