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Yego and Millenaar Earn SBC Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors

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MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Kirami Yego, South Alabama (Freshman, Kapenguria, Kenya)

In his first cross country race as a Jaguar, Kirami Yego won the men's race with a time of 15:23.6, which was 16 seconds faster than the next closest runner. Led by Yego, South dominated the field taking home eight of the top nine spots, including each of the first six to cruise to the team title at the Azalea City Classic. With the strong performance, South Alabama scored 15 points, 60 points better than fellow Sun Belt Conference member Louisiana, which placed second at the meet.