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Edna Chelulei

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Chelulei Earns First Team All-America Honors, Finishes Seventh in the 5,000 Meters at NCAA Championships

EUGENE, Ore. – Eastern Kentucky University's Edna Chelulei finished seventh in the women's 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday evening at Hayward Field.
 
The sophomore from Uasin Gishu County, Kenya ran an outdoor personal-best time of 15:18.21 to take seventh and earn first team All-America honors.
 
Chelulei is now a three-time All-American during her EKU career. She was a second team All-American in the outdoor 10,000 meters last year (12th) and a first team All-American in the indoor 5,000 meters this year (sixth).
 
EKU wrapped up the NCAA Outdoor Championships with two first team All-Americans – Chelulei and Kristian Imroth (third in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase) – two second team All-Americans – Miguel Baidal (ninth in the men's 10,000 meters) and Brighter Jepchumba (16th in the women's 10,000 meters) – and an honorable mention All-American – Taha Er Raouy (22nd in the men's 5,000 meters).
 
Chelulei scored two points with her seventh-place finish, good enough to lead the EKU woman to a 63rd place finish in the NCAA.
 
Imroth's six points in the steeplechase gave the EKU men a 37th place finish in the NCAA.




 
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Players Mentioned

Edna Chelulei

Edna Chelulei

Distance
Sophomore
Taha Er Raouy

Taha Er Raouy

Junior
Kristian Imroth

Kristian Imroth

Graduate Student
Miguel Baidal

Miguel Baidal

Senior
Brighter Jepchumba

Brighter Jepchumba

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Edna Chelulei

Edna Chelulei

Sophomore
Distance
Taha Er Raouy

Taha Er Raouy

Junior
Kristian Imroth

Kristian Imroth

Graduate Student
Miguel Baidal

Miguel Baidal

Senior
Brighter Jepchumba

Brighter Jepchumba

Freshman