NCAA May Not Accept Christian Noble’s 13:37 Division II 5K Record Due to Pacing Lights
On Sunday night,
Christian Noble of Lee (Tenn.) University ran the fastest indoor time ever by a Division II 5,000-meter runner. Noble’s 13:37.39 at the Magic City Elite meet in Birmingham, Ala., was an 11-second personal best and almost four seconds faster than the previous DII best of 13:41.08, run by Abilene Christian’s
Nicodemus Naimadu 16 years ago. It was a stellar performance, run mostly alone Noble led every step of the final 15 laps after pacemaker
Garrett O’Toole stepped off the track after two kilometers.