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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. 

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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.


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