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For the third straight year, Habtom Samuel will be on double duty at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
New Mexico’s star junior finished the men’s 5,000-meter semifinal in 13 minutes and 38.12 seconds Friday at the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries, qualifying for his second race at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Racing at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Keren, Eritrea native made his move with two laps to left to win his second national semifinal of the week ahead of Iowa State’s Robin Kwemoi Bera (13:41.22) and Arkansas’ Ben Sharer (13:41.34).
With Friday's win, Samuel has now qualified for the NCAA 5K and 10K outdoor finals every year that he has been a Lobo.
Samuel was the only Lobo to advance out of the 5K semifinal. Vincent Chirchir (13:49.17) finished 13th overall to miss the cut by one spot. Collins Kiprotich (13:52.90), Iker Sanchez Lopez (14:04.62) and Evans Kiplagat (14:32.59) also missed out.
Wednesday, Kiplagat (28:56.77) finished eighth in the men’s 10K semifinal. Besides Samuel, he is the lone Lobo to qualify for one of the men’s distance finals.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be contested June 10-13 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Regional preliminaries determining national qualifiers will run through Saturday.
The rest of UNM’s championship qualifiers and contenders from the first three days of the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries:
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Pamela Kosgei finished the women’s 10K semifinal in 31:27.58 on Thursday night, securing a spot in the national final.
The sophomore from Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya narrowly finished second to BYU’s Jane Hedengren (31:27.30) in Thursday’s race. The two led a field of 12 qualifiers for the title-deciding final at Hayward Field on June 11, the second day of the outdoor championship meet.
Kosgei won NCAA titles in the 5K and 10K as a freshman, finishing the latter event in 31:07.28 to demolish the previous meet record by nearly 40 seconds. In doing so, she became the first Lobo to win the event since Weini Kelati did it in 2019.
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Matthew Endrödy (3:45.44) finished 16th overall in the men’s 1500 quarterfinals Friday, advancing to the semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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Taniya Looney advanced in the women’s 100 and 200 first round Thursday — setting a wind-legal program record of 11.07 in the 100. The Pittsburg State transfer will race in the quarterfinals of both events on Saturday.
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Eva Ngom (52.24) finished 21st overall in the women’s 400 first round Thursday, clinching a spot in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
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Tilly Simpson (4:16.04), Li-Mari Dekker (4:16.72) and Jasmine Wood (4:16.72) all advanced out of the women’s 1,500 first round Thursday and will race in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Sean Reider covers college football and other sports for the Journal. You can reach him at [email protected] or via X at @lenaweereider.
NCAA West Regional Preliminaries
Saturday
Women’s high jump first round (1 p.m.): Ajia Hughes
Women’s 1500 quarterfinals (4:15 p.m.): Tilly Simpson, Jasmine Wood, Li-Mari Dekker
Women’s triple jump first round (5 p.m.): Ajia Hughes
Women’s 100 quarterfinals (5:35 p.m.): Taniya Looney
Women’s 400 quarterfinals (5:50 p.m.): Evan Ngom
Women’s 200 quarterfinals (6:50 p.m.): Taniya Looney
Women’s 5000 quarterfinals (7:10 p.m.): Pamela Kosgei, Tilly Simpson, Mercy Kirarei, Jasmine Wood, Marion Jepngetich
Women’s 4x400 relay quarterfinals (7:45 p.m.): Sofia Pineda, Louanne Pouzancre, Hanna Kiess, Eva Ngom
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New Mexico’s star junior finished the men’s 5,000-meter semifinal in 13 minutes and 38.12 seconds Friday at the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries, qualifying for his second race at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Racing at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Keren, Eritrea native made his move with two laps to left to win his second national semifinal of the week ahead of Iowa State’s Robin Kwemoi Bera (13:41.22) and Arkansas’ Ben Sharer (13:41.34).
With Friday's win, Samuel has now qualified for the NCAA 5K and 10K outdoor finals every year that he has been a Lobo.
Samuel was the only Lobo to advance out of the 5K semifinal. Vincent Chirchir (13:49.17) finished 13th overall to miss the cut by one spot. Collins Kiprotich (13:52.90), Iker Sanchez Lopez (14:04.62) and Evans Kiplagat (14:32.59) also missed out.
Wednesday, Kiplagat (28:56.77) finished eighth in the men’s 10K semifinal. Besides Samuel, he is the lone Lobo to qualify for one of the men’s distance finals.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be contested June 10-13 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Regional preliminaries determining national qualifiers will run through Saturday.
The rest of UNM’s championship qualifiers and contenders from the first three days of the NCAA West Regional Preliminaries:
*
Pamela Kosgei finished the women’s 10K semifinal in 31:27.58 on Thursday night, securing a spot in the national final.
The sophomore from Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya narrowly finished second to BYU’s Jane Hedengren (31:27.30) in Thursday’s race. The two led a field of 12 qualifiers for the title-deciding final at Hayward Field on June 11, the second day of the outdoor championship meet.
Kosgei won NCAA titles in the 5K and 10K as a freshman, finishing the latter event in 31:07.28 to demolish the previous meet record by nearly 40 seconds. In doing so, she became the first Lobo to win the event since Weini Kelati did it in 2019.
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Matthew Endrödy (3:45.44) finished 16th overall in the men’s 1500 quarterfinals Friday, advancing to the semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
*
Taniya Looney advanced in the women’s 100 and 200 first round Thursday — setting a wind-legal program record of 11.07 in the 100. The Pittsburg State transfer will race in the quarterfinals of both events on Saturday.
*
Eva Ngom (52.24) finished 21st overall in the women’s 400 first round Thursday, clinching a spot in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
*
Tilly Simpson (4:16.04), Li-Mari Dekker (4:16.72) and Jasmine Wood (4:16.72) all advanced out of the women’s 1,500 first round Thursday and will race in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Sean Reider covers college football and other sports for the Journal. You can reach him at [email protected] or via X at @lenaweereider.
NCAA West Regional Preliminaries
Saturday
Women’s high jump first round (1 p.m.): Ajia Hughes
Women’s 1500 quarterfinals (4:15 p.m.): Tilly Simpson, Jasmine Wood, Li-Mari Dekker
Women’s triple jump first round (5 p.m.): Ajia Hughes
Women’s 100 quarterfinals (5:35 p.m.): Taniya Looney
Women’s 400 quarterfinals (5:50 p.m.): Evan Ngom
Women’s 200 quarterfinals (6:50 p.m.): Taniya Looney
Women’s 5000 quarterfinals (7:10 p.m.): Pamela Kosgei, Tilly Simpson, Mercy Kirarei, Jasmine Wood, Marion Jepngetich
Women’s 4x400 relay quarterfinals (7:45 p.m.): Sofia Pineda, Louanne Pouzancre, Hanna Kiess, Eva Ngom
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