Aogaku University heads to Hakone, Coach Hara says, ``I have the ability to compete'' All-Japan University Ekiden

On the 1st, Waseda University achieved its second title after Izumo at the 58th All-Japan Collegiate Ekiden Championships (sponsored by the Japan Student Athletics Association, Asahi Shimbun, TV Asahi, and Metele, with special support from the Haseko Group). He broke the overall tournament record for the first time in four years and won for the sixth time in 16 years. Kokugakuin University, which won the tournament the year before last, came in 2nd place, and Soka University finished in 3rd place, their highest ever. Seigaku University, which was the lowest of the Kanto teams in Izumo, finished in 4th place.

Last year's champion, Komadai, was unable to improve his position in the final stages and finished in 6th place. Among the schools that made it through the regional selection, Daito University was the only one to earn a seed (top 8th place). Outside of the Kanto region, Kwansei Gakuin University's 16th place was the highest. The MVP award went to Ryoki Niizuma (Waseda University), who achieved the best score in the 3rd ward.

Waseda University will take on the student relay race triple crown for the school's second time in Hakone in the new year.

4th place Aigaku University has hope for Hakone

Seigaku University, which sank to 11th place in Izumo, the lowest of the Kanto teams, came in 4th place. At one point, he was in 3rd place and recovered. It seems like there is hope for Hakone, where they will win their fourth straight victory.

The theme was for each athlete to run without making mistakes. Kazusao Ebiyama of the 1st ward embodies this. Last time, I placed 12th in section 1. "We approached the tournament with a sense of crisis and as revenge for last year." He won the section award by winning the spurt battle with Waseda University's Sakura Jiro Honda, giving the team momentum.