UNM's Habtom Samuel sets new NCAA 5k record
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The Bryan Clay Invitational has been very kind to Habtom Samuel. Friday, New Mexico’s star distance runner finished the meet’s 5,000-meter final in 13 minutes and 3. 47 seconds — a new NCAA record by 2.
4 seconds. Racing in Azusa, Calif. , Samuel ran the final 800 meters in 1:58 to narrowly beat his previous record (13:05.
87) set at last year’s Bryan Clay Invitational. Only Oklahoma State’s Denis ...
The Bryan Clay Invitational has been very kind to Habtom Samuel. Friday, New Mexico’s star distance runner finished the meet’s 5,000-meter final in 13 minutes and 3. 47 seconds — a new NCAA record by 2.
4 seconds. Racing in Azusa, Calif. , Samuel ran the final 800 meters in 1:58 to narrowly beat his previous record (13:05.