Saturday, December 12, 2009

Bobby Curtis @ 5000 meters


Bobby Curtis is the last Villanova runner to win an individual title at the NCAA national outdoor meet. He won the 2008 NCAA 5000 title in 13:33, making his move at the bell (top photo) and winning by 6 seconds over Stephen Pifer and Brent Vaughn (bottom photo). Curtis in the #2 man all-time on Villanova's 5000 meter list. Only Sydney Maree (the NCAA meet record holder) in 1979 has run a faster 5000 meters in a Villanova singlet.

Finals
1 Robert Curtis SR Villanova 13:33.93 10
2 Stephen Pifer SR Colorado 13:39.34 8
3 Brent Vaughn SR Colorado 13:39.44 6
4 David McNeill SO Northern Arizona 13:42.17 5
5 Ryan Vail SR Oklahoma State 13:42.85 4
6 Hassan Mead FR Minnesota 13:44.30 3
7 Kenyon Neuman JR Colorado 13:45.54 2
8 Patrick Smyth JR Notre Dame 13:47.82 1
9 Ian Burrell SR Georgia 13:48.40
10 Stephen Furst SR NC State 13:49.87
11 Emmanuel Bor SO Alabama 13:53.39
12 Mark Steeds JR Georgia State 13:56.18
13 Felix Kiboiywo SO Auburn 14:02.65
14 Abraham Ng'etich SR Iona 14:05.73
15 Joseph Maina JR Eastern Kentucky 14:06.43
16 Patrick Sovacool JR Miami-Ohio 14:18.55

Here's a post-race interview video with Curtis:

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