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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
9/11/2023 Halid Djibril Football
9/11/2023 Lily Allman Women's Golf
9/5/2023 Fernanda Canedo Women's Volleyball
9/5/2023 Solomona Fetuao Football
7/24/2023 Brandon Overman Baseball
7/24/2023 Peyton Hawkins Softball
7/17/2023 Geordan Patrylak Men's Track and Field
7/17/2023 Zoe Nelson Women's Track and Field
7/10/2023 Dylan Owens Men's Basketball
7/10/2023 Ryan Franklin Women's Basketball
7/3/2023 Alanna Bundy Women's Cross Country
7/3/2023 Kenneth Fehrman Football
6/26/2023 Lariah Boone Women's Soccer
6/26/2023 Kelton Sorrell Men's Cross Country
6/16/2023 Hannah Allick Women's Volleyball
6/16/2023 Jaedon Stoshak Football
4/3/2023 Treghan Parker Baseball
4/3/2023 Bailey Lacy Softball
3/27/2023 Peyton Barton Men's Track and Field
3/27/2023 Bailey Lacy Softball
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