Where athletes qualified for men's 5k and 10k in 1999 and 2000 1999 Men's 5k - 21 athletes accepted into the meet - qualified from 4 meets March Stanford meet - 1 (Roybal - Colo) May Stanford meet - 11 Mt Sac - 7 Penn - 2 (Broe - Bama, Pons - NCSt) Men's 10k - 19 athletes accepted into the meet - qualified from 4 meets March Stanford meet - 12 May Stanford meet - 1 (Abdi - Az) Mt Sac - 1 (Begley - Ark) Penn - 5 (In 1999 all qualifiers in the 5k and 10k came out of Stanford I, Stanford II, Penn, or Mt Sac) 2000 Men's 5k - 20 athletes accepted into the meet - qualified from 5 meets March Stanford - 5 May Stanford - 6 Mt Sac - 6 (including 2 in the B heat) Raleigh - 1 (Scheofelder - Wis) Bama Relays - 1 (Kimani - So Ala) Men's 10k - 20 athletes accepted into the meet - qualified from 5 meets March Stanford - 10 May Stanford - 2 (Murley & Luchini, Stan) Mt Sac - 3 Penn - 2 (Bohan - WV, Wisniewski - Mich) IC4A - 2 (Ondiecki - FDU, Mulvey - Iona **Closed meet) Side note #1 - In 2000, 36 of 40 performances that made the NCAA meet in the 5k or 10k came from Stanford I, Stanford II, Mt Sac or Penn. Side note #2 - In 2000, only ONE of the qualifiers in the 5k won their race to qualify. In the 10k, only THREE athletes won their race to qualify. Conclusion - to qualify on time in the men's 5k or 10k the athlete either must a) go to Stanford I, Stanford II, Mt Sac, or Penn - or b) be a Kimiani-level athlete, then you can qualify - essentially - anytime, anywhere.
