ALBANY, GA | Morehouse senior
Brian Kemei broke the tape to win the men's 8K at the Willie Laster Cross Country Invitational on Friday, clocking 26:03.2—an improvement of 1:39.6 from last week's outing. His first-place finish powered the Maroon Tigers to a third-place team finish (105 points) behind Clayton State and Tuskegee.
Summary
Kemei seized control early and never looked back, posting a 5:14-per-mile average to top a field that included multiple Peach Belt and SIAC programs. He was joined in the scorers' column by Dennis Kibet (9th, 28:05.0), Ronny Kiprono (20th, 30:19.0), Warren Trawick (40th, 33:09.0), and Cameron Jones (50th, 35:08.1) as Morehouse compiled a 2:32:44 total time (30:32 average). Displacers Noah Willingham (39:09.1) and Noah White (39:34.4) rounded out the Tiger pack. Clayton State captured the team title with 24 points; Tuskegee was runner-up with 88.
By the numbers
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Winner: Brian Kemei (Morehouse), 26:03.2 (5:14/mi) — 1:39.6 faster than last week
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Team finish: 3rd of 9 (105 points)
Top five scorers
Kemei 1st; Kibet 9th; Kiprono 20th; Trawick 40th; Jones 50th
Up next
Morehouse returns to the course Friday, Sept. 26, traveling to Georgia College & State (Milledgeville, Ga.) for the GCSU Bobcat Invitational. For up-to-date athletic information on the Maroon Tigers, follow them on social media or online at www.morehouseathletics.com.
