Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 21:44
[1]Beau Bagley [1] Sports Anchor / Reporter
Risper Kimaiyo earns her third Conference USA Athlete of the Week honor this season announced the league on Tuesday.
The All-American clocked in a season-best time of 17:17.79 at the Cowboy Jamboree in the women’s 5K race. The senior took second place overall in a race that featured 127 competitors. The distance runner led the women’s team to a seventh-place finish. This is Kimaiyo’s 14th career C-USA Athlete of the Week honor as a Miner.
UTEP will have a week off to prepare for Pre-Nationals on Oct. 13 in Louisville, Ky.