GAINESVILLE, Florida – Trinity Western's Justin Kiplagat qualified for the final in the mile at the NAIA Indoor Championships, cruising to a time of 4:17.03 Friday at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center.

In TWU's first-ever NAIA Indoor Championships, Kiplagat will run in the mile final Saturday at 12:35 p.m. (ET) / 9:35 a.m. (PT). 

Earlier this year, Kiplagat ran a season's best and TWU record time of 4:02.42 at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle. 

Teammate Yemane Mulugeta is the only other Spartan competing in Gainesville this weekend, as he will run in the 3000m Saturday at 3:15 p.m. (ET) / 12:15 p.m. (PT). 

MEN'S
Mile
Preliminaries 
2nd – Justin Kiplagat – 4:17.03

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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