Texas Tech Athletics
Chile Pepper Invitational
Kipyego Finishes First in Tough Chile Pepper Field
October 14, 2006 | Cross Country
Oct. 14, 2006
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The No. 28 Texas Tech women's cross country squad was led to a third-place finish by Sally Kipyego's field-pacing effort at Saturday's Chile Pepper Invitational. The men finished in 14th behind Kevin Chelimo's eighth place.
Kipyego finished the women's 6K race with a clocking of 19:29.3, 26 seconds faster than second place. The race marks Kipyego's third-consecutive first-place finish in a race. Irene Kimaiyo finished in third place, her third top-three finish of the year, with a time of 20:10.9. Violet Chemakwila took 33rd with a run of 21:19.7, while Asia Diaz ran a time of 21:33.9 to finish 40th. The final scoring runner for the Red Raiders was Gladys Kipsang who finished 69th with a time of 22:06.9.
No. 4-ranked Arkansas women cruised to the victory in the field of 43 with each of their scored individuals finishing no worse than 14th. The Lady Razorbacks finished with 41 points, while No. 20 Duke took second with 132. Tech was two points behind the Blue Devils with 134.
The Tech men's squad, who finished in 14th, was led by eighth-place Chelimo with a clocking of 28:43.1. Silas Kemboi took 63rd with a running of 30:59.9, while Edwin Sang had a time of 31:20.6 to finish in 83rd. John Means had a time of 32:46.7 to finish 176th with Cory Higgins two places behind in 178th with a run of 32:53.7.
No. 11 UTEP men finished first in the pack of 33 squads with 64 points. Second-ranked Arkansas fell short of the Miners by 13 points to finish second with 77.
The Red Raiders will next compete at the Big 12 Championships, which are set to take place on Oct. 27 in Lawrence, Kan. For complete results, please visit www.texastech.com.
Texas Tech Results
Women's 6K:
3. Texas Tech
1. Sally Kipyego 19:29.3
3. Irene Kimaiyo 20:10.9
33. Violet Chemakwila 21:19.7
40. Asia Diaz 21:33.9
69. Gladys Kipsang 22:06.9
133. Molly Evans 22:52.4
182. Michlene Daniels 23:26.2
252. Michelle Edman 24:30.7
Men's 10K:
14. Texas Tech
8. Kevin Chelimo 28:43.1
63. Silas Kemboi 30:59.9
83. Edwin Sang 31:20.6
176. John Means 32:46.7
178. Cory Higgins 32:53.7
194. Zachery Quinones 33:17.1
197. Jake Szot 33:19.7
204. Eric Ayala 33:29.2
230. Pedro Vargas 34:20.0
247. Aaron Greer 35:00.1
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