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Nike XC Town Twilight
Kimaru and Mather win Nike XC Town Twilight races
October 02, 2026 | Cross Country
Kimaru wins his fourth-straight meet of the season as Mather wins her second-straight meet
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. โ Titus Kimaru and Lily Mather each won their respective races Friday evening at the Nike XC Town Twilight meet at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
Full results of today's race can be viewed HERE.
Mather paced the women's team to a second-place overall finish as the Red Raiders tallied 52 points as UC San Diego won the team trophy scoring 40 points. Lilly Koenig crossed the end line third with a PB time of 21:49.3 with Emily Orr rounding out the top 10 in sixth at 21:57.2 (PB). Lila Crowley (22:39.9) and Elena Ban (22:46.9) finished 18th and 24th, respectively. For Mather, it's her second win of the season (Texas Tech Open) in her third race of the year.
A battle to the line!
โ RunnerSpace (@runnerspace) October 2, 2026
Texas Tech's Lily Mather outlasts UC San Diego's Elle Marsyla to win the Nike XC Town Twilight college 6 km race!
??Lily Mather 20:29.3
??Elle Marsala 20:29.9
??Lilly Koenig 21:49.3
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Kimaru was the lone representative of the men's team this weekend, winning his fourth-consecutive meet of the year. His 8k time clocked in at 23:53.5, a one minute and five second victory. It's his second race this season he bests the field by at least one minute โ won the NMJC Dr. Steve McCleery Invite by two minutes and seven seconds.
Up Next
Tech will close out the regular season traveling to College Station for the annual Arturo Barrios Invite on Friday, Oct. 16.
