CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fayetteville State cross country standouts Faith Kiplimo and Franklin Kipchirchir have been named the CIAA Female and Male Performers of the Week for Week 4, respectively, following impressive performances at the Rams Atlantic Region Preview.

Kiplimo, a sophomore, led the Fayetteville State women with a second-place individual finish in the 6,000-meter race on Friday, Sept. 25, in Kernersville, North Carolina. She crossed the finish line in 22 minutes, 37.3 seconds, averaging 6:04.0 per mile.

On the men's side, Kipchirchir delivered a championship performance, capturing the individual title in the 8,000-meter race and his second performer of the week honor. The junior completed the course in 25:29.9, averaging 5:07.7 per mile to finish first overall.

Fayetteville State will return to action Friday, Oct. 2, when the men's and women's cross country teams travel to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to compete in the Lehigh University Paul Short Run. Fans can stay up to date with Fayetteville State cross country at fsubroncos.com and by following @FSUBroncos on social media.