Oklahoma State University Athletics
Track & Field at NCAA Qualifier
June 21, 1999 | Track O
April 23, 1999
PHILADELPHIA -- Gitogo Churu finished the 10,000-meter race less than a second shy from provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championships at the Penn Relays here late Thursday night.
Churu finished the race in 16th with a time of 29:55.64. He needed a time of 29:55.00 for the provisional mark. Churu finished right behind Mississippi's Bernard Kuria's 29:55.55. Life University's Silah Misoi won the event in 28:40.11.
The Cowboys will take today off. Two relay teams will compete again at the Penn Relays on Saturday. The 4xMile relay team of Staffan Stegmark, Chuck Sloan, Andrew Hennessy and Brian Young will run at 11:50 a.m. The 4x800m team of Jerry Rainey, David Greenshields, Cam Katchuck and Ben Phillips will compete at 3:15 p.m.
David Metzger will travel to Norman, Okla., to compete in the 1,500m at the Sooner Outdoor Invitational. His race is schedule to start at 1:10 p.m. Saturday.
OSU Results (Thursday)
3,000m Steeplechase
5,000m Run 8. Nathaniel Lane 14:07.41 14. Ren Carlsen 14:15.40
10,000m Run 16. Gitogo Churu 29:55.64
