RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University swept the United Athletic Conference (UAC) weekly cross country awards on Monday.
 
Edna Chelulei was named the UAC Women's Runner of the Week, while Brian Kimutai earned UAC Men's Runner of the Week honors. Brighter Jepchumba, meanwhile, was named UAC Women's Freshman of the Week, while Dillon Millard was tabbed UAC Men's Freshman of the Week.
 
Chelulei won the women's 6K race at Texas A&M's Arturo Barrios Invitational on Friday in College Station, defeating a field of 403 runners with a personal-best time of 18:42.2.
 
Jepchumba fiished third overall in the race with a 6K time of 18:47.6.
 
Chelulei and Jepchumba led the EKU women to a second-place finish out of 48 teams 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), and LSU (No. 5 in the South Central).
 
Kimutai – an All-American in 2025 – made his season debut at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, finishing eighth out of 369 runners in the men's 8K race with a time of 23:11.1
 
Millard ran at the Eagle/Knight Invitational on Friday in Morehead, Kentucky. He finished fourth out of 50 competitors with an 8K time of 25:23.66.