ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Cross Country Runners of the Week on Tuesday, Oct. 15, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances last week.
Benedict’s Nelson Kipkemboi and
Tuskegee’s Anaya Martin were recognized.
MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – NELSON KIPKEMBOI, BENEDICT COLLEGE
Senior | Kapsabet, Kenya
Kipkemboi finished 42nd overall, garnering 36 points, at the Queens University Royals Challege in Charlotte, N.C. He ran the 8k course with a time of 27:33.70 and finished 42nd out of 192 total runners in a very competitive field.
WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – ANAYA MARTIN, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Junior | Clarksburg, Md.
Martin continued her strong cross country season this past week, finishing the 5k race with a time of 19:59.2, setting a new personal best in a deep field at the Florida State XC Invitational. The junior helped lead the Tuskegee women's team to a 11th place finish overall with an average team time of 21:25.34.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
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 nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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