Friday, November 1
New Orleans, LA
9:30 AM
Stephen F. Austin
at
Southland Conference Championship
Men’s Cross-Country Finishes Second, Elkana Kipruto Wins Individual Title
11/1/2024 6:15:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Stephen F. Austin men's cross-country team competed today at the Southland Conference Cross-Country Championships finishing in second place overall as a team.
Freshman Elkana Kipruto won the race in dominate fashion finishing 13 seconds faster than second place with a time of 24:28. Elkana's finish also earned him a spot on the first team all-conference team as well as being named athlete of the year and freshman of the year for cross-country.
Head Coach Rob Hansen commented on Elkana's performance saying, "Elly took control from the start and dominated the race. He gave the rest of the field an 8,000-meter tour of New Orleans."
Freshman Ryan Binskin was the second-highest finisher for the Lumberjacks in 10th place with a time of 25:28. Junior Riley Elliott also finished inside the top 15 coming in 13th with a time of 25:40. Both Ryan and Riley's finishes also earned them spots on the all-conference second team.
Sophomore Andrew Mullen finished in 18th place with a time of 26:12. Freshman Pablo Lesarri finished in 21st with a time of 26:21. Junior Zephrin Darhan finished in 25th with a time of 26:26. Sophomore Kevin Curry IV rounded out the field for the Lumberjacks in 28th with a time of 26:36.
"The men's team came in with an extremely high expectation for this championship meet and although we did not reach our ultimate goal, second place as a team in our first SLC championship meet is something to be very proud of", said Head Coach Rob Hansen. "We've competed well as a pack and as a unit all year and today we missed the mark on that just a little bit. I am very proud of Ryan and Riley for securing second-team all-conference and of course, Elkana taking the individual championship was nothing short of amazing."
Freshman Elkana Kipruto won the race in dominate fashion finishing 13 seconds faster than second place with a time of 24:28. Elkana's finish also earned him a spot on the first team all-conference team as well as being named athlete of the year and freshman of the year for cross-country.
Head Coach Rob Hansen commented on Elkana's performance saying, "Elly took control from the start and dominated the race. He gave the rest of the field an 8,000-meter tour of New Orleans."
Freshman Ryan Binskin was the second-highest finisher for the Lumberjacks in 10th place with a time of 25:28. Junior Riley Elliott also finished inside the top 15 coming in 13th with a time of 25:40. Both Ryan and Riley's finishes also earned them spots on the all-conference second team.
Sophomore Andrew Mullen finished in 18th place with a time of 26:12. Freshman Pablo Lesarri finished in 21st with a time of 26:21. Junior Zephrin Darhan finished in 25th with a time of 26:26. Sophomore Kevin Curry IV rounded out the field for the Lumberjacks in 28th with a time of 26:36.
"The men's team came in with an extremely high expectation for this championship meet and although we did not reach our ultimate goal, second place as a team in our first SLC championship meet is something to be very proud of", said Head Coach Rob Hansen. "We've competed well as a pack and as a unit all year and today we missed the mark on that just a little bit. I am very proud of Ryan and Riley for securing second-team all-conference and of course, Elkana taking the individual championship was nothing short of amazing."
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