Track and Field's Kibichiy Collects BIG EAST Honor
Edwin Kibichiy won his first collegiate race, securing the 3,000m title at the UK Invitational on Saturday.
 
Edwin Kibichiy has the fastest freshman 3,000m time in the country.

Edwin Kibichiy has the fastest freshman 3,000m time in the country.

Jan. 15, 2013

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville track and field's Edwin Kibichiy was named BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week, conference officials announced Tuesday.

A true freshman, Kibichiy competed in his first collegiate meet on Saturday at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, Ky., and won the 3,000m title. His first-place time of 8:17.54 ranks first in the BIG EAST and is the 17th-fastest mark nationally. Notably, the Kenyan native has the best freshman mark at the Division I level at that distance.

A limited number of Cardinals return to action this week from Jan. 18-19 at the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, Ind. Action at the Gladstein Fieldhouse begins at 11 a.m. on Friday and resumes at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the multi-events.

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