Tonight in the 10,000-meter run, Quimes DelaCruz got fifth place out of 25 starters in a great race and superb effort. Medals go to the top 6 finishers in the race, so his finish was great and historic -- being the highest finish in school history by anyone in the 10,000.
Quimes ran 32:25.22, a personal-best time by almost 3 minutes! He ran 35:10 when he got the bronze medal at Empire State Games as a high school junior.
And keep in mind, Quimes was the only runner in the field who ran an event the day before (the steeple).
Mike Nicoletti ran tough for as long as he could on his bad knee and was one of seven runners who DNFed on a brutal night for a 10k on the track. I'm very proud that Mike qualified and made this trip. He earned it and it's just too bad he was hurt and could not give it a go to the finish line.
Anyway, tonight belonged to Quimes, who has been clutching his precious medal for the past few hours since the race finished.
Here are his race splits:
73, 2:28 (75), 3:42 (74), 4:57 (75)
6:11 (74), 7:27 (76), 8:44 (77), 10:02 (78)
11:17 (75), 12:34 (77), 13:54 (80), 15:13 (79)
16:34 (81), 17:52 (78), 19:13 (79), 20:32 (79)
21:55 (83), 23:17 (82), 24:38 (81), 25:56 (78)
27:17 (81), 28:38 (81), 29:57 (79), 31:15 (78)
32:25.22 (70.22)
First 5km: 15:53
Second 5km: 16:32.22
Note: If you look at the splits, you might think that Quimes really faded badly. He did not. The field faded worse. He did go out harder than I would have liked. He was leading or in second place for the first two miles, which thrilled him since the announcer said his name a lot -- Quimes likes that stuff!
He likes earning medals even more. As he struggled in the second half of the race, what kept him going was the dangling carrot of getting that medal. He got it. Good for him.
The previous best finish in this event for a Marist runner was Tim Keegan two years ago in Columbus (seventh place). The only one who finished higher was Adam Vess in the 5,000 at Columbus two years ago.
Great job, Q!
Last note: Thanks to team member Joel Moss for the huge assist via text. His aunt lives in the Des Moines area, and Joel shared with us some great tips on places to eat. It paid dividends tonight after the meet.
Complete results from tonight:
1 Parker Stinson Rogue Running 30:56.10
2 Graham Bazell unattached 31:33.76
3 Robert Molke Syracuse 31:58.49
4 Benjamin Furcht Georgetown 32:13.22
5 Arquimedes DelaCruz Marist College 32:25.22
6 Michael Lilley Appalachian State 32:30.42
7 Chris York Richmond 32:41.43
8 Connor Callahan Marquette 33:00.98
9 Erik Anderson San Diego 33:06.18
10 Burk Staub Appalachian State 33:06.87
11 Ross Roberson Charlotte 33:30.65
12 Tyler Noble Saginaw Vall 33:33.01
13 Antonio Schafer Oakland 33:39.78
14 Oliver Bear Don't Walk Harrier TC 34:04.88
15 Brehanu Dagnachew Charlotte 34:15.12
16 Jonathan Krell Central Conn 34:32.12
17 Scott Ryan Washington & 34:56.61
18 Kevin Randle Saint Ambrose 35:01.15
-- Christopher Connelly Sacred Heart DNF
-- Tyson Christensen unattached DNF
-- Brendan Devlin unattached DNF
-- Jeffery Arnier unattached DNF
-- Craig Lutz Lake Cities TC DNF
-- Michael Nicoletti Marist College DNF
-- Andrew Coelho Adelphi DNF
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