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Thursday, April 22
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Rebel Brothers Shine On Day Three Of Drake Relays
4/23/2010 | Track and Field
DES MOINES, Iowa - Ole Miss brothers Martin and Barnabas Kirui both won distance individual titles Thursday on the third day of the Drake Relays from Drake Stadium.
Junior Martin Kirui won the 3000 meter steeplechase after posting the second-fastest time in school history with a mark of 8:46.68. His victory marks the third time in the last four years that an Ole Miss runner has captured the individual title in the event, as Barnabas Kirui won the race in both 2007 and 2008.
Barnabas Kirui matched the success of his brother by winning the individual title in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:14.49. He joins former Ole Miss All-American Brittney Reese as the only two Rebels in school history to win three individual titles at the Drake Relays. Reese won the high jump and the long jump twice during her two years in Oxford.
On the women's side, sophomore Logan Waites placed 15th in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:44.14.
Day four of the Drake Relays picks up Friday morning at 8 a.m.
AGATE
Men
3000 Meter Steeplechase
1. Martin Kirui - 8:46.68
5000 Meters
1. Barnabas Kirui - 14:14.49
Women
5000 Meters
15. Logan Waites - 17:44.14
Junior Martin Kirui won the 3000 meter steeplechase after posting the second-fastest time in school history with a mark of 8:46.68. His victory marks the third time in the last four years that an Ole Miss runner has captured the individual title in the event, as Barnabas Kirui won the race in both 2007 and 2008.
Barnabas Kirui matched the success of his brother by winning the individual title in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:14.49. He joins former Ole Miss All-American Brittney Reese as the only two Rebels in school history to win three individual titles at the Drake Relays. Reese won the high jump and the long jump twice during her two years in Oxford.
On the women's side, sophomore Logan Waites placed 15th in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:44.14.
Day four of the Drake Relays picks up Friday morning at 8 a.m.
AGATE
Men
3000 Meter Steeplechase
1. Martin Kirui - 8:46.68
5000 Meters
1. Barnabas Kirui - 14:14.49
Women
5000 Meters
15. Logan Waites - 17:44.14
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