Mutai and Cheruiyot named Jayhawk runners of the week

Garden City, KS-It was a big week for the Broncbuster cross country team. Dennis Mutai and Shareen Cheruiyot were named the Jayhawk Conference men's and women's runners of the week following their standout performances on Friday.

Mutai won the men's individual title at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic in Hutchinson, besting former national champ and Cloud County star, Awet Beraki. He posted a time of 19:48.7, smashing the school record for the four-mile distance by almost 20 seconds. His average mile was 4:57.

On the women's front, Cheruiyot shook off a slow start before making up some serious ground to get back in the pack. With less than a mile to go, she maneuvered into seventh place with a time of 19:42.2-a new school record for the three-mile run.