LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Trinity Western first-year
Hadassah Duff led the Spartans women's team in TWU's first cross country race of the season by finishing 16th overall with a time of 14:52.4 over the four-kilomtre race Saturday morning at Fort Steilacoom Park.
On the men's side, last year's U SPORTS Rookie of the Year
Yemane Mulugeta started the 2025 season in impressive fashion with a third place finish at the Gator Cross event, while teammate
David Mutai was fourth overall
Mulugeta clocked a time of 18:02.2 over the six-kilometre race, while Mutai was one second behind in 18:03.4. Justin Kiplagat rounded out the Spartans top three on the men's side, with a time of 18:32.9.
As a team, the Spartans men finished third overall. With only four runners competing on the women's side, the Spartans didn't have the requisite five competitors to register a team score.
Women's Results | 4km
16th –
Hadassah Duff – 14.52.4
27th –
Ava Rodway – 15:38.2
34th –
Catherine Roper – 16:00.8
61st – Tianna Lorio – 19.01.6
Men's Results | 6km
3rd –
Yemane Mulugeta – 18:02.2
4th –
David Mutai – 18:03.4
12th – Justin Kiplagat – 18:32.9
24th –
Elijah Headley – 19:00.4
34th – Malcom Reid – 19.11.4
58th –
Brendan O'Brien – 19:38.2
68th –
Lucien Dixon-Lawless – 20:04.4
80th –
Noah Gladdish – 20:54.4
90th –
Kenton Bell – 21:29.8
93rd –
Larson Rische – 21:52.0
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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