Women Place 1st, Men 2nd at Memphis Twilight

Saturday, September 3

Memphis, TN

Middle Tennessee

Memphis Twilight

9/4/2022 2:36:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Braydin Sik, MT Athletic Communications

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Blue Raider men's and women's cross country teams competed Saturday night at the Memphis Twilight. The opening race of the 2022 season for the Blue Raiders was hosted by Christian Brothers University at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

The women's team performed excellently, finishing first overall at the night-time meet. All five runners placed in the top-11, with sophomore Irene Jeptoo placing the highest overall at fourth. The Blue Raider women beat out the number-18 ranked Ole Miss runners who finished in second.

The men's team ran well also, placing all six runners that went to the meet in the top 25. The Blue Raider men's squad finished second overall after tying Memphis with 39 points, beating out the number-19 ranked Ole Miss men's squad that scored 81 points. Hillary Kimaiyo led the way, placing first out of 101 runners in the men's four mile. Habtamu Geta was a step behind with a time of 19:51.64 in second place.

RACE RESULTS
Sept. 4, 2022 | Memphis Twilight | Memphis, Tennessee | Mike Rose Soccer Complex

Men's 4 Mile – 39 points – 2^nd place
1. Hillary Kimaiyo 19:39.38
2. Habtamu Geta 19:51.64
5. Vincent Yegon 19:59.01
8. Mohlouwa Molutsi 20:18.54
23. Brian Rono 21:20.63
24. Carmelo Cannizzaro 21:24.17

Women's 5k – 37 points – 1^st place
4. Irene Jeptoo 18:06.93
8. Lesego Mpshe 18:34.03
9. Joice Jebor 18:41.42
10. Mercy Chepkurui 18:54.70
11. Naomy Limatukei 18:58.45

Next Up
The Blue Raiders men's and women's cross country team will turn their focus to the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Saturday, September 24.

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