ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Cross Country Runners of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 24, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances last week.
Edward Waters’ Ian Kimutai and
Albany State’s Zenay Rhaney were recognized.
MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – IAN KIMUTAI, EDWARD WATERS UNIVERSITY
Freshman | Eldoret, Kenya
Ian Kimutai finished first overall at the Embry-Riddle XC Challenge with a time of 26:09.1, more than seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. It was Kimutai's first collegiate race as he helped the Tigers to an 11th-place finish.
WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – ZENAY RHANEY, ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
Senior | LaGrange, Ga.
Rhaney led the Lady Golden Rams to another 4th place finish in the Julius Johnson Invitational. She ran a season-best time of 20.22 and finished in the top 30. Rhaney is just a few seconds off from breaking her own career-best time. Her drive and tenacity continue to be a driving force for the Lady Golden Rams as they compete each to ensure they place in the top five.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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