The best distance runners, once again, come from the state of Utah. via KSLcomSports
Venters, the senior from Lawrence, Kansas, who started her career at Boise State and Colorado, led the pack with a 33:12 pace, while native Kenyans Kemboi and Chelangat were just behind her one-third of the way through the race.
"It's unbelievable, what I've done today," the junior told ESPN after becoming the first national champion from the Western Athletic Conference in 13 years. "I wasn't even expecting this. These were such strong girls; it was stressful. I remember today before warmups, coach said, 'relax.' I was so nervous; I didn't know what I was going to do. But he said, 'you're going to be fine,' and I just went to warm up and do my thing.
Kemboi, whose individual title puts UVU tied for seventh in the team standings with 10 points, will go for a fourth All-American honor Saturday in the 5,000-meter final, where she is listed among the favorites for the race that starts at 8:55 p.m. MDT on ESPN2. Venters' runner-up finish is the highest finish by an Utah track and field athletes at the NCAA championships in program history. The senior graduate student is just the third Ute track athlete to earn first-team All-American honors.
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