AUSTIN – Stanford’s Ky Robinson took the lead with a little more than a lap to go as he won the men’s 10,000m in 28:10.96 on Wednesday night at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium

Robinson ran the final lap in 54.19 and kept his teammate Charles Hicks at bay down the stretch to win the national title. Hicks finished second with 28:12.20.

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"Spectacular," Robinson said of the 1-2 finish with Hicks. "We look back at cross country, and Charles went number one. We work together, we train together, we live just down the hall from each other, and so we're best friends both on the track and off the track. To have someone your age and your best friend up there with you, and to finish 1 and 2, it's fantastic. Couldn't ask for anything more."

Staying with the front of the pack throughout the race, Robinson surged in the final two laps, running 1:02.66 in the second to last lap and then had his fastest lap of the race to close it out.

"The pace structure was up a little bit more, but that was sort of expected," Robinson said. "I wanted to stay out of trouble and not go anywhere near the lead and just sit around out of trouble. I just wanted to sit around the three and eight spots, and let those guys do the work."

BYU’s Casey Clinger finished third with 28:13.63, while James Mwuara of Gonzaga was fourth with 28:14.64.

Oklahoma State’s Isai Rodriguez, who holds the facility record of 28.08.70, led for a large portion of the race but dropped to fifth overall at 28.15.48.