Huskies’ Rabius, Islanders’ Kipngeno Tabbed Cross Country Athlete’s of the Week

Huskies’ Rabius, Islanders’ Kipngeno Tabbed Cross Country Athlete’s of the Week

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FRISCO, Texas –HBU’s Jessica Rabius and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Denis Kipngeno are the Southland Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Southland weekly honors are presented by GEICO.  

Trimming two minutes off her previous best in the women’s 4k, Rabius crossed the finish line at 14:10.6 to place fifth out of 83 runners at the Rice Invitational. This award marks the first of her career. The Huskies will be back in action on Saturday, Sep. 25, in Lake Charles, La. at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede.

Kipngeno paced the Islanders with a 18:47.30 time and finished second overall in the men’s 6k race in a field of 100 runners at the Rice Invitational. This award marks the second of his career. A&M-Corpus Christi men’s cross country team is ranked 11th in the South-Central region. The men finished runner-up with 66 points behind first place Rice with 37 points. Kipngeno and the rest of the Islanders’ will be back in action at the UIW Invitational on Oct. 2 in San Antonio, Texas.

Women’s Athlete of the Week: Jessica Rabius, HBU – Sr. – East Bernard, Texas
Posting a top-five finish at the Rice Invitational, Rabius clocked a personal-best time of 14:10.6 at the 4k distance shaving two minutes off her previous best. The senior secured fifth place in a pack of 83 runners with a 3.33-kilometer pace.

Honorable Mention: Sharon Kiprop, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Men’s Athlete of the Week: Dennis Kipngeno, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Jr. – Nakaru, Kenya
Kipnegno led the Islanders to a second-place finish recording a runner-up individual finish out of 100 runners. The junior ran a 6k time of 18:47.30 with a 3:08-kilometer pace at the Rice Invitational. A&M-Corpus Christi secured two top-five finishes on the men’s side, garnering 66 total points to finish second behind Rice.

Honorable Mention: Justice Artisst, HBU

Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athletes is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.
Date Men’s Women’s
Sept. 8 Jacob Kipkogei, McNeese Abby Gray, UIW
Sept. 14 Dennis Kipngeno, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jessica Rabius, HBU
 
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