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Fayetteville State Cross Country Competes at Queens Royals Challenge

Cross Country

Fayetteville State Cross Country Competes at Queens Royals Challenge

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fayetteville State University's cross country teams turned in strong performances at the Queens Royals Cross Country Challenge on Friday, highlighted by top-20 individual finishes from Faith Kiplimo and Brian Kiprop in the women's and men's gold division races, respectively.

In the women's 5,000-meter gold race, freshman Faith Kiplimo led the Lady Broncos with a 16th-place finish, clocking a time of 17:53.05, giving the Broncos a 9th-place finish. Sophomore Videlma Jebet followed in 39th place at 18:26.72, while Pelisha Kosgei crossed the line at 18:59.81. Senior Repline Cheptoo (19:41.41), senior Nia Gibson (20:13.53), senior Ashley Bell (20:18.63), and senior Brenda Cheboi (20:28.84) rounded out the scoring for Fayetteville State, which finished ninth overall with 294 points.

Northern Michigan captured the women's team title with 39 points, followed by Catawba (47) and host Queens University of Charlotte (131).

On the men's side, sophomore Brian Kiprop continued his standout season with a runner-up finish in the 8,000-meter gold race, posting a time of 24:15.29, giving the Broncos a 4th place finish. Fellow sophomore Franklin Kipchirchir was close behind in third at 24:16.13. Dominic Malel placed 17th in 25:03.03, while Ian Kiprono (25:37.81) and sophomore Rowny Kipchirchir (26:37.50) completed the scoring for the Broncos, who placed fourth overall with 130 points.

Freshman Collin Serem (140th, 28:07.00) and freshman Romeo Kipkosgei (156th, 29:25.46) also competed for FSU.

Charlotte won the men's team title with 42 points, followed by Catawba (66) and Augusta (99).

Fayetteville State will return to action later this month as they continue preparations for the CIAA Cross Country Championships to be held October 23rd in Salem, VA..
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Players Mentioned

Ashley Bell

Ashley Bell

DIST
5' 7"
Senior
Brenda Cheboi

Brenda Cheboi

DIST
5' 9"
Senior
June 17th
Repline Cheptoo

Repline Cheptoo

DIST
5' 7"
Junior
July 24th
Nia Gibson

Nia Gibson

DIST
5' 4"
Senior
July 24th
Pelisha Kosgei

Pelisha Kosgei

DIST
5' 2"
Sophomore
Faith Kiplimo

Faith Kiplimo

DIST
5' 7"
Freshman
October 2nd
Brian Kiprop

Brian Kiprop

DIST
6' 0"
Sophomore
Dominic Malel

Dominic Malel

DIST
5' 7"
Sophomore
June 2nd
Ian Kiprono

Ian Kiprono

DIST
5' 5"
Sophomore
March 23rd
Franklin Kipchirchir

Franklin Kipchirchir

DIST
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ashley Bell

Ashley Bell

5' 7"
Senior
DIST
Brenda Cheboi

Brenda Cheboi

5' 9"
Senior
June 17th
DIST
Repline Cheptoo

Repline Cheptoo

5' 7"
Junior
July 24th
DIST
Nia Gibson

Nia Gibson

5' 4"
Senior
July 24th
DIST
Pelisha Kosgei

Pelisha Kosgei

5' 2"
Sophomore
DIST
Faith Kiplimo

Faith Kiplimo

5' 7"
Freshman
October 2nd
DIST
Brian Kiprop

Brian Kiprop

6' 0"
Sophomore
DIST
Dominic Malel

Dominic Malel

5' 7"
Sophomore
June 2nd
DIST
Ian Kiprono

Ian Kiprono

5' 5"
Sophomore
March 23rd
DIST
Franklin Kipchirchir

Franklin Kipchirchir

5' 7"
Sophomore
DIST