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Friday, June 8
Eugene, OR
10:25 p.m.
Syracuse University
at
Men's 5000M Final
Photo by: Mike Scott
NCAA Championship Preview | Men's 5000-meters
6/7/2018 8:43:00 PM | Track and Field
Knight and Germano race in 5k final
Men's 5000-meters | Friday | 10:25 p.m.
Syracuse Competitors:Â Justyn Knight - 1st (13:18.74), Philo Germano - 40th (13:50.48)
Top Seed: Syracuse's Justyn Knight
Format: One 24-man final.
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Other event previews: 10k | Men's 3000M Steeplechase | Women's 3000M Steeplechase | 110H
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The Competition:
More on Knight
More on Germano:
The 5k final will get underway at 10:25 p.m. on Friday night.
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Syracuse Competitors:Â Justyn Knight - 1st (13:18.74), Philo Germano - 40th (13:50.48)
Top Seed: Syracuse's Justyn Knight
Format: One 24-man final.
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Other event previews: 10k | Men's 3000M Steeplechase | Women's 3000M Steeplechase | 110H
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The Competition:
- Knight owns by far the nation's best time, racing to a 13:18.74 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, which is one of the 10 fastest times in the history of collegiate track and field.
- Northern Arizona's Andy Trouard has the nation's second-best time to date at 13:21.74.
- Defending NCAA Champion Grant Fisher is also returning, with a seed time of 13:36.77.
More on Knight
- Knight is seeking a triple crown at his fourth straight appearance at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
- He has already won the NCAA Championship in cross country and the indoor 5k this season. He was also runner-up in the 3000-meters. Knight hasn't finished outside the top-three at an NCAA Championship event since 2016, a streak that spans six-straight championship meets.
- Knight also has 11 ACC individual titles and five team titles to compliment his national accolades.
- He's also been on The Bowerman Watch List for every week this season. He's one-of-three athletes to make that claim for the sport's most prestigious award.
More on Germano:
- This is Germano's second trip to Eugene and first time racing in the 5k at the NCAA Championships.
- An All-American in cross country as a sophomore, Germano is seeking his first on the track.
- Doubling at the ACC Championships, he turned in a top-10 performance in both the 10k and 5k at the event, to help the Orange finish second as a team – tied for the best finish in program history at any outdoor conference meet.
The 5k final will get underway at 10:25 p.m. on Friday night.
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