Tulsa’s Patrick Dever Finishes Sixth in 5,000m Run at NCAA Championship

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Tulsa’s Patrick Dever Finishes Sixth in 5,000m Run at NCAA Championship

6/11/2021 10:01:00 PM | Track and Field

Tulsa's Patrick Dever recorded a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night.

Dever clocked a time of 13:19.85, trailing National Champion Cooper Teare's time of 13:12.27 by 7.58 seconds.

"I think I was caring a little fatigue and the pace was pretty hard from the start, but I'm happy to get some points for the team," Dever said. "I tried to stay as relaxed as possible, and with the pace you couldn't make many surges. I tried to stay in the back of the group, but I picked up one or two positions in the last lap. It is a dream to win the 10,000m run and score points for the team in the 5,000m run. I didn't score as many points today as I would have liked, but to set a new personal best and school record is a pretty good feeling."

Dever's time was a personal best and a new program record by 8.23 seconds as his and the school's previous mark was 13:28.08 set at the John McDonnell Invitational earlier this year.

Today's finish gives Dever a second All-American honor as he claimed a National Championship in the 10,000m run earlier this week.

5,000m Run
1. Cooper Teare, Oregon – 13:12.27
2. Luis Grijalva, Northern Arizona – 13:13.14
3. Athanas Kioko, Campbell – 13:13.47
4. Cole Hocker, Oregon – 13:18.95
5. Robert Brandt, Georgetown – 13:19.11
6. Patrick Dever, Tulsa – 13:19.85