Men 5th, Women 6th at Southern Showcase

Friday, September 15

Huntsville, AL

Middle Tennessee

Southern Showcase

9/15/2023 9:48:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Bradley Hartman, MTSU Athletics

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Middle Tennessee men's cross-country team placed fifth in the team standings while the women's team finished sixth Friday morning in the Southern Showcase, the Blue Raiders' second race of the 2023 season.

In both the men's and women's races the Blue Raiders placed two runners in the top-five. For the men's team, Brian Kiptoo and Habtamu Geta took third and fourth. On the women's side Faith Nyathi and Purity Sanga took fourth and fifth place.

In the men's race, The Blue Raiders were led by Brian Kiptoo who placed third with a time of 23:36.90s and Habtamu Geta placed fourth with a time of 23:42.70s.

The Blue Raiders finished in fifth place with a team score of 141 out of 32 total teams with four SEC schools ahead of MTSU. This marks the second top-five finish for the men's team this season.

The women's cross-country team was led by Faith Nyathi and Purity Sanga in their sixth-place finish at the Southern Showcase with 32 total teams. The team scored 210 points, finishing just behind the fifth-place Kentucky Wildcats.

Faith Nyathi ran a time of 16:50.20s for a new personal best time. Purity Sanga was close behind running a 16:50.60s time to finish fifth.

RACE RESULTS
Friday, September 15 | Southern Showcase

Women's 5000m – 210 points – 6th place

Place	Name	Time
4	Faith Nyathi	16:50.20
5	Purity Sanga	16:50.60
15	Eleanor Towe	18:20.90
16	Mercy Chepkurui	18:23.80
25	Agnes Chepkurui	18:27.60

Men's 8000m – 141 points – 5^th place

Place	Name	Time
3	Brian Kiptoo	23:36.90
4	Habtamu Geta	23:42.70
23	Vincent Yegon	24:26.80
30	Hillary Kimaiyo	24:37.70
81	Carmelo Cannizzaro	25:45.80

Next Up

The Blue Raiders' men's and women's cross-country team will travel to Chicago for the Lakefront Invitational on September 29.

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