2019 ORU Cross Country News

  • Four ORU Teams Recognized for NCAA's APR Award
    May 12, 2020
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Oral Roberts athletics had four teams honored Tuesday with NCAA Public Recognition Awards for multiyear Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of all programs of its sponsored sports across the nation.
  • Kipngetich Completes NCAA Midwest Regional
    November 15, 2019
    STILLWATER, Okla. – Emmanuel Kipngetich finished the NCAA Midwest Regional 10k race in 62nd place with a time of 32:16.6, Friday morning at the OSU Cross Country Course.
  • Kipngetich Earns Summit League All-League Honors
    November 02, 2019
    FARGO, N.D. – Emmanuel Kipngetich placed 12th at the 2019 Summit League Cross Country Championships presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare, to earn second team All-Summit All-League honors.
  • Oral Roberts Women Place Fifth, Kipngetich Finishes 10th
    October 19, 2019
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Alexa Granderson paced the Golden Eagles women’s cross country team to a fifth place finish, while Emmanuel Kipngetich finished 10th overall in the men’s race at War Memorial Park.
  • ORU Battles Sloppy Conditions to Complete Rim Rock Classic
    October 05, 2019
    LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles cross country program competed through wet, sloppy and muddy conditions to complete the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic at the Rim Rock Farm.
  • Golden Eagles Complete 30th Annual Missouri Southern Stampede
    September 21, 2019
    JOPLIN, Mo. – The Golden Eagles battled through wet and soggy conditions to complete the 30th Annual Missouri Southern Stampede. Alexa Granderson led the women in the 5k, while Emmanuel Kipngetich led the men in the 8k. The races combined featured 564 runners.
  • Kipngetich Tabbed Male Athlete of the Week
    September 10, 2019
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts’ junior Emmanuel Kipngetich has been tabbed The Summit League Male Athlete of the Week after winning the UCA Cross Country Challenge in Conway, Ark., this past weekend.
  • Kipngetich Claims UCA Challenge 6K Individual Title
    September 09, 2019
    CONWAY, Ark. – Emmanuel Kipngetich won the 2019 UCA Cross Country Challenge 6k men’s individual title, while leading the men’s team to a fifth place overall finish on Saturday, Sept. 7. The women’s team placed fourth overall in the 4k race.
  • Golden Eagles Opens Season at Bob Timmons Classic
    September 01, 2019
    LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Oral Roberts men’s and women’s cross country teams opened the 2019 season on Saturday morning at the Bob Timmons Classic at the Rim Rock Farm.
  • Golden Eagles Men Picked Seventh, Women Eighth in Preseason Coaches Poll
    August 20, 2019
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Golden Eagles men’s cross country team were picked to finish seventh, while the Golden Eagles women’s cross country were picked eighth in The Summit League cross country preseason coaches’ poll.