Tum eliminated in prelims
Moses Tum's bid to win the national title in the men's indoor mile came to a close Friday at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Mass.
Tum, a senior from Kericho, Kenya, finished 11th in the preliminaries. Only the top 10 were eligible to move on to Saturday's final.
Tum came into the race with the sixth-best qualifying time (4 minutes, 8.89 seconds). He ran a disappointing 4:13.90 Friday.
He was severely hindered by the slow pace of his heat. South Dakota State's Brad Lowery won the heat with a lackluster time of 4:11.13. Harding's Prezemik Bobrowski took second at 4:12.22, Western State's Scott Nagelkerke took third at 4:12.35 and North Dakota State's Darik Hoff took fourth at 4:12.54. The other six qualifiers for the finals all ran in Friday's first heat.
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| June 2, 2004 | Tum named All-American in two events | Moses Tum accomplished one University of Colorado at Colorado Springs first when he qualified for the finals in two events at the NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He managed another first on Wednesday by being named All-American in both. | |
| May 28, 2004 |  | Tum earns chance to attempt unprecedented double | Moses Tum will attempt a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs first after all. |
| May 27, 2004 | Tum takes second in prelims, advances to finals | Moses Tum just keeps on getting better and better. | |
| May 18, 2004 | Five Lions qualify for nationals | Three Colorado Springs natives were among the school-record five athletes that earned the right to represent the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs at the NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held from May 27-29 at Walnut, Calif. | |
| May 9, 2004 |  | Men's track fries as RMAC championships | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's track team is going from the frying pan into the fire - almost literally. |
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