Kicking off the 2020 UTEP cross-country season the Miners placed seventh in the men’s team event and 10th in the women’s team event Saturday at the 82nd annual Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater Oklahoma.
Due to COVID-19 concerns the Miner cross-country season will only encompass three meets that will conclude with the Conference USA (C-USA) Championships in Birmingham, Alabama Oct. 31.
The men’s team is coming off a season where it finished fourth overall in conference and return the top four runners from the team. Sophomore Titus Cheruiyot is coming off a spectacular season where he won two races and finished third in the C-USA Championships and ninth in the NCAA Mountain regionals.