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Husky Classic
Fernandez Breaks Records at Husky Classic
February 15, 2009 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
SEATTLE, Wash. – Oklahoma State's German Fernandez continued his record-breaking trend on Saturday at the Husky Classic, finishing the 3,000-meter run in 7:47.97, which shatters the previous school record of 7:53.10 and ranks as the second-fastest collegiate time in the country this year.
Only Oregon's Galen Rupp, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, has finished the event with a faster time this year.
Fernandez's time also gave him the fastest 3,000-meter time at the Husky Classic, a Dempsey Indoor facility record and an automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
John Kosgei also ran well for the Cowboys in the 3,000 meters, finishing in 7:55.95, which places him third only to Fernandez and Jon Wild on the school-record list and gives him a provisional NCAA qualifying mark.
Johnathan Stublaski, Brian Gosnell and Brad McNiff competed in the one-mile run, finishing with times of 4:11.43, 4:18.02 and 4:33.87, respectively.
Clay Mayes ran the 5,000 meters for the Cowboys, finishing with a time of 14:31.04.
Oklahoma State returns to action on Feb. 21, when the Cowboys travel to Norman, Okla., for the Sooner Open II.
Husky Classic
One-Mile Run
Section 2
1 Johnathan Stublaski 4:11.43
Section 1
3 Brian Gosnell 4:18.02
9 Brad McNiff 4:33.87
3,000-Meter Run
Section 5
1 German Fernandez 7:47.97
5 John Kosgei 7:55.95
Section 4
4 Daniel Watts 8:06.05
Section 3
2 Sean Fleming 8:08.10
3 Colby Lowe 8:08.41
10 Ryan Prentice 8:14.62
16 Matt Barnes-Smith 8:20.46
17 David Chirchir 8:20.51
Section 1
10 Tucker Weems 8:35.09
5,000-Meter Run
Section 2
18 Clay Mayes 14:31.04
