ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its Cross Country Runners of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 22, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in meets last week.
Edwin Kiprono (
Tuskegee) and
Brea Vann (
Albany State) were recognized.
MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – EDWIN KIPRONO, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Jr. | Eldoret, Kenya
Kiprono won his second consecutive race, outpacing the field at the Falcon Classic in a time of 25:45.3. He was more than a minute ahead of the second-place finisher as Tuskegee finished third in a field that included two Division I programs.
WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – BREA VANN, ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
So. | Smyrna, Tenn.
Vann continued her strong sophomore campaign with another standout performance at the UNG Invitational, placing ninth overall in a competitive field with a 5K time of 19:27.5. Vann was Albany State’s top finisher and helped lead the Golden Rams to a sixth-place team finish with 133 points. She finished as the top NCAA Division II runner in the race, with the eight runners ahead of her representing NCAA Division I Georgia Southern and Georgia State or NAIA Brenau. Vann also improved her 5K time by more than 22 seconds from her 19:49.60 performance at the Willie Laster Invitational the previous week. Her second consecutive top-10 finish helped Albany State finish ahead of seven teams at the UNG Invitational.
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The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered 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 nine men's and eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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