SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts’ Abraham Chelangam and South Dakota’s Geneva Timmerman earned the first Summit League Cross Country Peak Performer of the Week honors of the season, league officials announced Tuesday. Both runners turned in winning performances at their respective season-opening meets, with Chelangam claiming the men’s individual title at the Bob Timmons XC Classic and Timmerman winning the women’s race at the Augustana Twilight.
Chelangam captured the men’s 6K individual title at the Bob Timmons XC Classic with a time of 17:58.8, helping the Golden Eagles to a third-place team finish. The redshirt senior has now won the Bob Timmons XC Classic three consecutive seasons.
Timmerman paced the Coyotes to a first-place team finish in the women’s 5K at the Augustana Twilight, crossing the finish line first with a personal-best time of 16:59.0. The Adel, Iowa, native’s performance marked the second-fastest 5K in South Dakota program history at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.
Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
R-Sr | Kapchorwa, Uganda
- Collected his seventh career weekly honor
- Won the Bob Timmons XC Classic 6K race with a time of 17:58.8
- Guided the Golden Eagles to a third-place finish
Also nominated: MJ Foster (Kansas City), Louis-Lys Fanucchi (North Dakota), Isaac Ochoa (South Dakota), Jackson Dutcher (South Dakota State), Adam Lueth (St. Thomas)
Geneva Timmerman, South Dakota
Sr. | Adel, Iowa
- Earned her first career weekly accolade
- Took first overall at the Augustana Twilight with a personal-best 5K time 16:59.0
- Helped the Coyotes secure a first-place team finish
Also nominated: Shewaye Johnson (North Dakota), Ava Dziedzic (Omaha), Ossly Murambidzi (Oral Roberts), Faith Wiese (South Dakota State)
2026 Cross Country Peak Performers of the Week
Sept. 8
M: Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
W: Geneva Timmerman, South Dakota
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