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From the Chronicles of Bill Killian |
1979 - NCAA Division I @ Champaign, Illinois |
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Steeple Heats, Thurs, 5/31 (Henry Rono WSU ... 8:25.4) Finals, Sat, 6/2 |
| June 1, 1979 - 10,000 Meters - Featuring Oregon's reigning NCAA individual cross country champion, Alberto Salazar. |
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| Salazar (488) ground out the early pace, 14:05.7 at 5,000m. |
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| Salazar & Marc Hunter (34, Cleveland State) | (M) A keen eye can see future AR 10k record holder Mark Nenow (121, Kentucky), 27th 30:55.9. | Dan Dillon (145, Providence). |
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| (L) Sore-footed Marc Hunter (34, Cleveland State) let go at 7,000m, leaving Salazar as the lone American. |
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| By 7,000 meters the 34-man field was down to five contenders, Salazar was the lone American. Suleiman Nyambui and UTEP teammate (and defending champion) Mike Musyoki. Joel Cheruiyot (WSU) and Joseph Nzau (Wy). All but Nyambui are Kenyans. |
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| Nyambui, the 28-year old Freshman and veteran Tanzanian, grabbed the lead for good with 5½ laps left. |
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| Nzau was dropped with 800 left and Cheruiyot was out of it at the bell. Salazar kept up with the two Texans but with 230m left, the race was over. Nyambui whippped through the last lap in 54.8 (last 800 in 2:00.1) - 28:01.30. Musyoki (28:03.25) and Salazar (28:06.12) both bettered the championship record. A PR for Salazar, and only Craig Virgin among American collegians had run faster. |
| June 2, 1979 - 5,000 Meters - Featuring defending champion & American record holder at 3,000 meters, Rudy Chapa. |
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| Rudy Chapa took the lead immediately & paced the field through fast 1000m splits 2:39.4, 5:21.6, 8:06.1 & 10:51.6. |
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Rudy Chapa had twisted his ankle 3 days before the final, but showed little sign of it. Looming in 3rd behind Chapa and Adrian Leek (East Tennessee) is Villanova distance man, Sydney Maree. |
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Rudy Chapa continues to increase the pace until.... With just over a lap to go... |
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Sydney Maree, the sophomore from South Africa, unleashed a devastating kick. |
Sydney Maree pulled away with a 52.2 last lap! Chap a ran a 56.9 last lap to finish in 13:25.4. Maree sets a NCAA meet record -13:20.63 (4th fastest in collegiate history and broke the record of 13:21.9 set by Henry Rono last year, 1978. In becoming Villanova's first-ever NCAA 5000 winner, Maree snaps a string of Oregon (6) & WSU (3) winners going back to 1969 (in '69, USC's Ole Oleson won). 1) Maree ...13:20.63 |
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| It was Don Paige (320, Villanova) who grabbed the headlines with a spectacular 1500/800 double in little more than 30 minutes!! |
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1500 meters Heats, Thurs, 5/31, 4:30pm (3:43.3) (L) Finals, Sat, 6/2, 3:50pm 1) Don Paige (Vill) .............3:39.20 (53.7) |
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800 meters Trials, Thurs, 5/31, 6:20pm (1:48.2) Semi-Finals, Fri, 6/1, 6:15pm (1:50.1) (L) Finals, Sat, 6/2, 4:30pm (R) 1) Don Paige (Vill) ..1:46.2 (54.3/51.9) |
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1980 - NCAA Division I @ Memorial Stadium, University of Texas at Austin |
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June 6, 1980 - 10,000m - Kimombwa vs Nyambui 1) Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP) ...29:21.85, 2) Sam Kimombwa (WSU) 29:27.08, 3) Geir Kvernmo (Wyoming) 29:43.82. |
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'80 NCAA action (L) 800m (R) Steeple |
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| 1) Don Paige (Villanova) ...1:45.81. | 1) Randy Jackson (515, Wisconsin)....8:22.81. |
| June 7, 1980 - NCAA Division I - 5,000m @ Memorial Stadium, University of Texas at Austin |
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The Finish... |
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1) Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP) ...13:44.43, 2) Solomon Chebor (FD) ...13: 47.40, 3) Bill McChesney (Or) ...13:47.96. |
1981 - NCAA Division I - @ (Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Louisiana State University) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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June 5, 1981 - 10,000 meters Defending champion & 1980 NCAA XC titlist Nyambui against '78 XC titlist & New York Marathon Champion Alberto Salazar |
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1) Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP) .............28:34.23 |
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June-06 1981 1500 Meter Run -Finals - Sydney Maree (Villanova) defends his 1500 meter title (80), in commanding fashion. |
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1) Sydney Maree (Villanova) ........3:35.30 **(NCAA meet record & College best) |
June-06 1981 3000 Meter Steeplechase - Finals |
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1) Solomon Chebor (Fairleigh Dickinson) ...8:23.34 |
1982 - NCAA Division I - @ (Brigham Young University) Provo, Utah |
06/04/1982 - Men's Outdoor Track And Field - Provo, Utah - Finals - 10,000 Meter Run |
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29-year-old, Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP) took command just before the 5000m mark on his way to win his 4th 10,000 title in 29:03.54. Steve Ortiz (UCLA) was 6th in 29:17.25. |
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1983 - NCAA Division I - @ Robertson Stadium, University of Houston at Houston |
| 06/03/1983 - Men's Outdoor Track And Field - Houston, Texas - Finals - 800 Meter Run |
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Joaquim Cruz, after setting a junior world record of 1:44.3 in 1981, he received a scholarship for the University of Oregon in 1983. The move immediately paid off, and Cruz won the NCAA championships over 800m that same year (above). 800 Meters *Cruz took the lead for good only after 200 meters, running his first lap in 50 seconds flat! |
1985 - NCAA Division I - @ Memorial Stadium, University of Texas at Austin |
| 06/01/1985 - Men's Division I Outdoor Track And Field - @ (Memorial Stadium - University of Texas) Austin, Texas Finals 5000 Meter Run |
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Eyestone takes the lead. |  |
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1) Ed Eyestone (BYU) ...............................13:56.72 |
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