#16 Men's 5000 Meters (College) Start List
Seeded
| World | 12:49.60 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | ||
| American | 13:11.44 | Galen Rupp | Nike | ||
| NCAA (banked) | 13:44.60 |
Start Time: 5:45 PM (Day 1)
Section 1 of 2
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLICHIO, Dominic | SR | UNC-Asheville | 14:45.23 | Tiger Track Classic |
| 2 | SIMON, Jonas | JR | Tennessee Wesleyan | 15:05.00 | International transfer athlete |
| 3 | BALLOWE, James Russell | SR | King | 15:05.03 | Bill Webb & Bob Davidson Spring Kick-Off |
| 4 | LONGFELLOW, Nathan | SO | East Tenn. St. | 15:11.94 | Charlotte 49er Classic |
| 5 | BENNETT, Luke | FR | Appalachian State | 15:25.00 | |
| 6 | CIGNARALE, Ben | FR | Appalachian State | 15:25.00 | |
| 7 | BOONE, Zach | JR | UNC-Asheville | 15:25.05 | Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 8 | BENFIELD, Lawson | SO | Appalachian State | 15:30.00 | |
| 9 | SESSIONS, Ben | SR | North Greenville | 15:32.21 | Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships |
| 10 | MCCAMBRIDGE, Conal | SO | Queens (N.C.) | 15:36.55 | GVSU Holiday Open |
| 11 | THOMPSON, Austin | JR | Lees-McRae | 15:40.20 | Montreat College Invitational |
| 12 | HAGER, David | SR | UNC-Asheville | 15:45.00 | |
| 13 | GOULD, John | JR | Tennessee Wesleyan | 15:46.00 | Junior College Transfer |
| 14 | ROJAS, Jerry | SO | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 15:51.25 | 2017 APSU Govs Invitational |
| 15 | HERNANDEZ, Abraham | JR | USC Upstate | 15:51.67 | Charlotte Invitational |
| 16 | CAPPS, Nolan | SO | Lees-McRae | 15:55.12 | Hasn%27t run this event yet but ran 9:08.94 at JDL in December |
| 17 | HINCHER, Rylan | JR | Montreat | 15:58.83 | |
| 18 | HOVIS, Brooks | SO | North Greenville | 15:59.00 | |
| 19 | BEASON, Jackson | FR | Tusculum | 16:00.00 | |
| 20 | GREENE, Morgan | SR | King | 16:00.00 | Based off of XC Season |
Section 2 of 2
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMOS, Charles | SR | King | 16:02.19 | Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships |
| 2 | GRAVES, Shawn | JR | Lees-McRae | 16:09.29 | Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships |
| 3 | COCCIA, Jacob | SO | USC Upstate | 16:12.03 | 2017 Winthrop ADIDAS Invitational |
| 4 | COCCIA, Jared | SO | USC Upstate | 16:14.35 | 2017 Winthrop ADIDAS Invitational |
| 5 | TUPPS, TJ | JR | Tennessee Wesleyan | 16:18.95 | University of the Cumberlands Invitational |
| 6 | CONNER, Harrison | JR | Western Carolina | 16:19.64 | Charlotte 49er Classic |
| 7 | NICOL, Seth | SO | Milligan | 16:19.89 | Montreat College Indoor Kickoff |
| 8 | NEWMAN, Hunter | SO | UNC-Asheville | 16:21.60 | 2017 Liberty Kick Off |
| 9 | HANNA, Isaiah | SO | Western Carolina | 16:37.43 | 2017 Western Carolina Track and Field Invitational |
| 10 | GILLESPIE, Blanton | JR | UNC-Asheville | 16:43.16 | Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 11 | TIRADO, Carlos | JR | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 16:47.50 | 2017 APSU Govs Invitational |
| 12 | WALDEN, Cameron | FR | King | 16:50.00 | Based off of XC season |
| 13 | SWANN, Christopher | JR | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 16:56.94 | 2017 APSU Govs Invitational |
| 14 | KOVALCHICK, Daniel | SO | King | 17:28.63 | Bill Webb & Bob Davidson Spring Kick-Off |
| 15 | ROBERTS, Phil | Unattached | 17:30.00 | ||
| 16 | SINGLETON, Jacob | SO | Cumberlands | 17:30.91 | Findlay Classic & Elite Throws Competition |
| 17 | MIHNOVICH, Nate | FR | Cumberland (Tenn.) | NT |
1/13/2018 5:22 PM
