Cheruiyot, Cherubet lead Tech Friday morning

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Cheruiyot, Cherubet lead Tech Friday morning

September 13, 2024 | Cross Country

Women results

Tech’s next meet will take them to NMJC for one of two trips there over the next two weeks

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech cross country team hosted its first and only home meet of the season Friday morning at the LCU Cross Country Course.

The meet began with the men's 8k race led by meet winner Ernest Cheruiyot with a time of 23:17.28. Cheruiyot, in two meets this year, has placed second and first. Meanwhile, newcomer Nathan Kapel crossed the finish line in second with a time of 24:10.57. Vincent Koech (24:31.51) placed fourth as Gideon Kiplimo (25:10.20) rounded out the top-10 coming in seventh.

1?-2? finish in the men's 8k today!

Ernest collects his first win of the season in 23:17.80 as Nathan took 2nd with a time of 24:10.57 ??

In two meets so far, Ernest has gone 2nd/1st ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/cdcmiFDAaL
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) September 13, 2024

Isaac Hernandez (25:40.19) finished 15^th as Demitrius Guerrero (26:13.38) and Taylor Lee (26:15.08) finished 23^rd and 24^th, respectively.

Over on the women's side, Juliet Cherubet claimed first with her second-straight meet win. Cherubet clocked a 6k time of 20:31.10. Anastasia Chepkorir finished third for a second-straight time this year going 21:11.90. True freshman Taytum Goodman was the only other Red Raider in the top-10 as she placed sixth with a time of 22:29.10.

2? in the top 3? for the women's 6k race today ??

Juliet (20:31.10) is now 2-for-2 in meet wins to start the season, while Anastasia clocked in at 21:11.90 to take 3rd in her second meet of the season ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/AljkIsvgU6
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) September 13, 2024

Jenna Carter (23:28.10), Taylor Limbaugh (23:32.89) and Alexia Garza (23:47.20) and Sarah Zdansky (24:00.80) placed 14^th, 15^th, 18^th and 20^th. Cassandra O'Pry rounded out the top-25 in 24^th with a time of 24:17.10.