COLFAX, Wash. – The Washington State cross country team hosted its first event of the season, competing in the WSU Alumni Open at Colfax Golf and Country Club, Friday evening. Freshmen Zenah Cheptoo and Evans Kurui blazed to course records and first-place finishes in their respective races.
In her first action as a Cougar, Cheptoo captured first place in the women's 4k, clocking a course record time of 13:05.16. Junior Nicole Bissell took second place with a time of 13:44.69 and graduate student Alaina Stone Boggs finished in third with a time of 12:54.