IAAF Day 5 – Kebenei Advances to Steeplechase Final

DOHA, Qatar – Razorback alum Stanley Kebenei advanced to the final of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Tuesday night at the IAAF World Championships at Khalifa Stadium.

Kebenei entered the meet with a season-best of 8:14.20 from a meet in Stade Charléty, Paris on Aug. 24 of this year. The silver-medalist at the 2019 USA Track & Field Championships, Kebenei was a fifth-place finisher at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.

Kebenei ran right up front for most of the race before falling off the pace over the final 400-meters. Kebenei finished sixth in his heat running 8:19.02q that was the 10th-fastest on the night.

The final of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase will be Friday, Oct. 4 at 1:45 p.m.

COMPLETE RESULTS (HEATS)

POS RANK HEAT BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULTS
1 1 1 710 Getnet WALE ETHETH 8:12.96 Q
2 2 1 757 Djilali BEDRANI FRAFRA 8:13.02 Q
3 3 1 1272 Leonard Kipkemoi BETT KENKEN 8:13.07 Q
4 4 1 406 Matthew HUGHES CANCAN 8:13.12 SB
5 5 1 649 Fernando CARRO ESPESP 8:13.56 q
6 1 2 703 Lamecha GIRMA ETHETH 8:16.64 Q
7 2 2 1373 Soufiane EL BAKKALI MARMAR 8:17.96 Q
8 3 2 1278 Abraham KIBIWOT KENKEN 8:18.46 Q
9 4 2 1864 Andrew BAYER USAUSA 8:18.66 q
10 6 1 1901 Stanley Kipkoech KEBENEI USAUSA 8:19.02 q
11 1 3 1283 Conseslus KIPRUTO KENKEN 8:19.20 Q
12 2 3 1279 Benjamin KIGEN KENKEN 8:19.44 Q
13 3 3 1869 Hillary BOR USAUSA 8:20.67 Q
14 4 3 698 Chala BEYO ETHETH 8:21.09 q
15 7 1 850 Zak SEDDON GBRGBR 8:22.51 q
16 5 2 1792 Albert CHEMUTAI UGAUGA 8:23.08
17 5 3 653 Ibrahim EZZAYDOUNI ESPESP 8:23.99
18 6 3 1794 Benjamin KIPLAGAT UGAUGA 8:24.44 SB
19 8 1 1084 Yohanes CHIAPPINELLI ITAITA 8:24.73
20 7 3 1047 Avinash SABLE INDIND 8:25.23 NR
21 6 2 335 Altobeli SANTOS DA SILVA BRABRA 8:25.34 SB
22 9 1 1766 Amor BEN YAHIA TUNTUN 8:26.12 SB
23 7 2 638 Yemane HAILESELASSIE ERIERI 8:26.58
24 10 1 912 Martin GRAU GERGER 8:26.79 SB
25 11 1 1487 Tom Erling KÅRBØ NORNOR 8:27.01 PB
26 12 1 1802 Boniface Abel SIKOWO UGAUGA 8:27.96
27 8 2 1115 Osama ZOGHLAMI ITAITA 8:28.57
28 9 2 646 Daniel ARCE ESPESP 8:31.69
29 8 3 739 Topi RAITANEN FINFIN 8:32.44
30 9 3 415 Ryan SMEETON CANCAN 8:32.53
31 10 2 901 Karl BEBENDORF GERGER 8:32.58
32 11 2 405 John GAY CANCAN 8:33.74
33 10 3 539 Carlos Andres SAN MARTIN COLCOL 8:35.10
34 12 2 107 Bilal TABTI ALGALG 8:35.15
35 11 3 633 Salem Mohamed ATTIAALLAH EGYEGY 8:35.18
36 13 1 1369 Abdelkarim BEN ZAHRA MARMAR 8:36.67
37 12 3 781 Yoann KOWAL FRAFRA 8:37.90
38 13 3 708 Takele NIGATE ETHETH 8:38.34
39 14 1 689 Kaur KIVISTIK ESTEST 8:39.26
40 14 3 1594 Yaser Salem BAGHARAB QATQAT 8:39.65
41 13 2 1634 Rantso MOKOPANE RSARSA 8:42.22
42 14 2 161 Ben BUCKINGHAM AUSAUS 8:42.86
43 15 2 1544 Krystian ZALEWSKI POLPOL 8:51.79
44 15 3 149 Otmane NAIT HAMMOU ARTART 9:30.17
3 1380 Mohamed TINDOUFT MARMAR DNF
1 147 Fouad IDBAFDIL ARTART DNF

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Arkansas' IAAF
Championships Schedule
DateTime (CT)Athlete (Country)Event (Round)
Friday, Sept. 279:30 a.m.Sandi Morris (USA)
Tina Sutej (Slovenia)
Women's Pole Vault (Flights)
12:35 p.m. Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica)Men's 400-meter hurdles
(Heats)
Saturday, Sept. 2810:05 a.m.Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica)Men's 400-meter hurdles (Semi-Final)
1:10 p.m.Dominique Scott-Efurd (South Africa)Women's 10,000-meters (Final)
Sunday, Sept. 2912:40 p.m.Sandi Morris (USA)
Tina Sutej (Slovenia)
Women's Pole Vault (Final)
Monday, Sept. 3012:05 p.m.Omar McLeod (Jamaica)Men's 110-meter hurdles (Heats)
2:40 p.m.Kemar Mowatt (Jamaica)Men's 400-meter hurdles (Final)
Tuesday, Oct. 110:50 a.m.Stanley Kebenei (USA)3000-meters Steeplechase (Heats)
Wednesday, Oct. 29:35 a.m.Nikki Hiltz (USA)Women's 1,500-meters (Heats)
10:25 a.m.Dominique Scott-Efurd (South Africa)Women's 5,000-meters (Heats)
12:05 p.m.Omar McLeod (Jamaica)Men's 110-meter hurdles (Semi-Final)
3:00 p.m.Omar McLeod (Jamaica)Men's 110-meter hurdles (Final)
Thursday, Oct. 31:00 p.m.Nikki Hiltz (USA)Women's 1,500-meters (Semi-Final)
Friday, Oct. 412:40 p.m.Kiara Parker (USA)Women's 4-x-100-meter relay (Heats)
1:45 p.m.Stanley Kebenei (USA)Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase (Final)
Friday, Oct. 59:15 a.m.Janeek Brown (Jamaica)Women's 100-meter hurdles (Heats)
12:55 p.m.Nikki Hiltz (USA)Women's 1,500-meters (Final)
2:05 p.m.Kiara Parker (USA)Women's 4-x-100-meter relay (Final)
Friday, Oct. 511:02 a.m.Janeek Brown (Jamaica)Women's 100-meter hurdles (Semi-Final)
12:50 p.m.Janeek Brown (Jamaica)Women's 100-meter hurdles (Final)