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
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. 18-24, the Conference announced today. This marks her second POTW honor of the season.
A senior from Eldoret, Kenya, Kiptoo collected her second straight top-10 finish, this time at the Bulldog Stampede hosted by Wingate University. Kiptoo finished 10th overall out of 132 runners with a time of 24:23.3 in the 6k event. Her finish helped the Bulldogs place 14th overall as a team.
Also nominated for Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Sarah Rutto (Limestone)
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)
Week Four (Sept. 26) – Sharon Kiptoo (Barton)