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- NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- REGION VI AND SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- MID-STATES CLASSIC
- COWBOY JAMOREE
- PIONEERS MOVE UP IN POLL
- RED RAIDER JACKRABBIT OPEN
- LOBO INVITATIONAL
- MIKE BOIT INVITATIONAL
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Freshman Felix Kiboiywo ran a 25:03.65 to finish in 11th place at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships held in Louisville, Kent. The top 30 finish garnered Kiboiywo All-American honors. Fellow freshman Antipah Sugut narrowly missed giving WBU it's first-ever pair of cross country All-Americans, finishing in 34th place with a time of 25:44.45.
The Pioneer men's team, which was ranked 14th in the NAIA's final poll of the season, finished 17th in the field of 28 teams.
Virginia Intermont College won its third consecutive men's team title at the national championships, while Sooner Athletic Conference rivals Oklahoma Baptist finished fourth and Oklahoma Christian, 15th.
Men's 8,000 M Run
Pos
Name
Time
11
Felix Kiboiywo
25:03.65
34
Antipah Sugut
25:44.45
97
Timmy McCune
26:28.05
192
Kirby Dunn
27:33.75
252
Adam Henthorn
30:04.20
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REGION VI AND SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Wayland Baptist finished second in the men's Sooner Athletic Conference and Region VI Championships in Shawnee on Saturday. WBU freshman Felix Kiboiywo won the men’s individual title in 24:35, over thirty seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Oklahoma Baptist’s Theron Stoltzfus. Pioneer teammate Antipah Sugut finished third with a time of 25:11.
Oklahoma Baptist won the team title. Number 7 OBU held off the Pioneers finishing with 38 points to Wayland’s 46. Oklahoma Christian was third at 56, followed by Northwood at 105, SNU at 123, Southwest at 150, Lubbock Christian at 206 and St. Gregory’s at 229. WBU, ranked 22nd in the last NAIA poll, needed to beat 17th-ranked Oklahoma Christian to have a better shot a getting an at-large bid to the NAIA Championships in two weeks.
Sophomore Timmy McCune of Wayland was ninth in 26:12, Adam Henthorn, a freshman, was tenth in 26:25 and Ryan Hall, the fifth Pioneer, was 23rd at 27:30. Also for the Pioneers, freshman Kirby Dunn was 24th at 27:38 and Markose Chenthitta was 32nd at 28:48.
In the Sooner Athletic Conference standings, OBU won the men’s title with 37 points, followed by WBU at 42, OC at 53, SNU at 99, LCU at 151 and St. Gregory’s at 169. All-Conference honors were awarded to Kiboiywo, Sugut, McCune and Henthorn.
The final NAIA cross country rating will be released Monday, Nov. 6. Thirteen regional champions receive automatic bids to the national meet which will be Saturday, Nov. 18, in Louisville, Ky. Fifteen more at-large bids will be made, based on the final rankings.
Men's 8,000 M Run
| Pos | Name | Score | Time |
| 1 | Felix Kiboiywo | 1 | 24:35 |
| 3 | Antipah Sugut | 3 | 25:11 |
| 9 | Timmy McCune | 9 | 26:12 |
| 10 | Adam Henthorn | 10 | 26:25 |
| 23 | Ryan Hall | 23 | 27:30 |
| 24 | Kirby Dunn | 24 | 27:38 |
| 32 | Markose Chenthitta | 32 | 28:48 |
MID-STATES CLASSIC
Freshmen Antipah Sugut and Felix Kiboiywo both turned in top 10 times to help propel the Pioneer’s to a sixth-place finish at the Mid-States Classic hosted by Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan.
Sugut ran the 8K race in 24:55.17 for third place, while Kiboiywo was seventh with a 25:12.52.
Oklahoma Baptist, the NAIA’s 11th ranked team, took the championship with 78 points. #12 MidAmerica Nazarene was second with 115, and 18th-ranked Lindenwood was third with 128. The Pioneers, who were 19th in last week’s NAIA poll, were just two points behind 21st-ranked Doane and #25 Oklahoma Christian who tied for fourth with 134 points each.
Sophomore Timmy McCune ran a 26:21.07 to come in 31st, freshman Adam Henthorn was 32nd with a 26:21.44, and Kirby Dunn was 67th with a 27:27.02.
Other runners representing Wayland in the race were Ryan Hall (77th-27:37.29) and Markose Chenthitta (99th-28:11.61).
WBU’s next scheduled action is Nov. 4 in the NAIA Region VI Meet in Shawnee, Okla.
Men's 8,000 M Run
| Pos | Name | Score | Time |
| 3 | Antipah Sugut | 3 | 24:55.17 |
| 7 | Felix Kiboiywo | 7 | 25:12.52 |
| 31 | Timmy McCune | 30 | 26:21.07 |
| 32 | Adam Henthorn | 31 | 26:21.44 |
| 67 | Kirby Dunn | 65 | 27:27.02 |
| 77 | Ryan Hall | 75 | 27:37.29 |
| 99 | Markose Chenthitta | 91 | 28:11.61 |
COWBOY JAMBOREE RESULTS
Stillwater, Okla.--Despite placing two runners in the top five, the Wayland Baptist men finished in fourth place with 135 points. Freshman Antipah Sugut was second with a time of 25:08 in the 8,000 meter event, while fellow freshman Felix Kiboiywo ran a 25:54 to place fifth. Reigning Sooner Athletic Conference champion Oklahoma Baptist, which had just one top 10 finisher, but four in the top 17, won the event with 87 points.
Sophomore Timmy McCune completed the course with a time of 27:13 for 28th, freshman Adam Henthron was 41st with a time of 27:43, and freshman Ryan Hall finished 59th at 28:21.
OBU beat second place Butler Community College by two points. Another junior college from Kansas, Cowley County, was third at 118. Finishing right behind the Pioneers in fifth place was Oklahoma Christian with 138 points. Also among the 20 teams competing were Southern Nazarene (13th) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (20th).
The Pioneers will next run Oct. 13 at the Mid-States Classic at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan.
Men's 8,000 M Run
| Pos | Name | Score | Time |
| 2 | Antipah Sugut | 2 | 25:08 |
| 5 | Felix Kiboiywo | 5 | 25:54 |
| 28 | Timmy McCune | 25 | 27:13 |
| 41 | Adam Henthorn | 38 | 27:43 |
| 62 | Ryan Hall | 54 | 28:21 |
| 72 | Kirby Dunn | 67 | 28:59 |
| 79 | Markose Chenthitta | 74 | 29:13 |
PIONEERS MOVE UP IN POLL
The Pioneer men have moved up to 18th place in this week's NAIA Top 25 following their third place finish at the Red Raider Jackrabbit Open last weekend. WBU was ranked 23rd in the first poll of the season.
The Pioneers are off until Saturday, September 30th when they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take part in the Cowboy Jamboree hosted by Oklahoma State University.
RED RAIDER JACKRABBIT OPEN RESULTS
Team finish- 3rd Place 75 Points
Men's 8,000 M Run
| Pos | Name | Score | Time |
| 4 | Felix Kiboiywo | 3 | 24:47.37 |
| 9 | Antipah Sugut | 8 | 25:37.88 |
| 19 | Timmy McCune | 17 | 27:03.60 |
| 24 | Adam Henthorn | 22 | 27:19.77 |
| 31 | Ryan Hall | 25 | 27:54.12 |
| 50 | Markose Chenthitta | 34 | 30:02.38 |
| 57 | Adam Hernandez | 35 | 32:04.85 |
| 60 | Buddy Polega | - | 35:38.52 |
| 63 | Josh Timmons | - | 41:09.06 |
LOBO INVITATIONAL RESULTS
In their first official race of the season, the Pioneers finished in 7th place with 196 points. NCAA D-I schools from the University of Texas-El Paso, Texas A&M University, and the University of New Mexico finished in the top three positions.
WBU freshman Antipah Sugut was the first runner from a non-NCAA D-I school to cross the finish line, completing the course with a time of 25:57 to finish 7th. UTEP finished with four of the top six runners, while UNM was third and fourth. Fellow Kenyan and freshman Felix Kiboiywo finished in 14th place with a time of 26:39.
Men's 8,000 M Run
| Pos | Name | Score | Time |
| 7 | Antipah Sugut | 7 | 25:57 |
| 14 | Felix Kiboiywo | 14 | 26:39 |
| 52 | Timmy McCune | 50 | 28:22 |
| 58 | Adam Henthorn | 54 | 28:32 |
| 83 | Ryan Hall | 71 | 30:00 |
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MIKE BOIT INVITATIONAL RESULTS
Pioneer's First Meet Goes the Wrong Way
The men’s race at the Mike Boit Invitational, held at Ned Houk Park in Clovis was not scored because of an error on the course. Apparently, the race participants veered off the measured course and did not run the full distance. The Pioneers were ranked 28th in the NAIA’s preseason poll.
The men’s and women’s teams will compete once again on Saturday, September 9 at the Greyhound Invitational in Albuquerque.
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