Joshua Chepkesir Award Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week Week Of 10/11/2021 Sport Men's Cross Country School UNC Pembroke Year Junior Position Hometown Eldoret, Kenya High School Laboret Boys School A junior from Eldoret, Kenya, Chepkesir finished third in a stacked field at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invite. This is the third runner of the week award for Chepkesir this season. Chepkesir registered the fourth-fastest 8K time in program history with a mark of 23:53.64. He finished less than six seconds off of the championship pace of Missouri Southern's Ryan Riddle. The Braves finished 19th as a team at the event. Fall 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Honors Week 1 (Sept. 6, 2021) Runner of the Week: Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke Week 2 (Sept. 12, 2021) Runner of the Week: Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive Week 3 (Sept. 20, 2021) Runner of the Week: Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke Week 4 (Sept. 27, 2021) Runner of the Week: Jacob Holcombe, North Greenville Week 5 (Oct. 4, 2021) Runner of the Week: Luke Gaddis, Emmanuel Week 6 (Oct. 11, 2021) Runner of the Week: Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke