SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Oral Robert’s Abraham Chelangam and North Dakota’s Jayden Keeler picked up the season’s fifth Kwik Star Summit League Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week honors, league officials announced Tuesday. Both runners had the fastest times amongst Summit League athletes in their respective races.
Chelangam placed 3rd in the men’s 8K race with a time of 23:29.3 at the Chile Pepper Festival. He was the only non Razorback to finish in the top five. His finish helped the Golden Eagles take fifth place in a field that included 31 different teams.
Keeler earned her fourth individual victory of the season at the Jimmie Invitational with a personal record 6K time of 19:54.9 The Barrie, Ontario, Canada native crossed the finish line over a minute faster than the next closest competitor. The UND graduate helped lead the North Dakota women to a team crown with 24 points.
Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
R-Jr | Kapchorwa, Uganda
- Collected his third cross country weekly honor of the season
- Placed 3rd at the Chile Pepper Festival 8K race with a time of 23:29.3
- Guided the Golden Eagles to a fifth-place finish
Also nominated: Louis-Lys Fanucchi (North Dakota), Jacob Knodle (North Dakota State), Isaac Ochoa (South Dakota), Max Westerlund (St. Thomas)
Jayden Keeler, North Dakota
Gr | Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- Earned her third cross country weekly accolade
- Took 1st overall at the Jimmie Invitational with a 6K time of 19:54.9
- Led the Fighting Hawks to a first-place finish
Also nominated: Reagan Baesler (North Dakota State), Geneva Timmerman (South Dakota), Olivia Pauly (St. Thomas)
2025 Cross Country Peak Performers of the Week
Sept. 2
M: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
W: Ossly Murambidzi, Oral Roberts
Sept. 9
M: Cody Larson, South Dakota State
W: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
Sept. 23
M: Cody Larson, South Dakota State
W: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
Sept. 30
M: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
W: Mariah Belmont, Kansas City
Oct. 7
M: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
W: Jayden Keeler, North Dakota
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