Oral Roberts Pair Sweeps League's Cross Country Awards
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Joseph
Chebaibai, Oral Roberts
Fr.,
Lessos, Kenya/Kapsabet Boys
Chebaibai
collects Male Athlete of the Week honors after placing 12th out of
313 runners at the Missouri Southern Stampede last week. His time
of 24:54 in the 8K race was 1:41 better than his previous time this
season and the second-fastest in The Summit League this season.
Only Arkansas and Tulsa runners finished ahead of Chebaibai as ORU
finished 12th out of 37 teams at the race.
(Also
nominated: Adam Nerio, Centenary; Hunter Paris, IPFW; Brad Wheeler,
IUPUI; Jimmy Keown, UMKC; Zack Jones, Oakland; Andrew Van Nurden,
South Dakota State; Mark Currell, Southern Utah; Challas Ray,
Western Illinois).
(Previous
honorees: Sept. 5 - Brad Wheeler, IUPUI; Sept. 11 - Cam Levins,
Southern Utah).
WOMEN
Faithy
Kamangila, Oral Roberts
Sr.,
Hahare, Zimbabwe/Kuwadzana
Kamangila
earns her second Female Athlete of the Week honor this season with
her performance at the Missouri Southern Stampede. Out of 295
runners, Kamangila finished second with a time of 17:16, which
helped ORU to a sixth-place team finish out of 40 teams. Her time
in the 5K is tops in the league this season, and it was the 17th
Top-5 finish of her career and second this season. Tulsa's Alex
Becker was the lone runner to finish ahead of Kamangila.
(Also
nominated: Natalie Holcomb, Centenary; Crystina Martinez, IPFW;
Brittney McDuffee, IUPUI; Sara Hiller, UMKC; Kelsey Carmean,
Oakland; Sharla Platt, Southern Utah; Beth Whalen, Western
Illinois).
(Previous
honorees: Sept. 5 - Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts; Sept. 11 -
Sharla Platt, Southern Utah).
