Pamela Kosgei ran the second-fastest 10K in collegiate history and Habtom Samuel recorded the nation's leading 10K time to highlight a flurry of strong season-opening distance marks for New Mexico Track & Field on Day One at the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Classic in the Bay Area on Friday.
In total, UNM athletes recorded 10 new personal bests on Friday between the two meets in Palo Alto and San Francisco, with eight of them ranking among the Top 10 in program history on the UNM Outdoor All-Time lists.
The Lobos return to action for Day Two of competition at both meets tomorrow. No live stream will be available for this weekend's competition, with live results via GoLobos.com/TrackResults – follow @UNMLoboXCTF on IG and X for meetday updates, behind-the-scenes content and more.
FRIDAY – TRACK EVENTS
Men’s 5,000m (Stanford Section 4)
5. Jayden Hernandez - 14:00.17*
11. Dylan Maloney - 14:08.77^
* Personal Best (All Conditions)
^ Collegiate 5K debut
Hernandez ripped off a 10-second improvement from his previous outdoor best in the 5K (14:10.03) for a new lifetime best to lead the way in the morning section, with freshman Dylan Maloney notching a 14:08.77 season-opening time in his first collegiate non-XC 5K.
Women’s 5,000m (Stanford Section 4)
3. Millie McClelland-Brooks - 16:21.25*
* Collegiate 5K debut
In her first track race as a Lobo, McClelland-Brooks notched a 16:21.25 season-opening time en route to a third-place finish in her section.
Women's 5,000m (SF State)
5. Isabelle Bloker - 16:36.69* (5th in Section 1)
16. Anya Belisle - 16:47.11 (4th in Section 2)
* Collegiate 5K debut
In her first collegiate 5K race, Isabelle Bloker put down a 16:36.69 time to place fifth in the first section of the day at SF State, with Anya Belisle clocking a 16:47.11 season opener just shy of her 16:46.41 lifetime best from last year’s Bryan Clay Invite as she crossed fourth in the second heat. They finished fifth and 16th among all sections combined.
Men's 1,500m (SF State)
8. Rhys Crawford - 3:49.14* (1st in Section 2)
* Raw Personal Best
Crawford ran three seconds faster than his raw time at last Saturday’s UNM Spring Invitational but came up short of his 3:47.64 altitude conversion as he won his heat at SF State with the eighth-fastest time of the field.
Women’s 1,500m (SF State)
59. Charlotte O’Meara - 4:41.78 (5th in Section 2)
Women’s 1,500m (Stanford Section 5)
8. Mia Torrecillas - 4:36.07
Torrecillas got her first mark of the outdoor season with a 4:36.07 to finish eighth in her section, less than a second slower than her 4:35.23 personal best run at the Desert Heat Classic last spring.
Women’s 1,500m (Stanford Section 4)
2. Kylie Feeney - 4:24.18
* Collegiate 1,500m debut
In her first collegiate race at the 1,500m distance, Kylie Feeney finished in 4:24.18 – a time that will likely put her in contention for an NCAA West Regional qualifying spot for the time being. Primarily an 800 specialist, she had previously never run any distance beyond 1,000m collegiately.
Men’s 1,500m (Stanford Section 1)
3. Joshua Abraham - 3:39.55*
* Personal Best; No. 7 UNM Outdoor List
After only serving as a pacemaker in last weekend’s 1,500m racing at home, Abraham posted a massive PR – 4.7 seconds faster than his previous best of 3:44.25 last season – to move into the UNM All-Time Top 10 in the event for the first time. That mark should easily move him into qualifying position for regionals and bumps teammate Collins Kiprotich’s 3:40.83 converted time from last weekend into the No. 10 spot on the UNM list.
Women’s 5,000m (Stanford Section 3)
15. Li-Mari Dekker - 16:21.89*
* Collegiate 5K debut
Women’s 5,000m (Stanford Section 2)
1. Tilly Simpson - 15:34.23*
12. Jasmine Wood - 15:51.07^
* Personal Best; No. 9 UNM Outdoor List
^ Personal Best
The British duo of Simpson and Wood continued to build off a career indoor season with a pair of new lifetime bests in the second section of the 5K, with Simpson winning the heat with a massive 26.65-second improvement on her previous lifetime best to move into the No. 9 spot on the UNM outdoor list. It was the first sub-16 minute performance of her collegiate career and makes it back-to-back All-Time Top 10 marks after she moved into the outdoor 1,500m list at No. 6 last Saturday at the NM Spring Invitational.
Jasmine Wood also posted a significant improvement, taking 7.34 seconds off her previous indoor best (15:58.41) and 21.63 seconds off her fastest time outdoors to cross 12th.
Men’s 5,000m (Stanford Section 2)
19. Matthew Endrody - 14:20.02*
20. Lukas Kiprop - 14:31.00
* Collegiate 5K debut
Coming off a sixth-place finish at NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile, Matthew Endrody ran a 14:20.02 in his first track 5K as a Lobo to finish 19th in his section, with Lukas Kiprop just behind in 20th (14:31.00).
Women’s 5,000m (Stanford Invitational Section)
3. Marion Jepngetich - 15:23.68
Jepngetich posted a strong season-opening time of 15:23.68 – just under nine-tenths of a second behind her previous outdoor best from the same Stanford meet last year – as she crossed third in the fastest heat of the night in Palo Alto. She’s now the Mountain West leader in the 5K distance.
Men’s 5,000m (Stanford Invitational Section)
9. Collins Kiprotich - 13:25.37
12. Iker Sanchez - 13:31.88*
* Personal Best; No. 6 UNM Outdoor List
Fresh off a 1,500m PB last weekend, Collins Kiprotich crossed just fractions of a second shy of his lifetime best as he finished ninth in the Top 5K heat of the night.
Behind Kiprotich, Sanchez ran exactly six seconds faster than his previous best from last year’s Bryan Clay Invitational (13:37.88) to finish 12th and move up to No. 6 on the UNM Outdoor Top 10 list.
Women’s 10,000m (Stanford Invitational Section)
2. Pamela Kosgei - 30:49.99*
13. Mercy Kirarei - 32:34.65”
19. Christina Nisoli - 33:07.15^
* No. 2 Collegiate All-Time; UNM Record; Mountain West Record
“ No. 8 UNM Outdoor List
^ Personal Best
Kosgei finished second behind a collegiate record performance from BYU’s Jane Hedengren (30:46.80) with the second-fastest 10K performance in collegiate history, surpassing Parker Valby’s previous record of 30:50.43 that had stood since 2024.
Behind her, Mercy Kirarei (32:34.65) finished 13th in her first collegiate 10K race with a time that ranks No. 8 on the UNM outdoor list and Christina Nisoli (33:07.15) put down a time 101.65 seconds faster than her 34:48.80 best run at MW Outdoor Championships last spring – one of the biggest 10K improvements in school history.
Men’s 10,000m (Stanford Invitational Section)
1. Habtom Samuel - 27:30.51
10. Evans Kiplagat - 27:59.71*
11. Vincent Chirchir - 28:00.39”
13. Thomas Termote - 28:00.72^
* Personal Best; No. 3 UNM Outdoor List
“ Personal Best; No. 4 UNM Outdoor List
^ Personal Best; No. 5 UNM Outdoor List
Behind a nation-leading time and dominant individual win from Habtom Samuel in which he put nearly eight seconds between himself and the next finisher, three Lobos ran the third- through fifth-fastest times in program history with new personal bests – Kiplagat broke the 28-minute barrier for the first time to improve his No. 3 time in school history and Vincent Chirchir (28:00.39) and Thomas Termote (28:00.72) both ran just fractions of a second above to move up to No. 4 and No. 5 on the UNM all-time 10K list, respectively.
Men’s 10,000m (Stanford Section 2)
26. Lukas Ehrle - 29:28.43*
* UNM Debut