Tigers Compete at Greeno/Dirksen Invitational

Lincoln, Neb. – Fort Hays Tech NW Cross Country placed 7th (209 points) at the 2024 Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational on Saturday, with two runners in the top eleven.

Full Results

"I was satisfied with our results," said Head Coach Stephen Sambu. "Sibo and Kabelo did really well, and I was happy with everyone's performance overall. Unfortunately, Ronin had to drop out of the race because of injury. On the women's side of competition, Celestine is improving a lot. Hopefully, we will be able to get everyone healthy and ready to compete before regionals."

Men's Results (8k)

Kabelo Maja led the way for the Tigers, placing 7th with a time of 25:07.4. Sibonokuhle Thwala finished next in 11th with a time of 25:33.4. 
Lucky Maila finished 38th, with a time of 26:29.4. Finishing 73rd was freshman Salisu Habibu, with a time of 27:14.2; and rounding out the scoring for Tech was Daniel Cornelissen, finishing 140th, with a time of 28:33.9.

Women's Results (5k)

For the Lady Tigers, Celestine Kiborus finished 77th, with a time of 20:41.5, and Brynne Purvis finished 171st, with a time of 28:08.6.

Cross Country's next meet will be on Saturday, October 5th, at the Ted Costaneda Classic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.