LUBBOCK — The South Plains College women's cross country team placed three runners inside the top 10 en route to a second place team finish Saturday at the Texas Tech Cross Country Classic at the Lubbock Christian University Golf Course.
The Lady Texans finished with a total team time of 1:37:07 and a 19:25.38 average in the women's 5k, trailing only Texas Tech who won the women's race amongst the 11 teams competing. Sophomore All-American Gladys Jemaiyo was the first runner across the line for South Plains in 18:07.60, good enough for second place.
Freshman Daisy Kibet wasn't far behind, finishing fourth amongst 108 runners, clocking an 18:26.80. Sophomore standout Dorcus Ewoi used a time of 18:43.10 to take sixth for the Lady Texans, while Itzel Garcia-Santos placed 32nd in a time of 20:36.90.
In the men's 8k, the Texans placed ninth overall with a total time of 2:31:20, with an average of 30:16.16. Abdirizak Ibrahim led the Texans with an 11th place overall finish as the freshman from Amarillo turned in a final time of 27:00.40. Sophomore Alex Kitum turned in a top 20 finish as the second-year runner placed 19th in a time of 27:25.20.
South Plains returns to the course on Friday, Sept. 27 at the New Mexico Junior College Open hosted by New Mexico Junior College, before running on their home course at the South Pains College Open on Oct. 5 in Levelland.
Results - Women
1 Texas Tech 38 3 5 9 10 11 12 14 3 5
Total Time: 1:34:26.60
Average: 18:53.32
2 South Plains 81 2 4 6 28 41 53 2 4 6
Total Time: 1:37:07.90
Average: 19:25.58
3 Abilene Christian 103 7 15 16 27 38 56 59 7 15
Total Time: 1:39:41.00
Average: 19:56.20
4 Lubbock Christian 105 8 17 24 25 31 35 37 8 17
Total Time: 1:39:57.40
Average: 19:59.48
5 New Mexico JC 137 1 13 23 45 55 1 13 23 45
Total Time: 1:40:17.30
Average: 20:03.46
6 Midwestern St. 149 19 29 32 33 36 42 47 19 29
Total Time: 1:42:58.50
Average: 20:35.70
7 Tarleton State 174 20 21 30 49 54 57 58 20 21
Total Time: 1:43:38.60
Average: 20:43.72
8 Eastern New Mexico 189 18 26 34 48 63 64 65 18 26
Total Time: 1:45:14.90
Average: 21:02.98
9 West Texas A&M 227 39 43 44 50 51 52 60 39 43
Total Time: 1:46:52.40
Average: 21:22.48
10 New Mexico Highlands 258 22 40 61 67 68 70 22 40 61
Total Time: 1:50:13.30
Average: 22:02.66
11 Ut-Permian Basin 314 46 62 66 69 71 72 73 46 62
Total Time: 1:57:02.11
Average: 23:24.42
Results - Men
1 Lubbock Christian 57 2 3 7 20 25 26 32 2 3
Total Time: 2:14:59.10
Average: 26:59.82
2 Texas Tech 74 4 5 17 21 27 28 30 4 5
Total Time: 2:16:16.50
Average: 27:15.30
3 Tarleton State 101 10 13 15 22 41 57 10 13 15
Total Time: 2:18:14.70
Average: 27:38.94
4 New Mexico JC 104 6 8 18 35 37 44 53 6 8
Total Time: 2:18:24.10
Average: 27:40.82
5 Abilene Christian 133 9 12 34 38 40 43 45 9 12
Total Time: 2:20:50.60
Average: 28:10.12
6 Wayland Baptist 150 1 23 29 48 49 52 59 1 23
Total Time: 2:21:46.50
Average: 28:21.30
7 Ut-Permian Basin 193 16 33 39 50 55 60 63 16 33
Total Time: 2:25:36.51
Average: 29:07.30
8 New Mexico Highlands 199 14 24 42 54 65 66 67 14 24
Total Time: 2:28:05.50
Average: 29:37.10
9 South Plains 202 11 19 46 58 68 11 19 46 58
Total Time: 2:31:20.80
Average: 30:16.16
10 Eastern New Mexico 240 31 36 47 62 64 31 36 47 62
Total Time: 2:31:11.10
Average: 30:14.22
11 Odessa 307 51 56 61 69 70 71 51 56 61
Total Time: 2:47:17.10
Average: 33:27.42
Individual results: http://www.liverunningresults.com/events/ttuxc19/