VERONA, Wis. – Freshman
Dominic Kiptum of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi cross country program will cap his debut collegiate season at the NCAA Championships when he races at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Friday.
The men's 10k championship race will get underway at 10:10 a.m. CT following the women's 6k. Live results will be available on PrimeTime Timing.
Kiptum qualified for the national race after placing eighth overall at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 29:38.2 time in the men's 10k. He was the top finisher in the entire Southland Conference as just one of two in the league to punch their ticket to nationals.
"Dominic has had a fantastic season and is racing at his best at the right time," said head coach
Bryan Jackson. "Qualifying for a national championship is an incredible accomplishment, especially for a freshman. He has nothing to lose this weekend and is ready to go take a shot at this race."
The championship will conclude a stellar debut season that saw him as the Islanders' top finisher in every race he competed in. It included a top five showing at the SLC Championships as his fourth-place finish earned him All-Conference First Team honors before going on to being an All-Region honoree en route to earning a spot at the NCAAs.
Kiptum is the first Islander to qualify for the NCAA Championships since the 2022 season when
Dennis Kipngeno finished seventh at the regional race to punch his ticket to the championships for the second year in a row. Kiptum is the fifth Islander to qualify for the race (fourth on the men's side), and very first freshman to do so.
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