Barton's Kiptoo Named Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

Barton's Kiptoo Named Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

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Barton's Kiptoo Named Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

HIGH POINT, N.C.Barton College’s Sharon Kiptoo has been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets ran during the week of Sept. 11-17, the Conference announced today.

Kiptoo, a senior from Eldoret, Kenya, had quite the race at the Adidas XC Challenge. Kiptoo finished sixth overall out of 96 runners, first among intercollegiate athletes, with a time of 19:49.6 in the 5k event. Her finish helped the Bulldogs place sixth overall as a team.

 

Also nominated for Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Hannah Zenker (Belmont Abbey), Alana Grant (Southern Wesleyan) and Hannah Kusmierz (King)

 

2017 Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Week One (Sept. 5) – Hannah Zenker (Belmont Abbey)
Week Two (Sept. 12) – Leah Hanle (Mount Olive)
Week Three (Sept. 19) – Sharon Kiptoo (Barton)