ATLANTA – Eastern Kentucky University's Charles Kipchumba has been named the ASUN Male Cross Country Freshman of the Week for the third time this season.
 
Kipchumba finished sixth out of 97 competitors at Virginia's Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational on Friday morning. He made up 19 spots over the final 5K to record an 8K time of 24:22.2.
 
The EKU men took third overall at the meet, finishing only a point behind host and second-place finisher Virginia.
 
Kipchumba's performance has helped the EKU men climb back into the USTFCCCA Southeast Region rankings at No. 12.
 
The Colonels will compete at their first-ever ASUN Championships on Saturday, October 30 in Orlando, Florida.