Cross Country Ryan Shumaker

Hounds Finish 13th at South Central Region Meet

CANYON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico women's cross country finished in 13th place out of 29 competing teams at the 2019 South Central Regional Cross Country Meet in Canyon, Texas.

The Hounds were paced by 2019 All-Lone Star Conference performer Evaline Cheptoo, who finished in 29th place with a time 23:01.28 in the 6K race. Eastern New Mexico totaled 403 points to finish seven points behind West Texas A&M and as the fourth-best LSC school at the event.

Adams State had five runners finish in the top 10 to capture the 2019 team title behind the efforts of individual champion Stephanie Cotter, who blitzed the field with a time of 20:53.50. The top eight finishing teams all represented the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in the event.

2019 LSC Newcomer of the Year Aminata Kenyawani finished in 45th place with a time of 23:27.96 while junior Kayla Sisneros finished in 97th place with a time of 24:36.85. Freshman Viridiana Ruiz impressed in her regional meet debut with a 105th place finish following a time of 24:42.29.

For a full display of the results from the meet visit the official results tab located at the top of the story.  
 

Players Mentioned

Evaline Cheptoo

Evaline Cheptoo

Senior
Aminata Kenyawani

Aminata Kenyawani

Junior
Viridiana Ruiz

Viridiana Ruiz

Freshman
Kayla Sisneros

Kayla Sisneros

Junior

Players Mentioned

Evaline Cheptoo

Evaline Cheptoo

Senior
Aminata Kenyawani

Aminata Kenyawani

Junior
Viridiana Ruiz

Viridiana Ruiz

Freshman
Kayla Sisneros

Kayla Sisneros

Junior