Clark Wood Invitational Results

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University All-American Ahmed Jaziri won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday night at Stanford's Payton Jordan Invitational, clocking an NCAA-leading time of 8:24.33.
 
Jaziri – a native of Rades, Tunisia – defeated four Olympians on his way to victory. His time of 8:24.33 is the fastest in the NCAA this season and it makes Jaziri the 23^rd fastest man in NCAA steeplechase history. It also shattered his previous school record (8:32.9) by more than eight seconds.
 
A majority of the EKU track and field team competed at Louisville's Clark Wood Invitational over the weekend.
 
The Colonels raced in three events on Friday at Louisville, and they won all three. Alex Leshan got the day started on the right foot, winning the men's 800 meters in a time of 1:50.87. Freshman Jan Badia-Celma was right behind him in second place, clocking a time of 1:51.13.
 
Eastern then swept the men's and women's 5,000 meters. Charles Kipchumba took the men's title in a personal-best time of 14:14.43. Enock Kipchumba finished second in the race with a time of 14:22.92.
 
Laura Taborda soloed her way to victory in the women's 5K, notching a personal-best time of 16:46.12. That is the fourth fastest time in the ASUN this season.
 
Freshman Ahmed Sayf Kadri opened Saturday by winning the men's steeplechase at Louisville. He clocked a personal-best and facility-record time of 8:57.59 to earn the victory.
 
Jone Zabaleta Larranaga finished fourth out of 40 competitors in the women's 1,500 meters. Her time of 4:26.84 is a collegiate best and it ranks No. 3 in the ASUN this season. Saskia Pingpank also posted a notable personal best of 4:35.69 in the race.
 
Jackson Siddall and Joan Tapias went 2-3 in the men's 1,500 meters and both clocked personal bests in the process. Siddall's time of 3:46.39 ranks No. 5 all-time at EKU. Tapias came in at 3:46.98.
 
Alicia Recio and Drew Sawyers recorded personal-best performances in the women's and men's 400 meters. Recio ran 56.60 in the women's race, while Sawyers went 49.14 in the men's race.
 
Bryson Steed then finished fifth in the finals of the men's 100 meters. The Louisville native recorded big personal-best time of 10.62 in the finals.
 
The Colonels have next weekend off before competing at the ASUN Outdoor Championships May 12-14 in Jacksonville, Florida.