Razorback distance runners open outdoors at Stanford Invitational

STANFORD, Calif. – The outdoor season begins on Friday, April 4, for members of the Razorback distance crew as they compete in the Stanford Invitational.

The Arkansas group will be racing over distances of 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m and 10,000m. There is no live stream of the Stanford Invitational this year. Live results will be available at this link: https://rt.trackscoreboard.com/meets/4425/events.

Competing in the 1,500m are Davis Helmerich and Donovan Bitticks. Contesting the steeplechase are Brian Masai and Jack Williams.

Racing in the 5,000m are Ben Shearer, Reuben Reina, Elias Schreml, and Tommy Romanow. Scheduled for the 10,000m are Timmy Chesondin and Masai.

Reina, who broke a 1978 UA mile record indoors, set an indoor best of 13:41.76 indoors this past December. Last year in the Stanford Invitational, Reina clocked a 14:06.40 to place ninth in his lone race of the outdoor season.

Shearer, who finished fourth in the 2024 SEC Outdoor 5,000m, set a career best of 13:32.98 last season placing fifth at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Schreml established his career best in the 5,000m at the 2023 Stanford Invitational as he placed third in his section with a 13:48.82.

Romanow finished sixth in his section of the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational last season with a 13:58.32 and then improved to 13:51.91 at the Bryan Clay Invitational a couple weeks later.

At 10,000m, Chesondin has a career best of 29:30.20 from last season while at Akron. In cross country this past fall he covered a 10k distance in 29:11.4 at the South Central Region meet. Masai set a career best in the 10,000m with a 28:45.78 at the 2023 Raleigh Relays, then set a 5,000m best of 13:34.26 at the 2024 Raleigh Relays.

Helmrich raced in the 1,500m at Stanford last season while at Missouri. He finished fourth in his section with a 3:45.89. Helmrich improved to 3:44.07 in placing fifth at the 2024 SEC Championships.

Williams posted a 9:19.40 in the steeplechase to open the 2024 outdoor season at Stanford. He improved to 9:08.06 at Bryan Clay a couple of weeks later. At the SEC Championships, Williams placed ninth in 9:10.50.

Stanford Invitational | Men’s Distance Events Schedule (PT)