BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Colorado track and field program concluded the first day of the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships with two first team All-American honors and a third secured, here Friday evening.
Colorado's Joe Klecker highlighted the first day with a runner-up finish in the men's 5,000-meter run. Klecker ran 13:42.79 to finish behind the NCAA cross country champion Morgan McDonald of Wisconsin. Klecker held onto McDonald for the entirety of the race, including going out and crossing the 2,000-meter mark in the back of the pack around 10th place.