INDEPENDENCE, Ore. – Trinity Western's Hadassah Duff led TWU, finishing 65th overall with a time of 22:33.86 over six kilometres in a field of 352 runners at the Linfield George Oja Invitational at Oak Knoll Golf Course.
On the men's side, Yemane Mulugeta finished 1st overall to lead the Spartans in a 402-man field. Mulugeta finished the eight-kilometre race in 23:34.01, and fellow Spartan Justin Kiplagat finished 2nd overall with a time of 23:47.88.
The women's team finished 21st overall, and the men's team finished fifth.
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
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
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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