Jebitok Qualifies for NCAA Track and Field Championships to Headline Akron’s Thursday Efforts

LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Akron redshirt freshman Mercy Jebitok (Kapsabet, Kenya) ran a Mid-American Conference and school-record time of 33:05.76 in the women's 10,000 meters in second-day competition at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Thursday (May 28). HOW IT HAPPENED: • Jebitok garnered a seventh-place finish in a time of 33:05.76 to earn a qualifying berth to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 11 in Eugene, Ore. The women's 10,000-meter final will be at 10:56 p.m. ET from historic Heyward Field. Jebitok will be Akron's first-ever runner in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...