UTEP XC’s Victor Kibiego Punches Ticket to Stillwater, NCAA Nationals

11/12/2022 4:59:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS – UTEP's Victor Kibiego, following a top-25 finish at the Mountain Regionals, punched his ticket to the 2022 NCAA Cross Country National Championships in Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday, Nov. 19.

The freshman phenom clocked in a 28:21.2 in the men's 10K event, placing 20^th out of 118 competitors. Kibiego is the first Miner since Titus Cheruiyot in 2019 to advance to nationals.

Kibiego has been stellar in his first season in the Orange and Blue. The Eldoret, Kenya, product earned first team All-Conference USA honors after placing second overall, clocking in a 24:15.4 in the 8K at the C-USA XC Championships on Oct. 29.

He set his PR with a time of 23:53.6 in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, placing fifth. He opened the season at the Lori Fitzgerald, clocking in a personal-best 15:09.3 in the 5K and finishing third.

Kibiego was named the C-USA Male Athlete of the Week on Sept. 20 after his performance at the Texas Tech Open. He placed sixth out of 116 runners on Sept. 17 in Lubbock.

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