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Kichwen Finishes in 7th Place at NCAA Southeast Regional
November 04, 2007
Wingate, NC: November 3, 2007—Sophomore James Kichwen finished two points below the qualifying number for the NCAA National Championship today, coming in 7th place out of a field of 128 at the NCAA Southeast Regional today in Wingate, NC
UDC Cross-Country Teams to Compete In NCAA Southeast Regionals
October 24, 2007
James Kichwen (sophomore-Kapsabet, Kenya) and Stellah Sang ( sophomore-Kapsabet, Kenya) will anchor the University of the District of Columbia Men’s & Women’s Cross-Country teams in the NCAA Cross-Country Southeast Regionals on November 3, 2007, in Wingate, North Carolina. Each has placed first in several meets this year, and established course records.
Kichwen Places First at Hood Invitational
October 20, 2007
Frederick, MD: October 20, 2007—Sophomore James Kichwen continued his winning pace today as he posted a 26:42.00 first place finish in the Hood College Invitational at Frederick, Maryland. Kichwen defeated a field of 80 runners in the 8K event, establishing a course record.
Kichwen Finishes 4th in Norfolk Invitational
October 07, 2007
Virginia Beach, VA: October 6, 2007— Firebird sophomore standout James Kichwen suffered a hip injury around the second mile of the Norfolk State University Invitational in Virginia Beach, Virginia today, but still managed to finish in 4th place among the MEAC and CIAA elite runners.
UDC Runners Break Course Records at VSU Series
October 04, 2007
Ettrick, VA: September 29, 2007—Sophomore James Kichwen (Kapsabet, Kenya) broke the course record today while competing in the Virginia State University Series Meet, which was previously set by UDC sophomore Wilfred Chemallan last year. Kichwen finished in a record 25:51.00 minutes on the way to a first place finish in the Men’s 8K Run.
Firebirds Finish 4th in UMES Lidlifter Meet
September 01, 2007
PRINCESS ANNE, Md.—Merrecia James ran a blistering time of 18:53.83 to break a course record, held previously by her teammate Janeth Chelangat, to claim first place in the women’s race of the 2007 University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Lid Lifter Invitational, leading her team to victory. Not to be outdone Hawk freshman Amon Kiprotich ran 26 seconds over the men’s course record with a time of 25:26.26 and won the men’s race and led the Hawks to a second place finish.