HUNTSVILLE, Ala.  - Joshua Chepkesir logged a 10^th place finish in the 8K to help pace the UNC Pembroke men's cross country team to a 16^th place finish, while Jackline Kosgei's 35^th place finish guided the women's team to a 21^st place finish on Saturday morning at the UAH Invitational. 
 
A native of Eldoret, Kenya, Chepkesir now holds the five fastest 8K times in program history after covering the course on Saturday in a time of 23:51.0. Delsin Burkhart (25:10.8) and Jack Phieffer (25:15.2) each established a new personal-best after crossing the finish line in 110^th place and 119^th place, respectively. Newcomer Norman Junker finished in 142^nd place with a mark of 25:29.7, while Hunter Levy (26:09.6) rounded out the scoring for the Black & Gold with a new personal-best time and a 211^th place finish. 
 
Lucas Nervo recorded an 8K time of 26:17.1 to finish in 226^th place, while Bryan Viera (26:30.0) and Elisha Kipsang (26:33.4) each registered a personal-best time finishing in 247^th place and 253^rd place, respectively. 
 
On the women's side, Kosgei matched Kyndal Boykin's nine-year-old school record on the way to a 35^th place finish. Valary Samoei crossed the finish line in 106^th place with a time of 18:53.40, which matched the 13^thfastest time in program history, while Kathryn Anderson placed 144^th with a 5K time of 19:16.20. Karen Piro improved her time in the 5K with a new personal-best time of 20:37.90 for 243^rd place, while Julia Van Dine capped off the scoring for the Braves in 278^th place with a time of 21:06.80.
 
Newcomer Jaqueeta Moise finished the race in 344^th place with a time of 22:38.90, while Chloe Phillips placed 348^th with a mark of 22:47.80. 
 
The Braves will now turn their focus to the Conference Carolinas Championships on November 5. The race will be held at the Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg, S.C. 


 

UAH INVITATIONAL (OCTOBER 22)
WOMEN'S 5K		MEN'S 8K
Winner: Johanna Wistokat, Christian Bros. (17:15.70)		Winner: Vincent Nchogu, Texas A&M Texarkana (23:37.10)
35	$ ! Jackline Kosgei, 18:06.30	10	Joshua Chepkesir, 23:51.0
106	Valary Samoei, 18:53.40	110	! Delsin Burkhart, 25:10.8
144	Kathryn Anderson, 19:16.20	119	! Jack Phieffer, 25:15.2
243	! Karen Piro, 20:37.90	142	Norman Junker, 25:29.7
278	Julia Van Dine, 21:06.80	211	! Hunter Levy, 26:09.6
344	Jaqueeta Moise, 22:38.90	226	Lucas Nervo, 26:17.1
348	Chloe Phillips, 22:47.80	247	! Bryan Viera, 26:30.0
		253	! Elisha Kipsang, 26:33.4
! = Personal Best $ = School Record