Saturday, November 23
Madison, WI
10:00 AM
Stephen F. Austin
vs
NCAA National Championships
Mercy Kipchumba Heads to Wisconsin for NCAA National Cross-Country Meet
11/22/2024 2:06:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
VERONA, Wisconsin- Stephen F. Austin women's cross country runner Mercy Kipchumba is headed north to Verona, Wisconsin this weekend to run in the NCAA National Cross-Country meet. The race will take place on Saturday, November 23rd at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. Mercy will compete in the women's 6k race at 9:20 A.M. CT.
Mercy, a freshman from Kenya, will compete in just her third race of the season for the Ladyjacks. Mercy finished third in her collegiate debut at the Southland Conference Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana then finished in 7th place at the South Central Regional and set a new SFA women's 6k record with a time of 19:32, crushing the previous mark of 20:24. Her finish at the South Central Regional earned her All-Region honors while her finish at the SLC Championship earned her First-Team All-Conference. Mercy's finish at the South Central Regional was enough to earn her an at-large bid to the NCAA National Meet. Mercy is the fourth woman athlete in school history to qualify for the event and the first runner to qualify since Lauren Smith competed in 2012.
"The weather is wintery in Wisconsin this weekend, but Mercy is up for the challenge," said head coach Rob Hansen. "She really likes the challenging course and we're both excited for her to go out and compete hard."
The race will air on ESPNU as coverage will begin at 8:30 A.M. CT with the awards ceremony being on ESPN+. Click here for the live stream link.
To view live timing results, click here.
Mercy, a freshman from Kenya, will compete in just her third race of the season for the Ladyjacks. Mercy finished third in her collegiate debut at the Southland Conference Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana then finished in 7th place at the South Central Regional and set a new SFA women's 6k record with a time of 19:32, crushing the previous mark of 20:24. Her finish at the South Central Regional earned her All-Region honors while her finish at the SLC Championship earned her First-Team All-Conference. Mercy's finish at the South Central Regional was enough to earn her an at-large bid to the NCAA National Meet. Mercy is the fourth woman athlete in school history to qualify for the event and the first runner to qualify since Lauren Smith competed in 2012.
"The weather is wintery in Wisconsin this weekend, but Mercy is up for the challenge," said head coach Rob Hansen. "She really likes the challenging course and we're both excited for her to go out and compete hard."
The race will air on ESPNU as coverage will begin at 8:30 A.M. CT with the awards ceremony being on ESPN+. Click here for the live stream link.
To view live timing results, click here.
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