2023 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season OpenerDec 3, 2023 by Joe Battaglia
Graham Blanks Of Harvard Breaks NCAA Indoor Men's 5K Record At BU Opener
Graham Blanks Of Harvard Breaks NCAA Indoor Men's 5K Record At BU Opener
Graham Blanks of Harvard broke the NCAA record in the men's 5000m, running 13:03.72 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
Graham Blanks of Harvard continued his recent tear, following up his victory at the NCAA Cross-Country Championships last month by breaking the NCAA record in the men's 5000m, running 13:03.72 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
Blanks' time broke the previous record of 13:08.28 set in 2012 by Lawi Lalang of Arizona, and earned him an all-important Olympic qualifying standard heading into 2024 by getting under 13:05.
The junior entered the race as no stranger to the indoor track at Boston University. He finished 11th in the event a year ago in 13:18.45, his previous lifetime best.