Arturo Barrios Invite Results  I  Eagle/Knight Invite Results

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Eastern Kentucky University women's cross country team finished second out of 48 teams at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational on Friday morning.
 
Sophomore Edna Chelulei won the women's 6K race, defeating a field of 403 runners in a time of 18:42.2.
 
Two other Colonels finished in the top 10. Freshman Brighter Jepchumba placed third overall in a time of 18:47.6, while sophomore Morgan Kobylinski was seventh in a time of 19:31.4.
 
Sophomore Metrine Serem (50^th / 20:29.1) and junior Ines Mrabet (65^th / 20:44.8) rounded out the Colonels' scoring five on the day.
 
EKU lost only to nationally-ranked Arkansas (No. 26) at the meet. The Colonels defeated a slew of strong, regionally-ranked teams, including Tulane (No. 3 in the South Central), San Francisco (No. 8 in the West), Stephen F. Austin (No. 6 in the South Central), Texas A&M (No. 4 in the South Central), LSU (No. 5 in the South Central), Tulsa (No. 10 in the Midwest), Cal Poly (No. 12 in the West), Youngstown State (No. 12 in the Great Lakes), UCF (No. 13 in the South), Houston (No. 10 in the South Central), TCU (No. 9 in the South Central), Texas (No. 11 in the South Central), and Texas Tech (No. 10 in the Mountain).
 
Sophomore All-American Brian Kimutai also made an impressive season debut in College Station on Friday, running as an individual in the men's 8K race. He finished eighth out of 369 runners in a time of 23:11.1.
 
Colonels also competed at the Eagle/Knight Invitational in Morehead, Kentucky on Friday. Freshman Dillon Millard finished fourth out of 50 competitors in the men's 8K race with a time of 25:23.66. Junior Hadil Chiha was the top EKU woman at the meet, finishing 10^th out of 56 runners in the women's 6K race with a time of 22:54.21.
 
The EKU cross country teams return to action at the UAC Championships on Friday, October 30, which will be hosted at the University Club at Arlington in Richmond.