RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Taha Er Raouy and freshman Abel Kirui earned UAC weekly cross country honors on Monday, following stellar performances at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational over the weekend.
 
Er Raouy was named the UAC Men's Runner of the Week for the second time this season. The All-American from Marrakech, Morocco finished 10^th out of 232 runners at the Nuttycombe Invite, covering the 8K course in Verona, Wisconsin in a personal-best time of 22:47.0.
 
In his first collegiate race, Kirui finished 87^th overall and third on EKU's team at Nuttycombe with an 8K time of 23:50.3.
 
Er Raouy and Kirui helped lead the EKU men to an 11^th place finish out of 35 elite teams on Saturday. The Colonels – who came into the meet ranked No. 23 in the country – defeated 10 nationally-ranked squads on the day, including No. 22 Tennessee, No. 11 Northern Arizona, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 21 Butler, No. 2 Iowa State, No. 13 Washington, No. 17 Washington State, No. 26 Georgia, No. 27 Michigan, and No. 29 Missouri.