EUGENE, Ore. – The end of a stellar season for another Northern Arizona track athlete came to an end Thursday evening as sophomore Ahmed Osman finished 15th overall in the men's 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Looking for his second-straight All-American award in the event, Osman was unable to come up with a top-eight finish as he concluded the race in a time of 29:29.62.

"My plan heading into the race was to get into that top eight," Osman said. "Obviously that didn't happen and it's just one of those days where things didn't go right. I gave it my best shot, but I couldn't come through."

One thing Osman will do is learn from this race. The San Diego native knows that with two years left, he can still improve greatly.

"It is always a learning process when you come to a championships event," Osman said. "You correct your mistakes and just come back and do better. I learned a lot today, but am still disappointed."

After competing with the lead pack for the majority of the race, Osman was thrown out of his rhythm when the group threw in a surge, and was unable to keep up with the pack for the rest of the race.

This concludes a successful sophomore campaign in which Osman won his second-straight Big Sky 10K title, and recorded a new personal record in the event at the Mt. SAC Relays in April (28:52.57).

Seniors Javier Villarreal and David McNeill will compete at the outdoor championships Saturday. Villarreal takes to the shot put ring at 9:40 a.m. PDT, and McNeill's 5,000-meter run is scheduled for 11:21 a.m. PDT, live on CBS.