RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's track and field team posted a top-40 national finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last week in Eugene, Oregon.
 
The Colonels scored six points to finish tied for 37^th in the NCAA with Kansas, Virginia Tech, and Cal Poly.
 
The EKU men finished ahead of such Power 5 schools as Mississippi State, Florida State, Kentucky, Villanova, Wisconsin, Baylor, Iowa State, Arizona and UCLA.
 
Kristian Imroth took bronze in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing third in a time of 8:20.91 to earn first team All-America honors.
 
Miguel Baidal earned second team All-America honors with a ninth place finish in the men's 10,000 meters. Taha Er Raouy finished 22^nd in the men's 5,000 meters.
 
The EKU women's team also scored points at the NCAA Championships, finishing tied for 63^rd with Michigan, Cal Poly, Indiana State, and Kennesaw State.
 
Edna Chelulei scored two points for the Colonels by finishing seventh in the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 15:18.21. She was named a first team All-American.
 
Brighter Jepchumba was a second team All-American after placing 16^th in the women's 10,000 meters with a time of 32:48.21.