Masai's School-Record Performance Headlines Akron's Efforts at David Hemery Valentine Invitational

Saturday, February 10

Boston, Mass.

All Day

University of Akron

David Hemery Valentine Invitational

Masai's School-Record Performance Headlines Akron's Efforts at David Hemery Valentine Invitational

February 10 | Track & Field

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BOSTON, Mass. – Led by a school-record performance from sophomore Brian Masai (Kitale, Kenya), the University of Akron track and field team garnered four career-best efforts on the final day of the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 10).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Masai crossed the line in the men's 3,000 meters in a school-record time of 8:02.50, bettering his own career-best time of 8:04.14 set the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championships.
• Freshman Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) registered a career-best time of 8:04.27 in the men's 3,000 meters, the second-fastest effort in indoor program history.
• Adding career-best times of 1:55.21 and 8:30.84 in the men's 800 and 3,000 meters, respectively, was freshman Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) and redshirt senior Kyle Stober (Mogadore, Ohio), while redshirt senior Chase Easterling (Mt. Orab, Ohio) tallied an Akron-best time of 14:39.81 in the men's 5,000 meters.

UP NEXT
The Zips host the Al Campbell Invitational on Friday (Feb. 16) at the Stile Athletics Field House.

MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 5,000 Meters (Unseeded): Chase Easterling (60th-14:39.81); 3,000 Meters (Unseeded): Kyle Stober (56th-8:30.84*); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (142nd-1:55.21*); 3,000 Meters: Brian Masai (38th-8:02.50*), Titus Kirui (43rd-8:04.27*)

WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 5,000 Meters (Unseeded): Danielle Honaker (38th-17:51.61*), Halle Sebest (40th-17:54.04*); 3,000 Meters (Unseeded): Megan Hipple (40th-10:01.55); 800 Meters: Makenna Heimlich (85th-2:12.13), Mary Munga (101st-2:13.12*); Mile: Mary Munga (112th-4:53.82*); 5,000 Meters: Sharon Chepchirchir (83rd-17:01.21)

* denotes career-best time