Men’s Cross-Country Ends Season at South Central Regional

Friday, November 15

College Station, TX

10:00 AM

Stephen F. Austin

NCAA South Central Regional

Men’s Cross-Country Ends Season at South Central Regional

11/15/2024 6:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

By: Jackson Pickard, Graduate Assistant for Strategic Communications

COLLEGE STATION, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin men's cross-country team wrapped up their season today at the NCAA South Central Regional taking 7th out of 26 teams. The men's 7th place finish is the highest team finish in the last 10 years.

Elkana Kipruto was the top finisher for the Lumberjacks in 13th place setting a new school of 29:49 which tops the previous school record of 29:58. The top 20 finishers also broke the course record with the new record being set at 29:09. With his top 25 finish, Kipruto also earned All-Region honors.

The Lumberjacks were without their number two runner today in Riley Elliott but still found a way to run as a pack and take home the 7th place finish. Zephrin Darhan finished in 49th with a time of 31:11. Andrew Mullen finished in 64th with a time of 31:30. Ryan Binskin finished in 67th with a time of 31:35. Devon Judelson finished in 69th with a time of 31:38. Pablo Lesarri finished in 113th with a time of 32:37. Kevin Curry IV rounded out the field for the Lumberjacks finishing in 117th with a time of 32:42.

"To lose our number two guy to illness and still finish 7th was an amazing accomplishment," said head coach Rob Hansen. "We talk about pack running and we executed at our highest level today in terms of our 2-5 guys and I'm really proud of that."

Head Coach Rob Hansen also shared some more thoughts on today's performance saying, "Today was a total team effort. Elly earning All-Region is a fantastic accomplishment enroute to a new 10k cross country school record. Zeph, Andrew, Ryan, and Devon all needed to step up and they did."