Alabama Duo Earns SEC Cross Country Weekly Honors
9/21/2021 4:12:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Victor Kiprop was named the SEC Runner of the Week, while fellow freshman Hillary Cheruiyot earned SEC Freshman of the Week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama duo of Victor Kiprop and Hillary Cheruiyot opened their Crimson Tide cross country careers in style, earning Southeastern Conference weekly honors following a strong showing at last Friday's North Alabama Showcase, the league office announced Tuesday.
Kiprop and Cheruiyot, along with Eliud Kipsang, swept the top-three spots in the individual race to lead the Tide to a dominating team win.
Victor Kiprop – SEC Runner of the Week
- In his UA debut, Kiprop won the North Alabama Showcase with a time of 23:20.85 over the 8-kilometer course
- Kiprop led a 1-2-3 Alabama sweep in the individual race and spearheaded Alabama's team win with a low score 25 points
- Kiprop finished more than 20 seconds ahead of the field for the dominating win over a race that included 169 runners and 20 teams
Hillary Cheruiyot – SEC Freshman of the Week
- In his first race for the Crimson Tide, Cheruiyot finished third at the North Alabama Showcase with a time of 23:44.97, trailing only his teammates Victor Kiprop and Eliud Kipsang
- The rookie was third out of 169 individual
- Cheruiyot finished more than two seconds better than anyone not wearing an Alabama uniform
Alabama's men and women return to action on Oct. 1 at the Joe Piane Invitational, in South Bend, Ind.
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