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Track & Field

Kemboi earns First Team All-America in 5K

EUGENE, ORE. – Amon Kemboi finished fifth in the men's 5,000 meters Friday at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning First Team All-America honors.

Kemboi captured his third career All-America nod, posting a time of 13:56.37, just behind Northern Arizona's Andy Trouard (13:55.46). The CU sophomore took over the lead from teammate Lawrence Kipkoech with five laps to go, pacing the pack until the final lap, when Stanford's Sean McGorty pulled ahead. McGorty held on for the title with a 13:54.81 mark.

Kipkoech, who also claimed Second Team All-America honors in Wednesday's 10,000 meters, finished 18th in Friday's 5K, earning an honorable mention All-America nod with a time of 14:11.95.

Sabina Allen will round out competition for the Camels on Saturday at 6:40 p.m. with the women's triple jump.

ESPN is providing full coverage throughout all four days of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Saturday's final day of competition will be aired live on ESPN, starting at 6:30 p.m. All field events will be available to stream live on ESPN3/WatchESPN.

Live results of the NCAA Championships are available on NCAA.com.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sabina Allen

Sabina Allen

Jumps/Sprints
5' 7"
Senior
Amon Kemboi

Amon Kemboi

Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Lawrence Kipkoech

Lawrence Kipkoech

Distance
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Sabina Allen

Sabina Allen

5' 7"
Senior
Jumps/Sprints
Amon Kemboi

Amon Kemboi

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance
Lawrence Kipkoech

Lawrence Kipkoech

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Distance