MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama sophomore cross country runners Andonet Cheruiyot and Warno Potgieter earned all-league accolades Saturday morning with strong performances at the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championships held at the Brookley Field Golf Course.
Cheruiyot finished less than four seconds behind Texas State's Leslie Romero with a time of 17:26.36 to place second and pick up first-team all-Sun Belt honors in the women's 5k, while Potgieter placed sixth and earned second-team honors in the men's 8k with a time of 25:06.13.
The Jag women scored 166 points to finish fifth behind SBC champion Appalachian State who edged out Texas State by one point (45-46).