COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Ednah Kurgat and Weini Kelati both raced to All-American status in the women's 5,000-meter run at the University of New Mexico track & field team opened competition at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The Lobos, led by the 5K performances of national runner-up Kurgat and fifth-place Kelati, registered a number of solid marks on Friday at Gilliam Indoor Stadium, as they also earned top-10 finishes from Alice Wright and its women's distance medley relay team.
New Mexico, who sent four individuals and two relay team to the NCAAs, finished the first day of the two-day championships in third place on the women's side with 12 team points.