Story by Tierra Reese, Contributing writer At the 2016-17 season opener cross-country meet in Nashville, Tennessee, the Murray State women’s team finished in fourth place and the men in fifth at the Belmont Invitational on Sept. 3. Vallery Korir, junior from Iten, Kenya, and Mason Swenson, freshman from Phoenix, both individually set personal record times Read More
Story by Tierra Reese, Contributing writer For Vallery and Sylvia, they never knew how far running could take them. The Korir sisters from Iten, Kenya, plan to help Murray State’s cross-country team win the OVC Championship this year. Vallery Korir, junior, is the older Korir sister who has been an international student-athlete at Murray State Read More
Story by Tierra Reese, Contributing writer The Murray State cross-country team welcomes 13 new faces to the 2016-17 roster heading into its season opener, Sept. 3, at Belmont. The new roster consists of ten freshmen for the women’s team and three for the men’s. Graduate student Ali Hester, from Yorkville, Illinois, considers herself one of Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer Vallery Korir, sophomore from Iten, Kenya, is a major part of the Racer track and field team. She is currently the school record holder in the 10,000-meter run, breaking the original record earlier this season and again last weekend in the Virginia Challenge with a time of 34 minutes, 27 seconds, Read More
Sophomore breaks record after 31 years Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer The Racers split the weekend at home for the Margaret Simmons Invitational and away at Washington University in St. Louis. The team had a day to remember as members of the 5k and 10k distance team competed and set personal bests as well as Read More