NEW ORLEANS, La. – For the first time in Middle Tennessee cross country program history, the Blue Raiders have earned a National Athlete of the Week honor. The US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday that Kigen Chemadi was the men's NCAA Division I National Athlete of the Week.
Chemadi earns the honor after finishing first at the Brooks Twilight Classic in Memphis last weekend. Middle Tennessee topped Ole Miss in an early-season matchup between top-25 teams and Chemadi was a big reason for that success.
He ran the men's four-mile run in 19:46.