Kimaru completes undefeated regular season

Friday, October 16

College Station, TX

8:15 A.M.

Texas Tech Athletics

Arturo Barrios Invite

Titus Kimaru running at the Texas Tech Open cross country meet

Kimaru completes undefeated regular season

October 16, 2026 | Cross Country

The sophomore is currently 5-0 heading into the Big 12 Championships

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Sophomore runner Titus Kimaru won the Arturo Barrios Invite (8k) for a second-straight year Friday morning, completing an undefeated cross country regular season which saw him go 5-0.

Full results of today's meet can be found HERE.

There it is folks… TITUS KIMARU COMPLETES AN UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON ?????? 5-for-5 ?????????? https://t.co/uWtBQpafTO
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) October 16, 2026

At the first 2k split, Kimaru was well positioned in the pack of runners at 34^th, only two seconds off the lead. He officially took the lead at the 4k split running at a 4:40 pace and never looked back. Over the next two splits, the sophomore maintained someone on his heels, holding a lead of just under one second before increasing that to five seconds at the 6.9k marker. Kimar finished the race with a time of 22:43.1, winning the meet by eight seconds.

https://t.co/jJNPCz4OmL
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) October 16, 2026

In the process, Kimaru wins the meet for a second-straight season, just seven seconds shy of his 8k PB, a time that he set at this course last season in his win (22:36.1). Over on the women's side, Lily Mather paced the Tech team as she finished 12^th with a 6k time of 19:40.2 (PB).

Up Next
Tech will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the Big 12 Championships taking place on Saturday, Oct. 31.