Cross Country Sweeps Greater Louisville Classic

Saturday, October 5

Louisville, KY

9:00 AM

Middle Tennessee

Greater Louisville Classic

10/5/2019 12:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

Men's Results Women's Results

By: @MTAthletics

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Blue Raider men's and women's cross country teams both placed first in the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday morning in Louisville, Ky. This is the men's third straight first place victory and the women's first on the season.

The men's team finished with 81 total points, 30 points ahead of the second place Louisville team, and a total time of 1:58:59 in the 8K. Jacob Choge led the team for the first time this season, finishing second overall with a time of 23:00.6. Senior Kigen Chemadi came in third overall, right behind Choge with a time of 23:02.3. This was Titus Lagat's debut as a Blue Raider, and he placed 47th overall out of 373 total runners, finishing with a time of 24:34.3.

"Jacob and Kigen continue to lead the men towards success, and it's nice to see Brian Rono putting things together," said Head Coach Keith Vroman.

Men's Results
2	Jacob Choge	23:00.6
3	Kigen Chemadi	23:02.3
16	Brian Rono	24:07.3
31	Thobile Mosito	24:23.9
32	Hillary Kimaiyo	24:24.4
47	Titus Lagat	24:34.3

For the first time this season, the women clenched a first place victory over 40 other teams with a total 103 points and a time of 1:27:03 in the 5K. Eusila Chepkemei finished second overall with a total time of 16:51.8, followed closely by Joice Jebor who finished third with a time of 16:52.5. Mercy Chephurui placed 20th overall out of 315 runners total in her debut as a Blue Raider, with a time of 17:36.8.

"The top three ladies ran with confidence today," Vroman said. "The freshman are still learning how to race, and today was a great learning opportunity."

Women's Results
2	Eusila Chepkemei	16:51.8
3	Joice Jebor	16:52.5
12	Pamela Kosgei	17:30.0
20	Mercy Chepkurui	17:36.8
67	Julia Jelagat	18:11.2
70	Faith Rono	18:12.5
91	Rachel Kigen	18:21.1

"Both teams made competitive strides in their preparation for this season's goals," Vroman said. "The two freshman, Titus (Lagat) and Mercy (Chephurui) had solid debuts, and I'm looking forward to them being able to contribute later this season."

Up Next
The Blue Raiders have one final meet before the C-USA Championships on November 2. They are headed to College Station, Texas next for the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Saturday, October 19.

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