Tulsa’s Patrick Dever Qualifies for NCAA Championship in 5,000m

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Tulsa’s Patrick Dever Qualifies for NCAA Championship in 5,000m

5/29/2021 7:46:00 PM | Track and Field

Tulsa's Patrick Dever qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 5,000m run with his 11^th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional at E.B. Cushing Stadium in Bryan-College Station, Texas. Dever also earned a spot in the NCAA Championship in the 10,000m run with his fifth-place finish earlier this week.

Dever turned in a time of 13:58.16, just 15.46 seconds behind Iowa State's Wesley Kiptoo in first place. Dever's time was 30.08 seconds behind his personal best set earlier this season at the John McDonnell Invite. Isaac Akers was 27^th in the same event with a time of 14:23.19.

In the 3,000m steeplechase, Ashley Barnes turned in a time of 10:19.63 for 22^nd place, while Katharina Pesendorfer was 41^st in a time of 10:44.00. Barnes had a season-best time of 10:16.77 at The American Championship earlier this month, while Pesendorfer's best time came in the 2019 NCAA West Preliminary (10:14.44).

MEN
5,000m Run
11. Patrick Dever – 13:58.16
27. Isaac Akers – 14:23.19

WOMEN
3,000m Steeplechase
22. Ashley Barnes – 10:19.63
41. Katharina Pesendorfer – 10:44.00