ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Central Missouri cross country teams continued their 2024 season at the MIAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 26, from the MWSU Cross Country Course in St. Joseph, Mo.
 
The Mules finished in fifth-place out of 12 teams in the 8k race with a pair of top-15 finishes from Kipkabus, Kenya native Cosmas Kipop (time of 24:01.9) in seventh place while senior Cooper Palmer crossed the finish line in 13th with a personal-best time of 24:14.5.
 
Senior Luke Engel finished in 31st with a personal-best time of 24:55.2, while Waynesville, Mo. native Alejandro Malave crossed the finish line in 45^th position with a personal-best time of 25:11.98 and senior Colton Palmer rounded out the scoring for the Mules with a personal-best time of 25:24.56 for good measure.
 
 
On the women's side, the Jennies placed ninth as a team in the 6k race paced by freshman Abigael Kimurgor's 31^st place finish with a personal-best time of 22:44.46, plus, Merriam, Kan. native Chloee Belgum finished in 67^th position with a time of 24:21.5 and freshman Clara Lackman crossed the line in 79^th with a personal-best time of 25:22.54.
 
Rounding out the scoring for Central Missouri was sophomore Callie Manning with a time of 27:14.03 in 84^th place while O'Fallon, Mo. native Kayli Cameron finished in 95^th with a personal-best time of 27:14.03.
     
 
The Mules and Jennies continue the 2024 campaign on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the NCAA-II Central Regional Meet beginning at 10:00 a.m. from the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course in Joplin, Mo.