Romain Legendre Soars To NCAA DII 3K Record At BU Valentine Invitational
Romain Legendre Soars To NCAA DII 3K Record At BU Valentine Invitational
Romain Legendre demolished the previous NCAA DII Record and posted a 7:36.28 for the new all-time mark.
Romain Legendre was a man on a mission at the BU Valentine Invitational.
The Adams State star powered his way to an impressive 7:36.28 3,000m win on Friday at the Boston University Track And Tennis Center, setting a new NCAA DII record. The time also ranks as the sixth fastest in indoor collegiate history, regardless of level.
The newest mark doesn't come as much of a surprise. Two weeks ago at the BU Terrier Classic, Legendre shattered the NCAA DII record in the 5,000m. He posted a 13:02.08, which additionally sits as the third fastest collegiate mark ever.
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Legendre took advantage of an early fast pace. He split 2:03 through 800m before coming through 1,600m at 4:08.05. From there, he only got faster. He covered the next 800m in 2:01 before capping the race with three consecutive 200m laps under 30 seconds.
His ran his final 1600m in a 3:58.97.
However, entering the 2024-25 season, his time would have been an NCAA record. Drew Bosley held the NCAA record of 7:36.42 until Ethan Strand set the new mark at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. That race also saw Parker Wolfe, Yaseen Abdalla and Gary Martin run faster than the previous mark.
Then, Liam Murphy ran 7:35.47 at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational last weekend to move to No. 4 all-time.
The top eight times in NCAA indoor 3k history have all been run at BU, and now Legendre claims the number six spot.
Top Ten Performers Of All-Time NCAA Indoor History:
- 7:30.15 - Ethan Strand (North Carolina) - 12/7/2024 BU Season Opener
- 7:30.23 - Parker Wolfe (North Carolina) - 12/7/2024 BU Season Opener
- 7:34.17 - Yaseen Abdalla (Arkansas) - 12/7/2024 BU Season Opener
- 7:35.47 - Liam Murphy (Villanova) - 2/8/2025 BU Scarlet and White Invite
- 7:36.09 - Gary Martin (Virginia) - 12/7/2024 BU Season Opener
- 7:36.28 - Romain Legendre (Adams St.) - 2/14/2025 BU Valentine Invite
- 7:36.42 - Drew Bosley (Northern Arizona) - 1/27/2023 BU Terrier Classic
- 7:36.87 - Marco Langon (Villanova) - 2/8/2025 BU Scarlet and White Invitate
- 7:36.89 - Dylan Jacobs (Tennessee) - 2/11/2023 Millrose Games
- 7:37.73 - Nico Young (Northern Arizona) - 12/2/2023 BU Season Opener
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