Cheruiyot named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
October 07, 2024 | Cross Country
The award is the first of his young cross country career
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Ernest Cheruiyot has been named the USTFCCCA Men's National Athlete of the Week, the organization announced Monday afternoon.
The @USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/ynOFw4Xo5Y
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) October 7, 2024
Cheruiyot, in his third cross country meet of his career, claimed the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with an 8k time of 22:20.30 – he won the meet by 4.4 seconds.
Cheruiyot sat in sixth position after the first 1k, then moved to fifth after the first mile. He slowly began to make his move into the top-3 after the 3k mark before taking the lead at the 6k mark and never looking back. Overall, the men's team finished seventh in the team standings scoring 224 points (1-29-43-49-102).
It's @TexasTechTF's Ernest Cheruiyot for the win!
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) October 4, 2024
Cheruiyot clocks an insane 22:20.3 for 8k to win the men's blue race at Joe Piane.
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It's the third time in program history and first since 2013 that a Tech runner is given the weekly award. In 2013, Kennedy Kithuka claimed the honor twice in a three-week span.
Texas Tech will travel to Hobbs for its final meet in New Mexico, the NMJC Invite No. 3, this Friday at Harry McAdams Park.
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