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2022 SIAC Cross Country Championships coming to Macon

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Courtesy of the SIAC CRICKET SIAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR GEORGIA PREMIERE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE MACON, Ga. (November 1, 2022) – A champion will be crowed this Friday as fifteen Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) teams head to Macon, Ga. for the 2022 Cricket SIAC Cross Country Championship race. The Cricket SIAC Cross Country Championship will take place Friday, November 4th at Georgia Premier Cross Country Course at Middle Georgia State University in Macon, Ga. The men will run an 8K at 9:00 a.m. and the women will take the…

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Fayetteville State Men & Women claim victory at the CIAA Cross Country Championships

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FSU Women earns its fifth consecutive title while the men earn its first title Courtesy of the CIAA SALEM, VA – Fayetteville State University is the men’s and women’s cross country champions after claiming the men’s 8K title and the women’s 5K title at the CIAA Cross Country Championships held at Green Hill Park on Thursday, October 27. The Broncos won its fifth consecutive women’s title and its first men’s title while also completing the first 1-2-3 sweep in CIAA Men’s Cross Country Championship history. Hillary Toroitich captured the men’s title in 24:54.0, narrowly outpacing his…

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Shaw’s Michelle Blaha wins second consecutive conference title, Lady Bears place third in meet

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Courtesy of Shaw AthleticsSALEM, Va. (Oct. 27) – Michelle Blahacaptured her second straight conference crown and Thea Schillaci placed second for Shaw University at the 2022 CIAA Women’s 5K Cross Country Championship race on the Green Hill Park course Thursday. Shaw, led by the speedy duo, claimed the third-place trophy in the team standings. The Lady Bears scored 63 points, just one point behind second-place Virginia State. Blaha crossed the finish line in 19:04.4, shaving more than a minute off last year’s time when she took home the 2021 CIAA individual title. Schillaci was…

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MEAC Cross Country All-Academic Honourees announced

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: he Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2022 Cross Country All-Academic Selections, honoring 65 student-athletes from the conference’s eight institutions who achieved academic success during the 2021-22 academic year. MEAC sophomore, junior and senior student-athletes with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average, as well as transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year, are eligible for All-Academic accolades. “I want to congratulate our men’s and women’s cross country student-athletes for maintaining a 3.0 or better…

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SIAC announces Cross Country Weekly Honourees

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Purity Kibet (Benedict) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Female Runner of the Week, while Donald Kibet (Benedict) earned Male Runner of the Week, released by the league office on Wednesday. Female Runner of the Week – Purity Kibet, Benedict  Purity Kibet led the Lady Tigers by finishing fourth overall with a time of 19:27 over the 5K course. The Benedict College women’s cross country team finished eighth out of 13 teams at the Newberry Invitational on Saturday.  Male Runner of the Week – Donald Kibet, Benedict Benedict College freshman Donald Kibet dominated the competition…

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Jackson State Cross Country wins SWAC Men’s Cross Country Championship

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Final Results Watch Replay TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Jackson State Tigers claimed the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship title in spectacular fashion on Monday morning. Jackson State placed three runners in the top five of the event paced by Tyler Duncan who finished the meet in first place with a time of 25:39.9. JSU’s Jallah Galimah claimed second place (25:47.1) while fellow teammate Marquentin Barnes finished in fourth place (26:01.9).This marked the Tigers second consecutive championship title while also marking the third title…

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2022 CIAA Cross Country Championships to take place October 27 in Salem, VA

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Courtesy of the CIAA CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is set to host its 2022 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships on Thursday, October 27 at Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia. The men’s championship meet will begin at 12 noon followed by the women’s championship at approximately 1:30 p.m. The Fayetteville State women’s cross country team is looking to earn its fifth consecutive conference title while the Virginia State men are seeking its fourth league title in five years. The 2021 championship meet saw the Broncos women place six runners in…

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Week 4 CIAA Cross Country Runners of the Week

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Courtesy of the CIAA: 2022 CIAA Cross Country Composite Schedule FOOD LION MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Hillary Toroitich, Fayetteville State (So.) Hillary Toroitich finished second in the men’s Royal XC Challenge with a time of 25:57.4 in a field of 223 competitors. The Broncos finished 11th overall but first among CIAA schools in the event hosted by Queens University of Charlotte. FOOD LION WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Repline Cheptoo, Fayetteville State (Fr.) Repline Cheptoo ran her first race of the season and finished 12th (out of 199 competitors) with 10 points for FSU, guiding the Broncos to a…

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SIAC Week 6 Cross Country Runners of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (October 12, 2022) – Megan Thompson (Benedict) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Female Runner of the Week, while Donald Kibet (Benedict) earned Male Runner of the Week, released by the league office on Wednesday. Female Runner of the Week – Megan Thompson, Benedict Megan Thompson helped Benedict to a team second place at the Akiah McMillan Invitational cross country meet. Thompson led the team with a personal best time of 22:17.4 in the 6K race to finish second overall, 35 seconds behind the winner. Male Runner of the Week – Donald Kibet, Benedict…

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