10 CIAA Cross Country Runners to Watch This Season
CIAA Cross Country Runners to Watch
As the 2021 cross country season begins, take a look at some of the top CIAA runners to watch for this season. This list packs some heavy hitters such as 2019 CIAA Runners of the Year Mercy Chemutai from Fayetteville State and Micah Kipruto from Virginia Union, who look to lead their teams to another championship this year.
Kipruto cruised to victory in his first CIAA Cross Country Championship event, outdistancing defending champion Baron Freeman. In addition to Runner of the Year honors, Chemutai earned a spot on the All-CIAA team with a time of 20:36.1 during the women's conference championship meet.
Other returning runners to look out for include 2019 All-CIAA team honorees Tamia McLean (WSSU), Kaydi Ann Wint (SU), Aleena Cruz (FSU), Sierra Beasley (FSU), Peter Ekayi (SU), Enos Rotich (VUU), Fredrick Eiland (BSU) and Darrell Dyson (VSU).
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1. Mercy Chemutai -- Fayetteville State
2. Tamia McLean -- Winston-Salem State
3. Aleena Cruz --Fayetteville State
4. Sierra Beasley -- Fayetteville State
5. Jordan Burzynski --Virginia State |
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1. Micah Kipruto -- Virginia Union
2. Peter Ekayi -- Shaw
3. Enos Rotich -- Virginia Union
4. Frederick Eiland -- Bowie State
5. Darrell Dyson -- Virginia State |
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Check out the Photo Gallery from 2019 Cross Country Championships
Gallery: (10-24-2019) 2019 CIAA Cross Country Championships