Cuffe & Flood lead US runners at World XC

Leo Collins

 

   Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, running barefoot, broke away late in the race to claim the Junior Women’s World Cross Country Championships.     For the better part of the race a pack of nine runners had broken away and left the best of the rest of the field to battle for the supporting roles.   The lead groupalways included Faith Kipyegon, who was never far from the front.   The leaders went through the first 2K in a time of 6:09 and soon Nancy  Chepkwemoi began to push the pace.   It remained a battle between the Kenyans & Ethiopians, when at the 12:10 mark Kipyegon picked up the pace and was the nominal leader at the 4K with her time of 12:39, yet Purity Rionoripo upped the ante soon afterwards.  

     It was finally down to just five runners, when at the 15:41 mark  Janeth Kisa of Kenya of Kenya fell behind the leaders.   Now there were three Ethiopians (Genet Yalew, Azemra Gebru & Waganesh Mekasha) vying for the title with Kipyegon in their midst bearing the Kenyan standard.    Of that quartet Mekasha was the only one to really crack, as she was left behind just after 17 minutes had gone by in the race.   From that point onward there appeared to be little to choose between the final trio but Kipyegon finally gained a slight lead, when they neared the finish line and she would claim a one second victory with her time of 18:53.  Genet Yalew edged her team mate  Azemra Gebru for second with both sharing a time of 18:54.  In the team results Ethiopa edged Kenya 17 to 19 and Japan garnered third with 75 points.  The US placed 7th with 175 points.

    Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York led the US young ladies with a 17th place finish overall.  The field up front was dominated by African runners with Kenya & Ethiopia along with Eritrea for a bit running in front.  Japanese runners Katsuki Ssuga & Tomoka Kimura placed 11th & 12th to finish as the top non-Africans, while Emelia Gorecka of Great Britain came home 15th to top the Europeans.      Cuffe finished just a bit back of Gorecka with a time of  20:15, while University of Washington freshman Katie Flood took 19th only three seconds further back.  Molly Grabill of California finished 28th in 20:40.  Sierra Vega of UCLA was forced to drop out a little after the nine minute mark in the race.  Julie Nacouzi & Hannah Valenzuela followed in 80th & 83rd places.    

     Craig Lutz of Texas & Ammar Moussa of California led the Junior men from the IS in spite of the fact that they are only prep runners.  Lutz earned 29th with his time of 24:02, while Moussa garnered 32nd with his time of 24:21.    Max Straneva, a freshman from Syracuse University, was the third US finisher (45th - 24:50) and Justin Vilhauer, a prep runner from Calfornia, claimed 47th only five seconds behind Straneva.  Ryan Poland placed 56th  to end the American scoring.

  While the girls’ pace was brisk the early pace in the guys’ race was noted as “lightning” early on with the Kenyans all but challenging the Ethiopians to stay with them.   They backed off a bit after about 800 meters but even that did not last long.   By the four minute mark the announcer was noting a “savage pace” and the person most responsible was Geoffrye Kamworor of Kenya.   The 4K mark was reached in 11:04 and it was still the Kenyan leading the way.    Isiah Keoch moved into contention shortly after that but he, along with others, was unable to keep up and by the  fifteen minute mark only four runners still had a realistic chance of winning.   From that point onward Kamworor remained aggressive and one had to wonder, if he would have to finally give way to others but, when the finish line was in sight, it was the leader, who unleashed a ferocious kick, which left him without a challenge.  His winning time of 22:21 saw him finish six seconds ahead of Thomas Ayeko of Uganda & Patrick Mwikya of Kenya took third (22:32).  Kenya won the team battle  20 to 24 & Uganda placed third with 50 points.  The US  placed 8th with  153 points. 

 

 

Place

Bib

Name

Country

Result

  

Time Behind

Split Time

  

1

124

Faith Chepngetich KIPYEGON

KEN

18:53

    

6:14

  

2

76

Genet YALEW

ETH

18:54

  

+00:01

6:14

  

3

70

Azemra GEBRU

ETH

18:54

  

+00:01

    

4

71

Waganesh MEKASHA

ETH

18:59

  

+00:06

6:19

  

5

125

Janeth KISA

KEN

19:08

  

+00:15

6:29

  

6

119

Nancy CHEPKWEMOI

KEN

19:20

  

+00:27

6:40

  

7

129

Purity Cherotich RIONORIPO

KEN

19:24

  

+00:31

6:45

  

8

64

Emebet ANTENEH

ETH

19:29

  

+00:36

6:49

  

9

123

Brillian Jepkorir KIPKOECH

KEN

19:33

  

+00:40

6:34

  

10

69

Buze DIRIBA

ETH

19:34

  

+00:41

6:46

  

11

74

Alem MOKONNIN

ETH

19:39

  

+00:46

6:40

  

12

114

Katsuki SUGA

JPN

19:49

  

+00:56

6:39

  

13

107

Tomoka KIMURA

JPN

19:56

  

+01:03

    

14

45

Mekdes WOLDU

ERI

19:59

  

+01:06

6:48

  

15

85

Emelia GORECKA

GBR

20:03

  

+01:10

6:44

  

16

128

Naom Chepngeno MITEI

KEN

20:07

  

+01:14

6:50

  

17

212

Aisling CUFFE

USA

20:15

  

+01:22

6:54

  

18

206

Nancy CHEPTEGEI

UGA

20:17

  

+01:24

6:52

  

19

214

Katie FLOOD

USA

20:18

  

+01:25

6:47

  

20

205

Phanice CHEMUTAI

UGA

20:19

  

+01:26

6:52

  

21

8

Celia SULLOHERN

AUS

20:20

  

+01:27

6:58

  

22

86

Annabel GUMMOW

GBR

20:20

  

+01:27

6:50

  

23

108

Yuriko KOSAKI

JPN

20:23

  

+01:30

6:56

  

24

46

Yohama ZEMUY

ERI

20:24

  

+01:31

6:53

  

25

40

Luula BERHANE

ERI

20:29

  

+01:36

7:05

  

26

43

Fikadu TSEGAY

ERI

20:31

  

+01:38

6:55

  

27

116

Risa YOKOE

JPN

20:31

  

+01:38

    

28

215

Molly GRABILL

USA

20:40

  

+01:47

6:56

  

29

91

Louise SMALL

GBR

20:41

  

+01:48

7:05

  

30

112

Risa SHIBUYA

JPN

20:48

  

+01:55

7:07

  

31

144

Fadwa SIDI MADANE

MAR

20:56

  

+02:03

6:56

  

32

189

Amela TERZIC

SRB

20:56

  

+02:03

7:16

  

33

211

Doreen SANDE

UGA

20:58

  

+02:05

7:11

  

34

117

Natsumi YOSHIDA

JPN

21:00

  

+02:07

7:07

  

35

145

Amina TAHIRI

MAR

21:08

  

+02:15

7:13

  

36

5

Hadda SOUADIA

ALG

21:11

  

+02:18

7:12

  

37

18

Kefilwe GALEITSIWE

BOT

21:11

  

+02:18

7:19

  

38

142

Hanane QALLOUJ

MAR

21:14

  

+02:21

7:14

  

39

209

Stella CHESANG

UGA

21:16

  

+02:23

7:21

  

40

88

Georgia PEEL

GBR

21:21

  

+02:28

7:14

  

41

1

Darine BENAMER

ALG

21:24

  

+02:31

7:06

  

42

131

Hayat ALLAOUI

MAR

21:25

  

+02:32

7:12

  

43

156

Charo INGA

PER

21:28

  

+02:35

7:19

  

44

169

Khonzeni GWEGWA

RSA

21:29

  

+02:36

7:30

  

45

83

Beth CARTER

GBR

21:34

  

+02:41

7:26

  

46

190

Priska AUF DER MAUR

SUI

21:37

  

+02:44

    

47

182

Sylvia Kedireng TSHETLANYANA

RSA

21:39

  

+02:46

7:16

  

48

4

Riham SENANI

ALG

21:40

  

+02:47

7:17

  

49

154

Aleli APARICIO

PER

21:41

  

+02:48

7:22

  

50

180

Letitia SAAYMAN

RSA

21:42

  

+02:49

7:18

  

51

35

Caroline PFISTER

CAN

21:43

  

+02:50

7:19

  

52

148

Vianney VILLANUEVA

MEX

21:49

  

+02:56

7:24

  

53

15

Zenobie VANGANSBEKE

BEL

21:50

  

+02:57

7:35

  

54

3

Nabila MADOUI

ALG

21:53

  

+03:00

7:28

  

55

36

Carise THOMPSON

CAN

21:54

  

+03:01

7:29

  

56

176

Caroline Thilivhali MARANDELA

RSA

21:56

  

+03:03

7:22

  

57

157

Luz Mery ROJAS

PER

21:56

  

+03:03

7:26

  

58

19

Thamani TAWANDA

BOT

21:58

  

+03:05

7:24

  

59

167

Anca Maria BUNEA

ROU

21:58

  

+03:05

7:27

  

60

31

Maria BERNARD

CAN

22:00

  

+03:07

7:35

  

61

50

Beatriz CASPAR

ESP

22:01

  

+03:08

7:25

  

62

34

Ciara KARY

CAN

22:02

  

+03:09

7:36

  

63

132

Soukaina ATANANE

MAR

22:06

  

+03:13

7:24

  

64

30

Fiona BENSON

CAN

22:07

  

+03:14

7:37

  

65

87

Ruth HAYNES

GBR

22:08

  

+03:15

7:32

  

66

155

Jovana DE LA CRUZ

PER

22:09

  

+03:16

7:40

  

67

59

María José PÉREZ

ESP

22:10

  

+03:17

7:33

  

68

79

Marion GUILLEMIN

FRA

22:12

  

+03:19

7:42

  

69

158

Justyna JENDRO

POL

22:14

  

+03:21

7:29

  

70

130

Liteboho MAKHATSEANE

LES

22:15

  

+03:22

7:47

  

71

16

Nina SAVINA

BLR

22:16

  

+03:23

7:22

  

72

32

Emily DRIEDGER

CAN

22:17

  

+03:24

7:47

  

73

175

Thandeka Emily MANZANA

RSA

22:23

  

+03:30

7:37

  

74

2

Nabila CHAIB DRAA

ALG

22:23

  

+03:30

7:49

  

75

6

Loubna ZEROUKHI

ALG

22:23

  

+03:30

7:49

  

76

53

Blanca FERNÁNDEZ

ESP

22:36

  

+03:43

7:46

  

77

191

Rafika ABDENNEBI

TUN

22:40

  

+03:47

7:45

  

78

146

Ahlam ZINADI

MAR

22:41

  

+03:48

7:52

  

79

197

Hallouma JERFEL

TUN

22:45

  

+03:52

7:35

  

80

220

Julie NACOUZI

USA

22:46

  

+03:53

7:45

  

81

198

Selma KADDACHI

TUN

22:53

  

+04:00

7:59

  

82

104

Letizia TITON

ITA

22:59

  

+04:06

8:00

  

83

222

Hannah VALENZUELA

USA

23:04

  

+04:11

7:55

  

84

61

Sara RUIZ

ESP

23:11

  

+04:18

8:07

  

85

51

Patricia CUETO

ESP

23:26

  

+04:33

8:05

  

86

173

Thato MAKHAFOLA

RSA

23:32

  

+04:39

8:24

  

87

62

Irene SÁNCHEZ

ESP

23:54

  

+05:01

8:23

  

88

194

Nesrine BEN KHEMISSA

TUN

24:20

  

+05:27

8:33

  

89

105

Rasha AYOUB

JOR

24:59

  

+06:06

8:50

  

90

199

Nour SIOUD

TUN

26:11

  

+07:18

9:00

  
 

Junior Race Men    OFFICIAL

Place

Bib

Name

Country

Result

  

Time Behind

Split Time

  

1

157

Geoffrey Kipsang KAMWOROR

KEN

22:21

    

5:33

  

2

251

Thomas AYEKO

UGA

22:27

  

+00:06

5:38

  

3

163

Patrick Mutunga MWIKYA

KEN

22:32

  

+00:11

5:42

  

4

104

Bonsa DIDA

ETH

22:39

  

+00:18

5:51

  

5

106

Fikadu HAFTU

ETH

22:43

  

+00:22

5:45

  

6

164

James Gitahi RUNGARU

KEN

22:43

  

+00:22

5:50

  

7

105

Muktar EDRIS

ETH

22:44

  

+00:23

5:52

  

8

101

Yitayal ATNAFU

ETH

22:53

  

+00:32

6:01

  

9

250

Jacob ARAPTANY

UGA

23:03

  

+00:42

5:54

  

10

159

Isiah Kiplangat KOECH

KEN

23:10

  

+00:49

6:19

  

11

103

Tesfaye CHERU

ETH

23:16

  

+00:55

5:54

  

12

74

Samson GEBREYOHANNES

ERI

23:18

  

+00:57

5:50

  

13

166

Philemon Kipchumba YATOR

KEN

23:19

  

+00:58

5:57

  

14

156

Justine Kiprop CHERUIYOT

KEN

23:19

  

+00:58

5:51

  

15

254

Peter KIBET

UGA

23:21

  

+01:00

5:57

  

16

80

Merhawi TADESSE

ERI

23:21

  

+01:00

5:59

  

17

76

Goitom KIFLE

ERI

23:24

  

+01:03

6:02

  

18

170

Soufiyan BOUQANTAR

MAR

23:25

  

+01:04

5:50

  

19

112

Teshome TAFESE

ETH

23:33

  

+01:12

5:59

  

20

73

Tesfagaber AYAHUNEY

ERI

23:35

  

+01:14

6:00

  

21

82

Tsegay TUEMAY

ERI

23:43

  

+01:22

6:00

  

22

43

Isaac Kemboi CHELIMO

BRN

23:47

  

+01:26

6:10

  

23

177

Abdelmajid EL HISSOUF

MAR

23:49

  

+01:28

6:03

  

24

257

Phillip KIPYEGO

UGA

23:50

  

+01:29

6:10

  

25

259

Daniel ROTICH

UGA

23:52

  

+01:31

6:04

  

26

209

William KAPTEIN

RSA

23:52

  

+01:31

6:02

  

27

176

Othmane EL GOUMRI

MAR

23:57

  

+01:36

5:59

  

28

216

Luyanda QOLO

RSA

23:59

  

+01:38

6:09

  

29

263

Craig LUTZ

USA

24:02

  

+01:41

6:05

  

30

75

Weynay GHEBRESILASIE

ERI

24:11

  

+01:50

6:09

  

31

236

Abdelmunaim Yahya ADAM

SUD

24:17

  

+01:56

6:13

  

32

265

Ammar MOUSSA

USA

24:21

  

+02:00

6:05

  

33

148

Kazuma KUBOTA

JPN

24:22

  

+02:01

6:08

  

34

207

Jeremy ANDREAS

RSA

24:23

  

+02:02

6:25

  

35

210

Merlin Alcardo KLAASTE

RSA

24:23

  

+02:02

6:05

  

36

147

Takashi ICHIDA

JPN

24:25

  

+02:04

6:06

  

37

152

Genki YAGISAWA

JPN

24:34

  

+02:13

6:16

  

38

179

Abdelhadi LABÄLI

MAR

24:34

  

+02:13

6:08

  

39

125

Jonathan HAY

GBR

24:35

  

+02:14

6:08

  

40

18

Ethan HEYWOOD

AUS

24:36

  

+02:15

6:15

  

41

25

Glen YARHAM

AUS

24:37

  

+02:16

6:12

  

42

145

Yuma HATTORI

JPN

24:38

  

+02:17

6:13

  

43

144

Yuki ARIMURA

JPN

24:40

  

+02:19

6:10

  

44

5

Mansour HARAOUI

ALG

24:43

  

+02:22

6:11

  

45

269

Maxwell STRANEVA

USA

24:45

  

+02:24

6:22

  

46

153

Ken YOKOTE

JPN

24:45

  

+02:24

6:07

  

47

272

Justin VILHAUER

USA

24:50

  

+02:29

6:15

  

48

115

Romain COLLENOT-SPRIET

FRA

24:51

  

+02:30

6:31

  

49

60

Ross PROUDFOOT

CAN

24:53

  

+02:32

6:17

  

50

227

Il'gizar SAFIULLIN

RUS

24:59

  

+02:38

6:14

  

51

237

Khalid Mohamed AHMED

SUD

24:59

  

+02:38

6:46

  

52

205

Rui PINTO

POR

25:01

  

+02:40

6:13

  

53

128

Ross MATHESON

GBR

25:03

  

+02:42

6:14

  

54

94

Gabriel NAVARRO

ESP

25:09

  

+02:48

6:22

  

55

117

Maxime SALMERON

FRA

25:10

  

+02:49

6:19

  

56

268

Ryan POLAND

USA

25:12

  

+02:51

6:27

  

57

279

Said DIAZ

MEX

25:13

  

+02:52

6:29

  

58

197

Szymon KULKA

POL

25:17

  

+02:56

6:23

  

59

38

Ioran ETCHECHURY

BRA

25:17

  

+02:56

6:19

  

60

39

João Luis FILHO

BRA

25:18

  

+02:57

6:21

  

61

11

Ilyas SALHI

ALG

25:19

  

+02:58

6:25

  

62

228

Andrey STRIZHAKOV

RUS

25:22

  

+03:01

6:25

  

63

57

Xavier KING

CAN

25:24

  

+03:03

6:22

  

64

243

Khemais ABBASSI

TUN

25:25

  

+03:04

6:29

  

65

24

Hugh WILLIAMS

AUS

25:26

  

+03:05

6:32

  

66

96

Angel RONCO

ESP

25:27

  

+03:06

6:23

  

67

119

Benjamin CONNOR

GBR

25:29

  

+03:08

6:30

  

68

53

Jonathan DARLINGTON

CAN

25:30

  

+03:09

6:28

  

69

86

Fernando CARRO

ESP

25:34

  

+03:13

6:39

  

70

218

Mmusu Edwin SESIPI

RSA

25:35

  

+03:14

6:37

  

71

122

Richard GOODMAN

GBR

25:37

  

+03:16

6:48

  

72

118

Ian BAILEY

GBR

25:40

  

+03:19

6:39

  

73

196

José Luis ROJAS

PER

25:41

  

+03:20

6:27