Meet Information
- ACCAC Phoenix, hosted by Central Arizona (4/18/2008)
- ACCAC Pima, hosted by Paradise Valley (4/19/2008)
Kanyaruhuru Captures 5,000m Title at NCAA Indoor
National Championship
Sarah Hauck
News Release
Queens University of Charlotte
Mar. 19, 2008
Former Puma Daniel Kanyaruhuru has been named a 2008 United States
Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) Men’s Division II Indoor
Tack and Field All-American.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., (March 15, 2008) — Queens University of Charlotte
runner Daniel Kanyaruhuru (Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley) captured the 5,000m title
in the 2008 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships at Minnesota State University in Mankato,
Minn., on Saturday afternoon.
Kanyaruhuru’s time of 14:12.85 was almost six seconds faster than the second place
finisher Nate Peck of Grand Valley State. In the last mile Kanyaruhuru pulled away from
the pack of 15 runners and recorded a final mile time of 4:21.
"My plan was not to lead the race, but to follow," said Kanyaruhuru. "I
like to follow and see how I fit in and go from there."
Peck had a different view of the finish, "It was a slow start from the get go. I got
to the straight away with about 200 meters left, got in second, and held on for dear life."
The 10 points Kanyaruhuru scored for his first place finish earned Queens 18th place in
the meet. Fourty-one teams competed in the championship.
The meet closes the indoor track season. The outdoor season is set to open on March
21 at the 49er Classic hosted by UNC-Charlotte.
Queens University of Charlotte is a private, coed, Presbyterian-affiliated liberal arts
university in the heart of historic Charlotte serving approximately 2,250 undergraduate
and graduate students through its College of Arts & Sciences, McColl School of
Business, The Pauline Lewis Hayworth College and the Presbyterian School of Nursing.
Past Meets
- Paradise Valley Invitational (4/5/2008)
- ACCAC Paradise Valley (3/29/2008)
- Glendale Invitational (3/21/2008)
- Arizona Relays (3/13/2008)
- Update (3/9/08): Throwers Pentathlon has been canceled
- ACCAC Central Arizona (2/22/2008)
- Paradise Valley Indoor Invitational (2/16/2008)
- Puma Indoor Invitational (1/26/2008)
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