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Kimani
competes at the 2000 NCAA XC Championships, a race
he had won one year earlier as a South Alabama freshman.
(Photo by Parker Morse)
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This
time around, Kimani entered the homestretch in second
place but finished fourth behind eventual winner Keith
Kelly (trailing Kimani).
(Photo by Parker Morse)
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Kimani
competes in the 5,000m at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Track
& Field Championships. He took the lead from Matt
Lane with about 1,100 meters to go...
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...and
held off Matt Lane to win in 13:42.32 to Lane's 13:43.36.
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The
next day, Kimani was back, trying for another win
in the 3,000m.
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Kimani
hung just off the pace for much of the race...
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...before
pulling away to win his second title of the meet.
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It
was Kimani's second year in a row winning the 3,000/5,000
double.
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Kimani
tried the 5,000/1,500 double at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor
T&F Championships in Eugene, OR.
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Kimani
stayed near the lead for all of the race...
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...but
eventually wound up third behind Stanford's Jon Riley
and Cal's Bolota Asmerom.
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Kimani
finished third again the next day in the 1,500m final
(3:38.74) behind Bryan Berryhill's win.
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Kimani
runs among the leaders at the 2001 NCAA XC Championships
at Furman.
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Kimani
went with the blistering pace set by eventual winner
Boaz Cheboiywo (left) but dropped out early in the
race with achilles problems.
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Despite
leaving the meet on crutches, Kimani was happy to
sign autographs after the race.
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Kimani
tried the DMR, 1,500, 3,000 triple at the 2002 NCAA
Indoor meet. Above, he anchors Alabama to third in
the DMR.
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Kimani
ran just off the lead in the mile final...
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...before
finishing second to Christian Goy, 4:00.06 to 4:00.33.
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Kimani
was back later in the day competing in the 3,000.
He finished fourth in 8:02.59, helping Alabama to
a second-place team finish.
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At
the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships,
it had been more than a year since Kimani had won
an NCAA title.
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