Lagat Earns Big 12 Honors
October 05, 2004 | Cross Country
Oct. 5, 2004
DALLAS, Texas - Haron Lagat, a freshman on the Texas Tech cross country team, was named Big 12 Cross Country Runner of the Week for his third-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree.
Lagat, a native of Nairobi, Kenya, placed third overall at the Cowboy Jamboree and was the top Tech male finisher. Lagat clocked in a time of 24:19, leading the Red Raiders to an eighth-place finish out of 21 teams. Lagat was the top Tech finisher for the second-consecutive week, as he placed 18th at the Roy Griak Invite.
The Tech harriers return to the course Oct. 16, for the NCAA pre-Nationals meet in Terre Haute, Ind. For complete results of Texas Tech cross country, visit www.texastech.com.
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