Blue Raider Men Punch Ticket to NCAA National Championship

Friday, November 15

Tallahassee, FL

7:30 AM

Middle Tennessee

NCAA Regional

11/15/2019 1:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, BRAA, Track & Field/Cross Country

Men's Results Women's Results

By: @MTAthletics

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 15 Middle Tennessee men's cross country team finished second overall at the NCAA South Regional Friday morning to move on to the National Championships.

"Another exciting season," said head coach Keith Vroman, "but it's not over yet."

The Blue Raider men finished second place out of 26 total scoring men's teams in the 10K with a team time of 2:33:09.50 and 83 points, only a 14 point difference from No. 11 Ole Miss who claimed the gold.

For the fourth time this season, Jacob Choge led the men's team, finishing third overall with a total time of 29:52.9. Choge was followed by Kigen Chemadi, who led the team in the first two races this season, coming in at fourth. Chemadi crossed the finish line with a time of 30:10.1. Freshman Hillary Kimaiyo and Thobile Mosito also finished Top 20, with Kimaiyo coming in at 12^th and Mosito at 16^th.

"The men ran very well as a team and controlled a good tempo," Vroman said. "The race ran exactly as planned to ensure we were top two and on our way to dancing."

3	Jacob Choge	29:52.9
4	Kigen Chemadi	30:10.1
12	Hillary Kimaiyo	30:35.9
16	Thobile Mosito	30:48.5
49	Brian Rono	31:42.1
85	Titus Lagat	32:31.6
142	Nathan Mack	34:14.0

The women also finished Top 15 in the 6K, coming in at number 11 with a total time of 1:47:40.30. Joice Jebor led the team, finishing 11^th overall out of 200 runners. Jebor finished with a total time of 20:35.2. Pamela Kosgei was second on the team to finish with a time of 21:10.4, finishing 41^st overall.

"The women had a great season, and a bad day," Vroman said. "The ladies learned a lot and will hopefully use that and be more prepared for a run next year."

11	Joice Jebor	20:35.2
41	Pamela Kosgei	21:10.4
60	Eusila Chepkemei	21:36.0
72	Mercy Chepkurui	21:45.8
119	Faith Rono	22:33.0
142	Rachel Kigen	23:00.6
155	Julia Jelagat	23:15.5

From the women's team, Jebor earned All-Region honors for finishing Top 25, as well as Choge, Chemadi, Kimaiyo and Mosito from the men's team.

Up Next
The Blue Raider men move on to the NCAA National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.

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