The Lone Star Conference honored 30 student-athletes and two head coaches as the league announced the annual cross country all-conference honors.
The announcement of the all-conference awards comes following the LSC Cross Country Championships where West Texas A&M won its seventh consecutive men’s title and Lubbock Christian picked up its first LSC women’s cross country championship.
All-conference honors are given to runners who finish among the top 15 individually at the conference meet. Additional awards are presented for Newcomer, Freshman and Coach of the Year on both the men’s and women’s sides. The Coach of the Year award is given based on a vote of the league’s cross country head coaches.
WT’s Jake Krolick earned the men’s coach of the year award for the third straight year after leading the Buffs to another conference title, and LCU’s Leigh Cordes was named the women’s coach of the year after guiding the Lady Chaps to their first conference crown.
Newcomer of the Year went to WT’s Ezekiel Kipchirchir on the men’s side following his individual win at the conference meet. Eastern New Mexico’s Aminata Kenyawani was named the Newcomer of the Year on the women’s side following her sixth-place finish in Silver City, N.M.
The men’s Freshman of the Year award went to LCU’s Patrick Chemoimet who placed fourth in the conference meet, and WT’s Daphne Pate was named the women’s Freshman of the Year after taking third.
2019 LSC CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
MEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
| Place |
Runner |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| 1 |
Ezekiel Kipchirchir |
West Texas A&M |
JR |
Eldoret, Kenya |
| 2 |
James Majenge |
Cameron |
SR |
Secunda, South Africa |
| 3 |
Keynan Abdi |
Lubbock Christian |
SO |
Amarillo, Texas |
| 4 |
Patrick Chemoimet |
Lubbock Christian |
FR |
Eldoret, Kenya |
| 5 |
David Apodaca |
Western New Mexico |
SO |
Rio Rancho, N.M. |
| 6 |
Daniel Haymes |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
Derby, United Kingdom |
| 7 |
Emmanuel Too |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
Eldoret, Kenya |
| 8 |
Brian Kipchumba |
Lubbock Christian |
FR |
Kenya |
| 9 |
Nicholas Mosqueda |
Tarleton |
SO |
Mesquite, Texas |
| 10 |
Ahmed Omer |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
San Jose, Calif. |
| 11 |
Daniel Beam |
Western New Mexico |
FR |
Rio Rancho, N.M. |
| 12 |
Erik Burciaga-Flores |
UT Permian Basin |
FR |
Hagerman, N.M. |
| 13 |
Colton Meyers |
Oklahoma Christian |
JR |
Allen, Texas |
| 14 |
Jacob Hughey |
St. Edward's |
FR |
New Braunfels, Texas |
| 15 |
Butare Rugenerwa |
West Texas A&M |
SO |
Amarillo, Texas |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Men’s Team Champion: West Texas A&M
Men’s Newcomer of the Year: Ezekiel Kipchirchir, West Texas A&M
Men’s Freshman of the Year: Patrick Chemoimet, Lubbock Christian
Men’s Coach of the Year: Jake Krolick, West Texas A&M
WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
| Place |
Runner |
Team |
Year |
Hometown |
| 1 |
Amira McKee |
Lubbock Christian |
SR |
Sandia Park, N.M. |
| 2 |
Leah Lewis |
DBU |
SR |
College Station, Texas |
| 3 |
Daphne Pate |
West Texas A&M |
FR |
Amarillo, Texas |
| 4 |
Imani Williams |
Tarleton |
JR |
Richmond, Texas |
| 5 |
Caroline Jerotich |
Lubbock Christian |
FR |
Kenya |
| 6 |
Aminata Kenyawani |
Eastern New Mexico |
JR |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| 7 |
Amerhyst Aguirre |
Midwestern State |
JR |
Las Cruces, N.M. |
| 8 |
Brandi Stadler |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
SR |
Sanger, Texas |
| 9 |
Evaline Cheptoo |
Eastern New Mexico |
SR |
Kapkatet, Kenya |
| 10 |
Poro Gahekave |
Lubbock Christian |
SR |
Papa New Guinea |
| 11 |
Brenda Hernandez |
Western New Mexico |
SR |
Toluca, Mexico |
| 12 |
Kelly McCaskill |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
Fort Eustis, Virginia |
| 13 |
Mallory Shehan |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
Canyon, Texas |
| 14 |
Kenya Bailey |
Oklahoma Christian |
SO |
Ponca City, Okla. |
| 15 |
Emily Mackel |
DBU |
FR |
Waxahachie, Texas |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Women’s Team Champion: Lubbock Christian
Women’s Newcomer of the Year: Aminata Kenyawani
, Eastern New Mexico
Women’s Freshman of the Year: Daphne Pate, West Texas A&M
Women’s Coach of the Year: Leigh Cordes, Lubbock Christian