Distance Jacks Rewrite Record Book Out West at Bryan Clay Invite

Thursday, April 16

Azusa, CA

Stephen F. Austin

Bryan Clay Invitational

Photo by: Elisabeth Thornquist

Distance Jacks Rewrite Record Book Out West at Bryan Clay Invite

4/20/2026 12:21:00 PM | Track & Field

Final Results

Chepkoech sets new standards in 800m and 1500m, Jemutai breaks 10K record

AZUSA, Calif. – Evaline Chepkoech placed her name atop two outdoor school records, resetting the program's standard time in the 800m and 1500m events and Valentine Jemutai broke the program record in the 10000M, while nine other performances landed inside the top ten of the record books as Stephen F. Austin put together a phenomenal showing out west at the renowned Bryan Clay Invitational.

Chepkoech recorded top 25 finishes in each of the events that she set new record times in. She placed 21^st in the 800m with a time of 2:04.67 and recorded a 16^th place effort in the 1500m at 4:16.41.

Jemutai bested the Open A 10000m heat of 49 other runners with the field's lone sub-34:00.00 time that was clocked at 33:58.33. Two more Jacks joined Jemutai with new personal-best times that shifted the program rankings. Mercy Kipchumba moved up to fifth all-time with a time of 35:27.39 and Sharon Boyani posted the ninth-fastest time at 35:43.39.

The all-time program rankings of the men's 10000m saw some movement as Paul Kiprotich produced the second-fastest time by a Lumberjack at 29:01.44, while Ryan Binskin's effort in 29:32.51 places him sixth all-time. Lathan Lewter's time of 30:07.64 moves him into ninth place on the all-time list.

Garance Dubray sped to a steeplechase time of 10:46.00, the fifth-fastest effort in program history, and the fastest result in the event since 2022.

In the women's 5000m, Trude Lamb recorded the fifth-fastest time at 16:48.16. In the men's 5000m, Devon Judelson finished with a time of 14:22.08 to climb into the program's all-time top ten at seventh.

The men's 1500m saw Riley Elliott better his personal-best time in the event by shaving a second to post an update to the program's second-fastest effort at 3:43.75. Keyshawn Garcia climbed into the top five of the 800m with a new personal-best effort of 1:49.56.

UP NEXT
The Jacks return to action on April 25 in Houston for the J. Fred Duckett Invitational hosted by Rice. Live coverage links of the action will be available at www.sfajacks.com.

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