WINGATE – Joshua Chepkesir registered the sixth-fastest 10K time in program history on the way to capturing his third NCAA Southeast Regional championship, while Jackline Kosgei tallied the seventh-fastest 6K mark in school annals on the way to a fifth-place showing in the women's race, to highlight action for the UNC Pembroke cross country teams on Saturday.
 
Chepkesir paced the men's team to a sixth-place finish in the final team standings, while Kosgei led the Black & Gold to eighth-place honors on the women's side. Both Kenya natives will now represent UNCP at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on December 3 in Seattle, Wash.
 
Chepkesir was 20 seconds better than the rest of the 145-runner field in the men's race, posting a time of 31:04.94 – the third-fastest time of the redshirt senior's career in the Black & Gold. Jack Phieffer crossed in 27^th place with a mark of 32:29.64, Delsin Burkart was 37^th with a time of 32:53.10, and Norman Junker finished in 45^th place with a time of 33:19.36. Elisha Kipsang rounded out the scoring for the Braves in 66^th place, crossing in 34:18.59.
 
Kosgei was just more than 43 seconds off of the pace set by Catawba's Madison Clay, but still managed to register the third-fastest 6K time (22:18.19) of her already-illustrious career. Kathryn Anderson crossed in 29^th place with a mark of 23:13.29, Valary Samoei was 46^th with a time of 23:49.85 and Karen Piro finished her morning in 83^rd place with a time of 25:15.42. Julia Van Dine rounded out the scorers for the Braves in 89^th place with a time of 25:22.12.

 

NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (NOVEMBER 19)
WOMEN'S 6K		MEN'S 10K
Winner: Madison Clay, Catawba (21:35.71)		Winner: Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke (31:04.94)
5	Jackline Kosgei, 22:18.19	1	Joshua Chepkesir, 31:04.94
29	Kathryn Anderson, 23:13.29	27	! Jack Phieffer, 32:29.64
46	Valary Samoei, 23:49.85	37	! Delsin Burkhart, 32:53.10
83	Karen Piro, 25:15.42	45	Norman Junker, 33:19.36
89	Julia Van Dine, 25:22.12	66	Elisha Kipsang, 34:18.59
134	Chloe Phillips, 28:12.23	76	Bryan Viera, 34:42.09
135	Jazmine Lorenzo, 28:32.65	84	Lucas Nervo, 34:59.32
! = Personal Best