The holidays are over and the NCAA indoor track and field season is about to get into full swing. But before the new year hits, let’s recap the first month of the season and some moments you may have missed.
A women’s 5K collegiate record, plus other all-time marks
The first women’s collegiate record of the season was set by Alabama’s Doris Lemngole at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Lemngole finished in 14:52.57 to break Parker Valby’s record. Both set the mark in her indoor opener after winning a cross country individual title.
In the same race, Florida’s Hilda Olemomoi ran the third-fastest mark all-time, finishing in 14:52.84. If that wasn’t enough, New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei ran 15:00.36 — in the same race. Before Dec. 7, that would’ve been the No. 3 all-time mark.
An all-time 3K collegiate race
North Carolina’s Ethan Strand set a collegiate record of his own in the men’s 3000 meters at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. Strand ran the race in 7:30.15, a time that made him the No. 4 all-conditions all-time American and the No. 2 indoor American in the event.
Strand alone isn’t what made that race so special. His…
