FARMINGTON, Utah (February 3, 2020) – Northern Arizona freshman
Abdihamid Nur earned his first career Big Sky Men's Track Athlete of the Week award after turning in the sixth-fastest 5000m time in the country last Friday at the Mountain T's Invitational.
Nur clocked a 5K time of 14:18.07, which altitude-converts to 13:39.81. Nur's time of 13:39.81@ ranks sixth nationally as he is one of four Lumberjacks in the top nine.
Along with Nur, senior
Tyler Day (13:16.95), sophomore
Luis Grijalva (13:29.74) and sophomore
Ryan Raff (13:40.99@) are also ranked in the top nine. Day is first, Grijalva is third and Raff is ninth nationally, with Raff also posting his time during the Mountain T's Invitational last Friday. Senior
Geordie Beamish is 13th with a time of 13:51.14 this season.
The top 16 will qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships from March 13-14 in Albuquerque, N.M.
