COLUMBIA, Mo. – Wichita State's Elkana Kipruto broke the Shockers' 8,000-meter record by 45 seconds to record a runner-up finish and lead the men's team to a seventh-place team result Friday morning at the Pre-National Invitational at Gans Creek Cross Country Course.
The sophomore from Kapsabet, Kenya ran 22:45.6, just one second behind Florida's Kelvin Cheruiyot, to finish in second place, defeating the USTFCCCA National Runner of the Week from two weeks ago, Timothy Chesondin from Arkansas.
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"He was just going for the win.