Men's Newcomer and Freshman of the Year Honors
Kirami Yego, South Alabama
(Kapenguria, Kenya / St. Anthony's Boys High School)
Yego (First Team All-Sun Belt) paced the Jag’s finishing third overall (24:39.1) earning his first All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Back in September, the freshman was named Sun Belt Conference Runner of the Week after competing in his first cross country race as a Jaguar. Yego won that race with a time of 15:23.6, which was 16 seconds faster than the next closest runner. Led by Yego, South dominated the field taking home eight of the top nine spots to the team title at the Azalea City Classic.