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Posted: Oct 20, 2023

Korir Earns a Podium Spot, Firehawks Finish Third Out of Eight in Firehawk Invitational

Korir Earns a Podium Spot, Firehawks Finish Third Out of Eight in Firehawk Invitational
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FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of Tennessee Southern men's cross country squad finished third in Firehawk Invitational at McFarland Park on Friday.

Jacksonville State paced all teams with 29 points and finished in a time of 2:10:48, while Jack Lowe, from Jacksonville State, captured the top podium spot with a 25:19 8k time.

Titus Korir led the Firehawk effort earning a 5th-place finish in 26:09. UTS ended the race in 2:16:45 and with 90 points.

The rest of the UT Southern scorers finished taking places 19, 21, 24, and 30. JJ Lincoln landed a time of 27:26, while Dakota Sheppard ran at 27:30. Cody Hill crossed the line at 27:38, with Raleigh Stamps was 24 seconds behind at 28:02.

Team Scoring

  1. Jacksonville State – 29
  2. Freed-Hardeman – 65
  3. UT Southern – 90
  4. Loyola – 102
  5. Life – 115
  6. Point – 116
  7. Stillman – 182
  8. Faulkner – 230

Individual Finishes

  1. Titus Korir – 26:09
  1. JJ Lincoln – 27:26
  1. Dakota Sheppard – 27:30
  1. Cody Hill – 27:38
  1. Raleigh Stamps – 28:02
  1. Koen Ploeckelman – 28:12
  1. Daniel Sanchez – 28:43 

NEXT UP

The Firehawks will travel to Oakville, Ala., to run in the Southern States Championship on Saturday, November 4th. 

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