WSU's Evans Kurui posts NCAA top-5 mark in the 5000 at Bryan Clay Invitational...
AZUSA, California-- Washington State's Evans Kurui (#2/Paul Merca photo) finished fourth in the top section of the men's 5000 meters Friday night at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Cougar Stadium on the campus of Azusa Pacific University. Facing many of the same athletes he competed against two weeks earlier in the 10000 at the Stanford Invitational, Kurui was in a group of four through 3800 meters. With less than a kilometer to go, New Mexico's Habtom Samuel, the winner of the 10000 at Stanford, slowly started ramping up the pace by throwing in a 62 second lap, with each lap getting progressively faster. That injection of pace was enough to break everyone behind Samuel, as he took the victory in 13:03.47, along with the fastest collegiate time of the 2026 season Kurui finished in a time of 13:17.61, just ahead of Seattle resident Sam Prakel, who was fifth in 13:17.90. Kurui now has for the time being, the fourth fastest collegiate time so far this season. Washington's...
