Men Win Commodore Classic, Women 9th

Saturday, September 16

Nashville, Tenn.

9 AM

Middle Tennessee

Commodore Classic

9/16/2017 2:46:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second meet in a row, the Middle Tennessee men's cross country claimed a first place finish. The Raider men won the Commodore Classic hosted by Vanderbilt on Saturday morning. The women's team finished ninth at the meet.

The Raider men finished with 64 points, just clipping second-place Butler by four points (68). Jacob Choge and Kigen Chemadi finished back-to-back in second and third with times of 24:44.8 and 24:50.2 Butler's Euan Makepeace claimed the top spot finishing five seconds ahead of Choge at 24:39.8.

Agnus Abu was the top Raider finisher, clocking at 18:04.1 for 21^st place. As a team, the women finished ahead of C-USA foes, Marshall, who was 15^th, and WKU, who finished 17^th. Rachel Kigen and Julia Jelaget ended up in the top 50 at the meet.

Ohio State claimed first for the women in the 5k, with Karissa Schewizer of Missouri winning first overall in a meet record 16:25.4.

QUOTABLE
On the men -"It was nice to have the men win over Bulter by four points, who does have a very good team. The men ran pretty well and I was happy with what they did. They competed well and had some good performances and that's all that counts. We had four in the top 11 that helped seal the win for us." –HC Dean Hayes
On the women - "The women finished ninth and Agnes was our first finisher, she ran well against a deep and competitive field." –HC Dean Hayes

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Blue Raiders will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 30 as they compete at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky.

Men's Team Results (Top 5)
1. Middle Tennessee (60)
2. Butler (68)
3. Lipscomb (92)
4. Miami (OH) (101)
5. Belmont (110)

Middle Tennessee Individual Men's Results (8k)
2. Jacob Choge 24:44.8
3. Kigen Chemadi 24:50.2
8. Sampson Laari 25:13.2
11. Geoffry Cheruiyot 25:21.8
40. Amos Cheruiyot 26:07.9
57. Betwel Kimutai 26:42.4
88. Nathan Mack 28:17.5

Women's Team Results (Top 5)
1. Ohio State (60)
2. Vanderbilt (93)
3. Missouri (103)
4. Eastern Michigan (123)
5. Lipscomb (127)
9. Middle Tennessee (246)

Middle Tennessee Individual Women's Results (5k)
21. Agnes Abu (18:04.1)
39. Rachel Kigen (18:22.9)
45. Julia Jelagat (18:30.6)
65. Sharon Kibiwott (19:00.9)
76. Gladys Kipchumba (19:30.0)
95. Abike Egbeniyi (20:30.6)