Friday, November 10
Spartanburg, S.C.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
at
NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships
Nicholas Kiprotich
Kiprotich, Fairley Produce All-Region Performances to Pace Liberty
11/10/2023 2:26:00 PM | Cross Country
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Liberty's Nicholas Kiprotich (17th place in men's race) and Adelyn Fairley (22nd in women's race) each recorded all-region performances, headlining the Flames' efforts at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships, Friday at the Milliken Research Park.
Kiprotich earned all-region honors for the second year in a row, but only three of his teammates completed the course. So, the Liberty men's squad failed to record a team score. No. 5 North Carolina (38 points) successfully defended its regional title, and Eastern Kentucky (72) grabbed the other automatic qualifier to the NCAA national meet.
On the women's side, Fairley became just the fourth Lady Flame ever to earn multiple all-region medals at this meet. As a team, Liberty's final score of 448 was good for 16th out of 34 women's squads. No. 2 NC State (52 points) won its seventh consecutive regional title and will be joined at the national championship by runner-up No. 25 Furman (82).
By virtue of their all-region finishes, both Kiprotich and Fairley are under consideration for individual qualification to the 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. The complete field of team and individual participants will be announced Saturday at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com.
For the first time since 1987, the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will take place in Virginia. The meet is set for Nov. 18 at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va. The women's 6K will get things started at 10:20 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at 11:10 a.m. Both races will be televised live on ESPNU.
Men's Team Results (33 Total Teams):
1) No. 5 North Carolina – 38
2) No. 28 Eastern Kentucky – 72
3) NC State – 106
4) No. 29 Wake Forest – 137
5) No. 13 Virginia – 140
Liberty - No Team Score
Men's 10K Individual Results (228 Total Finishers):
1) Dylan Schubert, Furman – 28:51.2
2) Parker Wolfe, North Carolina – 28:53.3
3) Alex Phillip, North Carolina – 28:53.3
4) Nickolas Scudder, Charlotte – 28:55.3
5) Luke Tewalt, Wake Forest – 28:59.7
17) Nicholas Kiprotich, Liberty – 29:32.5 (All-Region)
48) Jacob Hess, Liberty – 30:17.2
55) Kyle Harkabus, Liberty – 30:23.1
94) Jack Cottrell, Liberty – 31:11.9
Women's Team Results (34 Total Teams):
1) No. 2 NC State – 52
2) No. 25 Furman – 82
3) No. 10 Virginia – 123
4) Wake Forest – 147
5) North Carolina – 154
16) Liberty - 448
Women's 6K Individual Results (243 Total Finishers):
1) Katelyn Tuohy, NC State – 19:29.8
2) Amina Maatoug, Duke – 19:41.0
3) Margot Appleton, Virginia – 19:48.9
4) Judy Kosgei, South Carolina – 19:48.9
5) Gladys Chepngetich, Clemson – 19:52.0
22) Adelyn Fairley, Liberty – 20:25.2 (All-Region)
80) Catherine Farrell, Liberty – 21:25.1
105) Katrina Schlenker, Liberty – 21:51.2
121) Katelyn Locker, Liberty – 22:00.9
133) Marie Hostetler, Liberty – 22:23.6
141) Jessica Palisca, Liberty – 22:28.7
182) Jessie Zealand, Liberty – 23:11.4
Race Reactions
Kiprotich earned all-region honors for the second year in a row, but only three of his teammates completed the course. So, the Liberty men's squad failed to record a team score. No. 5 North Carolina (38 points) successfully defended its regional title, and Eastern Kentucky (72) grabbed the other automatic qualifier to the NCAA national meet.
On the women's side, Fairley became just the fourth Lady Flame ever to earn multiple all-region medals at this meet. As a team, Liberty's final score of 448 was good for 16th out of 34 women's squads. No. 2 NC State (52 points) won its seventh consecutive regional title and will be joined at the national championship by runner-up No. 25 Furman (82).
By virtue of their all-region finishes, both Kiprotich and Fairley are under consideration for individual qualification to the 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. The complete field of team and individual participants will be announced Saturday at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com.
For the first time since 1987, the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will take place in Virginia. The meet is set for Nov. 18 at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va. The women's 6K will get things started at 10:20 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at 11:10 a.m. Both races will be televised live on ESPNU.
Men's Team Results (33 Total Teams):
1) No. 5 North Carolina – 38
2) No. 28 Eastern Kentucky – 72
3) NC State – 106
4) No. 29 Wake Forest – 137
5) No. 13 Virginia – 140
Liberty - No Team Score
Men's 10K Individual Results (228 Total Finishers):
1) Dylan Schubert, Furman – 28:51.2
2) Parker Wolfe, North Carolina – 28:53.3
3) Alex Phillip, North Carolina – 28:53.3
4) Nickolas Scudder, Charlotte – 28:55.3
5) Luke Tewalt, Wake Forest – 28:59.7
17) Nicholas Kiprotich, Liberty – 29:32.5 (All-Region)
48) Jacob Hess, Liberty – 30:17.2
55) Kyle Harkabus, Liberty – 30:23.1
94) Jack Cottrell, Liberty – 31:11.9
Women's Team Results (34 Total Teams):
1) No. 2 NC State – 52
2) No. 25 Furman – 82
3) No. 10 Virginia – 123
4) Wake Forest – 147
5) North Carolina – 154
16) Liberty - 448
Women's 6K Individual Results (243 Total Finishers):
1) Katelyn Tuohy, NC State – 19:29.8
2) Amina Maatoug, Duke – 19:41.0
3) Margot Appleton, Virginia – 19:48.9
4) Judy Kosgei, South Carolina – 19:48.9
5) Gladys Chepngetich, Clemson – 19:52.0
22) Adelyn Fairley, Liberty – 20:25.2 (All-Region)
80) Catherine Farrell, Liberty – 21:25.1
105) Katrina Schlenker, Liberty – 21:51.2
121) Katelyn Locker, Liberty – 22:00.9
133) Marie Hostetler, Liberty – 22:23.6
141) Jessica Palisca, Liberty – 22:28.7
182) Jessie Zealand, Liberty – 23:11.4
Race Reactions
- Kiprotich came in 17th in the men's 10K, one year after posting a 16th-place finish at this event.
- Kiprotich is Liberty's eighth men's runner ever to post multiple all-region efforts at this meet, joining Sam Chelanga, Josh Edmonds, Stephen Githuka, Evans Kigen, Azaria Kirwa, Jordan McDougal and Josh McDougal.
- Kiprotich's 29:32.5 clocking made him the fourth fastest performer in program history for a cross country 10K, trailing only Sam Chelanga, Azaria Kirwa and Josh McDougal.
- Jacob Hess came in 48th in the men's 10K to serve as the Flames' No. 2 finisher, one year after placing 79th in the region as a freshman.
- Fairley is now a two-time all-region runner, as she previously finished 14th at the fall 2021 meet. The other Lady Flames to post more than one all-region performance are Heather (Sagan) Zealand, Jennifer Klugh and Calli Doan.
- Katrina Schlenker (21:51.2) ran her first career sub-22:00 6K on Friday, while Katelyn Locker (22:00.9) also produced a personal-best time for the Lady Flames.
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