By: Washington State Athletic Communications
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Washington State junior Vallery Korir took 33rd place and the No. 27 Washington State men's cross country team finished 24th on a cold and windy morning at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Saturday at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville.
Korir, a junior from Iten, Kenya, ran the 6000 meters course in a time of 20 minutes 7.9 seconds for 33rd place and became only the fourth woman in WSU women's cross country history to earn All-America honors (top 40 individuals). During the race, Korir was 59th at the 2k split and 29th at the 4k split.