INDEPENDENCE, Ore. – Trinity Western's Yemane Mulugeta took home the first place finish, with a time of 23:34.01 over eight kilometres in a field of 402 runners at the Linfield George Oja Invitational at Oak Knoll Golf Course. Joining him at the top was fellow Spartan Justin Kiplagat, who captured the second place spot, finishing with a time of 23:47.88. A very impressive day from the two.
On the women's side, Hadassah Duff finished 65th overall to lead the Spartans in a field of 352. Duff finished the six-kilometre race in 22:33.86.
The men's team finished 5th overall, and the women's team finished 21st.
Men's Results | 8km
1st – Yemane Mulugeta – 23:34.01
2nd – Justin Kiplagat – 23:47.88
51st – David Mutai – 25:01.98
81st – Malcolm Reid – 25:19.47
92nd – Brendan O'Brien – 25:34.08
132nd – Lucien Dixon-Lawless – 26:02.04
240th – Noah Gladdish – 27:17.70
241st – Larson Rische – 27:18.00
297th – Kenton Bell – 28:13.84
Women's Results | 6km
65th – Hadassah Duff – 22:33.86
107th – Ava Rodway – 23:13.50
219rd – Catherine Roper – 24:47.40
227th – Anaka Weber – 25:00.90
290th – Tianna Lorio – 26:26.00
UP NEXT
The Spartans head back to Independence, Oregon to compete in the CCC Championship on Nov. 7th.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in NAIA in cross country and track and field and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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