Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
Greater Louisville Classic
Raiders Race Strong at Greater Louisville Classic
9/30/2017 1:52:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
Men Sixth, Women 26th in Nationally Competitive Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Racing against some of the top teams in the country this weekend, the Middle Tennessee cross country teams held their own. The No. 20 men's team finished sixth and the women's squad was 26th in the Greater Louisville Classic held Saturday morning.
No. 1 Northern Arizona won the men's side of the meet with their own Matthew Baxter finishing first in 23:10.62.
The Raider men's team finished ahead of No. 7 Wisconsin with Jacob Choge claiming sixth overall. He ran the 8k course in 23:36.53, a new personal best and just 26 seconds back of the leader. Kigen Chemadi and Sampson Laari finished in the top 40 for the Raiders' coming in at 24:14.48 and 24:26.69, respectively.
The women's team came in 26th place in the deep field. The Raiders' finished just one point behind C-USA foe, UAB. Julia Jelagat was the top MT finisher, coming in 17:41.37 for 66th place. Rachel Kigen also finished in the top 100, crossing in 17:51.23 in the 5k race. Which are both personal bests for the two runners.
No. 13 Boise State won the women's side of the meet with Allie Ostrander of the Broncos claiming first overall in 16:28.15.
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"The men ran the race very well against some of the top teams in the nation, including the number one team, Northern Arizona," said Associate Head Coach Keith Vroman. "They competed well and it showed by beating number seven Wisconsin overall. The women showed great improvement by being about a minute faster than they have been. So they are moving in the right direction and showing really good progress at this point in the season."
WHAT'S NEXT?
The MT cross country team will take a week of rest before returning to action at the Crimson Classic hosted by Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Oct. 13.
FULL RESULTS
Men's Team Results (Top 5)
1. Northern Arizona (19)
2. Furman (77)
3. Virginia Tech (116)
4. Boise State (137)
5. Illinois (149)
6. Middle Tennessee (203)
Middle Tennessee Individual Men's Results (8k)
6. Jacob Choge (23:36.53)
27. Kigen Chemadi (24:14.48)
38. Sampson Laari (24:26.69)
64. Geoffry Cheruiyot (24:50.47)
68. Amos Cheruiyot (24:54.75)
201. Nathan Mack (28:00.11)
Women's Team Results (Top 5)
1. Boise State (78)
2. Wisconsin (105)
3. Furman (127)
4. Minnesota (129)
5. Northern Arizona (178)
26. Middle Tennessee (680)
Middle Tennessee Individual Women's Results (5k)
66. Julia Jelagat (17:41.37)
91. Rachel Kigen (17:51.73)
111. Agnes Abu (18:04.32)
167. Sharon Kibiwott (18:33.80)
245. Gladys Kipchumba (19:47.41)
249. Abike Egbeniyi (19:59.79)
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