Waseda 2/2 With National University Ekiden CR

complete report coming shortly

58th National University Ekiden

Aichi-Mie, 1 November 2026

27 teams, 8 stages, 106.8 km

complete results

Top Team Results - top 8 seeded for 2027

1. Waseda University - 5:03:31 - CR

2. Koku Gakuin University - 5:07:05

3. Soka University - 5:09:28

4. Aoyama Gakuin University - 5:10:16

5. Chuo University - 5:11:29

6. Komazawa University - 5:11:29

7. Daito Bunka University - 5:11:32

8. Teikyo University - 5:12:02

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9. Juntendo University - 5:12:20

10. Nihon University - 5:14:03

11. Tokai University - 5:15:34

12. Kanagawa University - 5:15:49

13. Chuo Gakuin University - 5:16:25

14. Yamanashi Gakuin University - 5:16:40

15. Toyo University - 5:19:51

OP - National University Select Team - 5:23:41

16. Kwansei Gakuin University - 5:26:42

Top Individual Stage Performances

First Stage (9.5 km)

1. Ibuki Sugiyama (2nd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 27:45

2. Ojiro Honda (1st yr., Waseda Univ.) - 27:47

3. Ko Kamioka (2nd yr., Komazawa Univ.) - 27:48

4. Tzu Chieh Chien (1st yr., Chuo Univ.) - 27:49

5. Koki Matsuo (1st yr., Teikyo Univ.) - 27:49

Second Stage (11.1 km)

1. Yota Mashiko (1st yr., Waseda Univ.) - 30:51 - CR

1. Yoshihiro Kusuoka (4th yr., Teikyo Univ.) - 30:51 - CR

3. Hiroto Suzuki (1st yr., Komazawa Univ.) - 30:57 (CR)

4. Shu Nagamoto (4th yr., Tokai Univ.) - 31:30

5. Yuta Asano (3rd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 31:21

Third Stage (11.9 km)

1. Haruki Niizuma (1st yr., Waseda Univ.) - 32:45 - CR

2. Shodai Ueda (2nd yr., Daito Bunka Univ.) - 33:44

3. Daisuke Sato (3rd yr., Chuo Univ.) - 33:45

4. Riito Ikema (3rd yr., Juntendo Univ.) - 33:47

5. Koki Matsuda (3rd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 33:50

Fourth Stage (11.8 km)

1. Arata Iiguni (3rd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 33:15

2. Riki Koike (4th yr., Soka Univ.) - 33:18

3. Yu Miyazaki (3rd yr., Toyo Univ.) - 33:20

4. Atsuyuki Kodaira (4th yr., Waseda Univ.) - 33:24

5. Zen Kuroda (3rd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 33:27

Fifth Stage (12.4 km)

1. Rui Suzuki (2nd yr., Waseda Univ.) - 34:31 - CR

2. Yuta Hananoki (3rd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 35:34

3. Hikaru Ogawara (3rd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 35:36

4. Reiji Uesaka (4th yr., Komazawa Univ.) - 35:38

5. Yuto Miyake (2nd yr., Chuo Univ.) - 35:41

Sixth Stage (12.8 km)

1. Kuranosuke Yoshida (4th yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 36:41 - CR

2. Sota Namikawa (3rd yr., Chuo Univ.) - 36:54

3. Shota Horino (2nd yr., Waseda Univ.) - 36:55

4. Kaito Iida (3rd yr., Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 36:58

5. Yudai Hara (4th yr., Teikyo Univ.) - 37:15

Seventh Stage (17.6 km)

1. Shadrack Kipkemei (4th yr., Nihon Univ.) - 49:45

2. Stephen Muthini (4th yr., Soka Univ.) - 50:48

3. Shunpei Yamaguchi (3rd yr., Waseda Univ.) - 50:58

4. Hiromichi Nonaka (4th yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 51:07

5. Kaisei Okada (3rd yr., Chuo Univ.) - 51:44

Eighth Stage (19.7 km)

1. Shinsaku Kudo (4th yr., Waseda Univ.) - 56:20

2. Brian Kipyegon (4th yr., Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) - 56:29

3. Itsuki Takaishi (2nd yr., Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 57:20

3. Shoki Yamaguchi (3rd yr., Soka Univ.) - 57:20

5. Kirato Matsuura (3rd yr., Daito Bunka Univ.) - 58:06

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