Texas Tech Cross Country
Sophomore runner Titus Kimaru won the Arturo Barrios Invite (8k) for a second-straight year Friday morning, completing an undefeated cross country regular season which saw him go 5-0.
Full results of today’s meet can be found HERE.
At the first 2k split, Kimaru was well positioned in the pack of runners at 34th, only two seconds off the lead. He officially took the lead at the 4k split running at a 4:40 pace and never looked back. Over the next two splits, the sophomore maintained someone on his heels, holding a lead of just under one second before increasing that to five seconds at the 6.9k marker. Kimar finished the race with a time of 22:43.1, winning the meet by eight seconds.
In the process, Kimaru wins the meet for a second-straight season, just seven seconds shy of his 8k PB, a time that he set at this course last season in his win (22:36.1). Over on the women’s side, Lily Mather paced the Tech team as she finished 12th with a 6k time of 19:40.2 (PB).
Up Next
Tech will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the Big 12 Championships taking place on Saturday, Oct. 31.