Nicholas Bendtsen Earns Second-Team All American Honors in the 5000m at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Friday, June 9

Austin, Texas

9:55 PM CT/ 10:55 EST

Princeton University

NCAA Championships

Photo by: Elijah Agurs

Nicholas Bendtsen Earns Second-Team All American Honors in the 5000m at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

June 10, 2023 | Men's Track and Field

Final Results

Austin, TX - On Friday night under the lights of Mike A. Meyers Stadium, Nicholas Bendsten made his NCAA Outdoor championship debut in the Men's 5000m, finishing with Second Team All-America honors in Austin.

Bendsten ran an impressive race among the nation's top collegiate talent and finished in 16^th place out of 23 participants. Bendsten crossed the finish line at 14:22.79 after 12.5 laps around the track that made for an exciting championship.

Bendsten's top 16 finish also grants him Second Team All-America honors to conclude his 2023 outdoor campaign.

On the track, Bendsten has remained a consistent force for the Tigers in 2023. The distance runners' 5000m NCAA qualifying time of 13:35.15 from earlier this season was ranked 25th in the NCAA for 2023 outdoor competition and currently stands as the No. 1 all time Princeton performance.

His impressive performance in Jacksonville at the NCAA East Regional competition helped to punch his ticket to Austin after running a solid 14:04.89 race.

Friday evening's race concludes NCAA Championship competition and an impressive outdoor season for the Princeton men in Austin.

Both Nicholas Bendsten and pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen conclude 2023 with All-America honors, adding two more Tigers to the prestigious list.