The NCAA indoor track and field season may not get into full swing until the calendar turns to 2024, but there were still plenty of exciting performances that kicked off the season in December. We saw collegiate records, school records and more.
Here are 10 indoor track and field performances you may have missed from December.
Harvard’s Graham Blanks sets indoor 5000m collegiate record
GRAHAM BLANKS JUST BROKE THE NCAA RECORD IN THE 5K pic.twitter.com/flEiHsO7rR
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) December 3, 2023
Harvard’s Graham Blanks won the DI cross country individual title and in his first race of the indoor season, he set the indoor 5000 meter record, finishing in 13:03.78 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Blanks broke former Arizona star Lawi Lalang’s record of 13:08.28 from 2012. Blanks’ time is the fastest across either the indoor or outdoor seasons.
Florida’s Parker Valby sets indoor 5000m collegiate record
PARKER VALBY 🙌
a NEW collegiate record with a 14:56.11 in the 5000M pic.twitter.com/vAHsDOMQxz
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) December 2, 2023
Florida’s Parker Valby won the DI cross country individual title on the women’s side and in her first race of the indoor season,…
