The 10,000 meters Thursday night at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oxford, Miss., came down to a battle of Kiprops.
In the end, Alabama freshman Victor Kiprop beat University of Arkansas sophomore Patrick Kiprop to win in 29 minutes, 16.07 seconds.
Patrick Kiprop was second in 29:22.20.
Both Kiprops are from Kenya — Patrick from Eldoret and Victor from Iten — but they are not related.
Patrick Kiprop took the lead with 800 meters to go, but Victor Kiprop ran the final 400 in 56.4 seconds to pull away for the victory.