Troy University Athletics
Chirchir Earns SBC Runner of the Week
9/8/2009 9:30:00 PM | Track & Field
Chirchir finished fifth overall in her first meet of the season and the first of her Troy career at the Trojan Invitational (3200 meters). She finished behind three runners from Auburn and one from Alabama State, finished just five seconds out of a fourth place finish and five seconds ahead of her closest competition. She finished with a time of 11:51.77, almost 34 seconds faster than her closest teammate.
Tirop, the two-time defending SBC champion, finished sixth at the Memphis Twilight Saturday night with a time of 19:32.95 in the men's four-mile run to lead the Jags to a win in their season-opening meet over Alabama, last season's SEC and South Region champions, as well as Ole Miss and UALR. Tirop paced the Jags, who finished with three top-10 finishes at the meet.
This is the second consecutive season that the Trojans have won the Female Runner of the Week in the first week of the season, as Jenean Corcoran captured the honor last season with her performance in the 2008 Trojan Invitational.
The Sun Belt Conference Runner of the Week awards are voted on the media relations contact at each participating institution in the conference.
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