Lance Sobaski secures 5K win ahead of USATF Championships

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Last updated Jul 21, 2026

Lance Sobaski secures 5K win ahead of USATF Championships
Summary

Lance Sobaski won the 5-kilometer race at the Clive Running Festival on July 18, clocking in at 14:47. The recent Wartburg College graduate is the school record holder in the 3,000 steeplechase and prepared for the upcoming USATF Outdoor National Championships at Icahn Stadium in New York. Austin O'Brien finished second with a time of 15:03, followed by Blake Whalen in third at 15:13. Sobaski qualified for the championships, set to compete in the steeplechase prelims on July 23.

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  • Sobaski won the 5K by 16 seconds.
  • O'Brien and Whalen rounded out the top three.
  • Sobaski leads into the USATF Championships on July 23.
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Lance Sobaski is the Wartburg school record holder in the 3,000 steeplechase, which gave him a time good enough to qualify for USATF Outdoor National Championships this week.

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