TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Auburn freshman Brenda Kigen booked her ticket to the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky., with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA South Regional on Friday at the Harry Pritchett Running Park.
Kigen finished the 6k course in a time of 20:18.1 and was named to the All-Region team along with junior teammate Veronica Eder, who finished seventh in 20:27.5 and senior Redatu Semeon, who finished 11th in the men’s 10k in a time of 31:03.8.
“We had a very good meet with both team’s finishing fifth overall,” head coach Mark Carroll said.