Joy Chirchir (316) ran the 5000m race at Notre Dame in a time of 16:23.6.
Photo by: Xavier Gallo
Joy Chirchir Named MAC Runner of the Week
10/6/2021 3:35:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
TOLEDO, Ohio - Freshman Joy Chirchir was named the Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week by the Mid-American Conference today for her performance last Friday at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.
Chirchir came in seventh place to lead Toledo to a ninth-place team finish in an elite field of runners at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 1. Chirchir completed the 5000m "Blue" race in 16:23.6, about 13 seconds off the pace of medalist Mercy Chelangat of Alabama (16:10.3). She was in fourth place at the 4000m mark before settling for seventh place in the final leg of the race.
Toledo's strong finish moved it up to a No. 5 ranking in the Great Lakes Region and No. 28 in the country, the Rockets' first national ranking since 2014.
Chirchir came in seventh place to lead Toledo to a ninth-place team finish in an elite field of runners at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 1. Chirchir completed the 5000m "Blue" race in 16:23.6, about 13 seconds off the pace of medalist Mercy Chelangat of Alabama (16:10.3). She was in fourth place at the 4000m mark before settling for seventh place in the final leg of the race.
Toledo's strong finish moved it up to a No. 5 ranking in the Great Lakes Region and No. 28 in the country, the Rockets' first national ranking since 2014.
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