Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raider Men Slide into NCAA Qualifying Spot
2/28/2020 2:16:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country
Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men's distance medley relay team claimed gold at the Boston University Last Chance Invitational Friday afternoon, earning them a bid to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The top-16 individuals and top-12 relay teams automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships taking place in two weeks. Kigen Chemadi, Jaquez Torian, Brian Rono and Jacob Choge made up the MT winning team, finishing with a time of 9:32.60, the 12th best mark in the nation.
Chemadi and Choge also find themselves with a bid to the championships in the 5,000-meter, both capturing spots in the top-10. Chemadi currently ranks at No. 8 in the country with a time of 13:36.82 and Choge ranks 9th with a time of 13:38.48. The Kenyan duo recorded these nationally ranked times at the BU Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener, while also breaking a program record.
The NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 13-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Keep up with Blue Raider track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField) and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
The top-16 individuals and top-12 relay teams automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships taking place in two weeks. Kigen Chemadi, Jaquez Torian, Brian Rono and Jacob Choge made up the MT winning team, finishing with a time of 9:32.60, the 12th best mark in the nation.
Chemadi and Choge also find themselves with a bid to the championships in the 5,000-meter, both capturing spots in the top-10. Chemadi currently ranks at No. 8 in the country with a time of 13:36.82 and Choge ranks 9th with a time of 13:38.48. The Kenyan duo recorded these nationally ranked times at the BU Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener, while also breaking a program record.
The NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 13-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Keep up with Blue Raider track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField) and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
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