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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Gidieon Kimutai

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/26/2019
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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 Kimutai was named the NCAA Division II Mens' Athlete of the Week by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Assocation (USTFCCCA) as well as the MIAA Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row after malking a statement on his home course in Joplin last weekend. 

He won  won the Southern Stampede and led the Lions to a team crown over nationally-ranked Northwest Missouri State. The sophomore traversed the 8K course in 24:04.1 for a 17-second victory over two-time NAIA national champion Oscar KipKoros of Oklahoma City. His time also marked a new personal best at the distance, an improvement of 43 seconds from his showing last year when he finished second.

This is the third time in program history the Lions have had a National Athlete of the Week. Vincent Kiprop received the honor twice during the 2016 Cross Country season



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/20/2023 Alana Moesch Women's Volleyball
11/20/2023 Gidieon Kimutai Men's Track and Field
11/13/2023 Ryan Franklin Women's Basketball
11/13/2023 Ian McSwain Football
11/6/2023 Jaden Deaton Men's Cross Country
11/6/2023 Kyla Randall Women's Volleyball
10/30/2023 Ja'Veon Marlow Football
10/30/2023 Iratxe Fernandez-Cano Aldasoro Women's Golf
10/23/2023 Drake Reese Football
10/23/2023 Landrey VanOverschelde Women's Volleyball
10/16/2023 Emmerson Doyle Women's Golf
10/16/2023 Tradgon McCrae Men's Golf
10/9/2023 Laci Ownbey Women's Volleyball
10/9/2023 Zach Bergmann Football
10/2/2023 Aida Nunez Women's Golf
10/2/2023 Gidieon Kimutai Men's Cross Country
9/25/2023 Jaryn Benning Women's Volleyball
9/25/2023 Akeem Gilmore Football
9/18/2023 Josh Hamnett Men's Golf
9/18/2023 Cathy Ray Women's Soccer
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