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Kanto Regional University Track and Field Championships - Results

Partial results from the distance events and some shorter races at the 2008 Kanto Regional University Track and Field Championships, held May 17, 18, 24 and 25 at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Complete results can be found here. Some events listed below include links to race videos.

Men`s 1500 m Final - May 17
1. Mekubo Mogusu (senior, Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.): 3:45.66
2. Atsuro Kikuchi (junior, Juntendo Univ.): 3:48.32
3. Atsushi Yamazaki (senior, Juntendo Univ.): 3:48.34
4. Keisuke Tanaka (sophomore, Josai Univ.): 3:49.12
5. Hikaru Miyazaki (senior, Nittai Univ.): 3:49.55
6. Yuichi Tokuchi (senior, Chuo Univ.): 3:49.63
7. Hiroyuki Uno (frosh, Toyo Univ.): 3:49.82
8. Kazuya Takahashi (senior, Waseda Univ.): 3:49.84
9. Takafumi Yanase (junior, Chuo Univ.): 3:50.35
10. Yoshihiro Wakamatsu (senior, Toyo Univ.): 3:50.35

Men`s 3000 m SC Final - May 24
1. Atsuro Kikuchi (junior, Juntendo Univ.): 8:42.06
2. Aoi Matsumoto (junior, Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.): 8:42.66
3. Kyosuke Suda (sophomore, Juntendo Univ.): 8:43.21
4. Tsuyoshi Takada (senior, Juntendo Univ.): 8:45.58
5. Takamori Yamashita (sophomore, Chuo Univ.): 8:49.64
6. Shintaro Nara (frosh, Nittai Univ.): 8:51.23
7. Cosmas Ondeiba (frosh, Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.): 8:54.42
8. Yuki Munakata (frosh, Chuo Univ.): 8:54.81
9. Ken Akazome (sophomore, Tokai Univ.): 9:04.49
10. Taichi Saito (senior, Waseda Univ.): 9:05.07

Men`s 5000 m Final - May 25
1. Daniel Gitau (junior, Nihon Univ.): 13:38.75
2. Takuya Fukatsu (junior, Komazawa Univ.): 13:50.56
3. Tomoya Onishi (senior, Toyo Univ.): 13:50.93
4. Cosmas Ondeiba (frosh, Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.): 13:52.91
5. Ryuji Kashiwabara (frosh, Toyo Univ.): 13:58.28
6. Hiroyuki Ono (senior, Juntendo Univ.): 13:59.76
7. Takafumi Yanase (junior, Chuo Univ.): 14:01.11
8. Takahiro Mori (junior, Nittai Univ.): 14:04.53
9. Sota Hoshi (junior, Komazawa Univ.): 14:06.83
10. Yoshihiro Wakamatsu (senior, Yoyo Univ.): 14:08.60

Men`s 10000 m Final - May 18 click for video
1. Mekubo Mogusu (senior, Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.): 27:27.64 - Meet Record, National Student Record
2. Daniel Gitau (junior, Nihon Univ.): 27:59.05
3. Ryuji Kashiwabara (frosh, Toyo Univ.): 28:44.42
4. Takuya Fukatsu (junior, Komazawa Univ.): 28:44.73
5. Sota Hoshi (junior, Komazawa Univ.): 28:45.26
6. Tsuyoshi Ugachi (junior, Komazawa Univ.): 28:46.48
7. Takahiro Mori (junior Nittai Univ.): 28:49.52
8. Kazuyuki Ito (senior, Josai Univ.): 28:50.17
9. Hiroyuki Ono (senior, Juntendo Univ.): 29:02.28
10. Yohei Yamamoto (junior, Chuo Univ.): 29:07.55

Click here for video of the men`s 10000 m B-group final.

Men`s Half Marathon Final - May 25 click for video
1. Mekubo Mogusu (senior, Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.): 1:02:23 - Meet Record
2. Tsuyoshi Ugachi (junior, Komazawa Univ.): 1:04:19
3. Takahiro Ozaki (junior, Waseda Univ.): 1:04:26
4. Yuki Takamiya (junior Josai Univ.): 1:04:30
5. Nobuhiko Hirakawa (senior, Chuo Univ.): 1:04:30
6. Hidehito Takamine (senior, Hosei Univ.): 1:04:32
7. Tomoya Mizukoshi (junior, Chuo Univ.): 1:04:32
8. Yuki Kyoyama (senior, Hosei Univ.): 1:04:39
9. Kenta Kawasaki (senior, Kokushikan Univ.): 1:04:52
10. Norimasa Yoshida (senior, Tokai Univ.): 1:04:55

Men`s 4 x 100 m Relay Final - May 24 click for video
1. Waseda Univ.: 39.46
2. Tsukuba Univ.: 39.72
3. Nihon Univ.: 39.83
4. Chuo Univ.: 39.83
5. Kokushikan Univ.: 40.16

Click here for video of the men`s 4 x 100 m relay B-group final.

Men`s Decathlon 1500 m Final - May 18 click for video
1. Taisuke Ikeda (senior, Nihon Univ.): 4:32.48
2. Kodai Hori (junior, Waseda Univ.): 4:33.63
3. Shohei Yagi (sophomore, Toyo Univ.): 4:34.10
4. Ichiro Arima (sophomore, Waseda Univ.): 4:35.38
5. Akinori Hayashida (junior, Juntendo Univ.): 4:36.65

Click here for video of the decathlon 1500 m B-group final.

Women`s 1500 m Final - May 17
1. Kieko Shinada (junior, Tsukuba Univ.): 4:30.85
2. Chihiro Sunaga (sophomore, Sozo Gakuin Univ.): 4:31.40
3. Maya Hirokawa (junior, Tamagawa Univ.): 4:31.95
4. Jemima Maina (junior, Nihon Univ.): 4:32.07
5. Yukari Nomura (sophomore, Chuo Univ.): 4:32.70
6. Maki Kudo (senior, Tamagawa Univ.): 4:33.31
7. Sakie Ishibashi (senior, Waseda Univ.): 4:33.33
8. Yuko Ishibashi (senior, Tokyo Nogyo Univ.): 4:33.84
9. Yuka Hashimoto (junior, Nittai Univ.): 4:35.03
10. Myu Kobayashi (frosh, Hakuo Univ): 4:35.30

Women`s 5000 m Final - May 24 click for video
1. Yui Sakai (junior, Josai Univ.): 16:00.02
2. Sakie Ishibashi (senior, Waseda Univ.): 16:04.00
3. Ann Kingori (junior, Nihon Univ.): 16:05.27
4. Eriko Noguchi (senior, Juntendo Univ.): 16:08.33
5. Jemima Maina (junior, Nihon Univ.): 16:14.14
6. Tomomi Tanaka (junior, Tamagawa Univ.): 16:14.49
7. Mai Tamura (junior, Tokyo Nogyo Univ.): 16:14.85
8. Maki Kudo (senior, Tamagawa Univ.): 16:16.30
9. Natsuko Godo (junior, Nihon Univ.): 16:16.85
10. Yukari Abe (frosh, Josai Univ.): 16:16.95

Women`s 10000 m Final - May 17
1. Yui Sakai (junior, Josai Univ.): 32:58.47
2. Eriko Noguchi (senior, Juntendo Univ.): 33:19.06
3. Manami Hirabayashi (junior, Tokyo Nogyo Univ.): 34:01.30
4. Manami Murayama (junior, Tamagawa Univ.): 34:12.09
5. Ami Nishio (senior, Chuo Univ.): 34:18.07
6. Yuka Aoyama (senior, Tokai Univ.): 34:19.44
7. Kyoko Aizu (senior, Josai Kokusai Univ.): 34:33.79
8. Michiyo Oniki (senior, Josai Kokusai Univ.): 34:33.42
9. Kazuyo Okuyama (senior, Tamagawa Univ.): 34:48.25
10. Haruka Noda (senior, Ibaraki Univ.): 34:56.02

Women`s 4 x 100 m Relay Final - May 24 click for video
1. Nittai Univ.: 45.40 - Meet Record, Regional Record
2. Chuo Univ.: 45.60
3. Tsukuba Univ: 45.73
4. Nihon Jotai Univ.: 46.42
5. Heisei Kokusai Univ.: 46.60

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