Mutai named National Runner of the Week

By Mike Pilosof

Garden City, KS-What Emmett Statzer and Chris Creal have accomplished with the cross-country program in two years on the job, has been nothing short of spectacular. And the recognition keeps on coming.

On Wednesday, freshman runner, Dennis Mutai earned his second National Runner of the Week award following a third-place finish at the Mid-States Classic. He clocked a time of 24:24.2. What's even more incredible is that was his lowest placement of the season.

At Fort Hays, Mutai took second out of 196 runners with a time of 23:44.3. In Colby, he set a new school record in the 8K at 24:07.54, and on opening day, he blitzed the competition, taking first at the Terry Masterson Classic in Hutchinson.

The Broncbusters compete again this weekend in the Region VI Championships Saturday in Colby.