Missouri cross country runner Elijah Limo runs in the Cyclone Opener on Friday in Ames, Iowa. Limo claimed first place in the race, followed by Mizzou's Raymond Kipkoech in second.Â
Missouri cross country runner Elijah Limo runs in the Cyclone Opener on Friday in Ames, Iowa. Limo claimed first place in the race, followed by Mizzou's Raymond Kipkoech in second.Â
Both Mizzou’s men's and women’s cross country squads landed a second-place finish during their season-opening meet in Ames, Iowa. There were also a handful of Tigers that cracked the top six this morning.
Elijah Limo and Raymond Kipkoech, a pair of Tiger sophomores, took home first and second place in the men’s 6k race. Limo ran an 18:05.2, with his teammate Kipkoech finishing a few seconds behind him at 18:10.6.
Tyler Freiner earned a sixth-place finish with a 18:24.4. Freiner is a senior who ran in just his third 6k with Mizzou.
A trio of Tigers took second through fourth in the women’s 5k this morning. Monica Wanjiku, who placed 35th at last year's NCAA Championship race, notched second place with a time of 16:22.5, seven seconds behind Minnesota’s first-place finisher Ali Weimer.
Kobi Walker, who is a sophomore alongside Wanjiku, crushed her 5k time from last season's opener. She started off last season running a 17:15 at the Mizzou Opener meet, more than 45 seconds slower than her time from this morning's race. Walker exploded with a 16:28.9 and a bronze third-place medal.
Suzy Lecoutre also made a big jump from her time in last season’s Mizzou opener. Her 16:36 finish was 28 seconds faster, and it earned her fourth place.
It was a relatively small meet to start the season off; the women's race featured Minnesota, Iowa State, Nebraska, Drake and Iowa Central Community College. Meanwhile, the men's race had those same schools, plus Colby (KS) Community College and Des Moines Area Community College.
Missouri’s women finished their 5K with 34 points, just seven away from meet winners Minnesota. The men's race was somehow even closer; they couldn't edge out Minnesota either, but this time it was just a measly three points separating the two teams.
The Missouri Tigers are back in action two weeks later at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18. They will be attending the Billiken XC Invite at St. Louis University.Â
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