2021 NCAA 10K Madness: Tulsa’s Patrick Dever Scores Upset Win in 27:41 As 10 Men Break Old Meet Record of 28:01 Sifan Hassan and Letesenbet Gidey’s recent world records at the distance, the men’s 10,000-meter finalists at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday night decided to get in on the fun as well. With Iowa State’s Wesley Kiptoo pushing the pace early and Hofstra’s Alex Masai picking up the slack as Kiptoo faded in the final kilometers, a staggering 10 men ran under the 42-year-old meet record of 28:01.30, set by NCAA legend Suleiman Nyambui of UTEP in 1979. Despite the fast pace, six men were within a second of the lead at the bell, and ultimately it was