CORVALLIS, Ore. –No. 12-ranked Trinity Western University's Justin Kiplagat was named the CCC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Kiplagat, a fourth-year business student from Nairobi, Kenya, had an outstanding run at the WWU Bill Roe Classic. He completed the 8K in 24:06.2 to win the race. He led the 130-person field while also leading the Spartans to a second-place team finish.

Kiplagat and the rest of the Spartans will have a couple of weeks off before returning to race at the Western Washington Padden Invitational at Lake Padden Park on Saturday, October 24 in Bellingham, Wash.
 
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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 the NAIA in track and field, cross country, 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 33 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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