Cross Country Team Named Student-Athletes of the Week
October 12, 2026 12:26 PM | Cross Country
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia Cross Country team has been named the WVU Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
The Mountaineers swept their split-squad weekend, claiming first-place finishes at the Nuttycombe Invitational and Carnegie Mellon Invitational.
The squad won the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, Oct. 9, with 66 points, placing all five scoring runners in the top 25 against a field featuring several nationally ranked programs. Joy Naukot led WVU with a fifth-place finish, followed Mercy Kinyanjui in sixth.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Mountaineers won the Carnegie Mellon Invitational with 45 points, led by Tecla Lokrale's second-place finish. West Virginia place all five scoring runners in the top 20 to complete the weekend sweep.
The Mountaineers swept their split-squad weekend, claiming first-place finishes at the Nuttycombe Invitational and Carnegie Mellon Invitational.
The squad won the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, Oct. 9, with 66 points, placing all five scoring runners in the top 25 against a field featuring several nationally ranked programs. Joy Naukot led WVU with a fifth-place finish, followed Mercy Kinyanjui in sixth.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Mountaineers won the Carnegie Mellon Invitational with 45 points, led by Tecla Lokrale's second-place finish. West Virginia place all five scoring runners in the top 20 to complete the weekend sweep.
Players Mentioned
Saturday, October 10
Wednesday, April 15
Thursday, August 07
Tuesday, November 19
