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Cross country concludes season in Stillwater; Lucy Ndungu earns All-Region recognition

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Cheyanne Tull
The women’s cross country team begins their race at the JK Gold Classic meet. The Wichita State women’s team placed first overall with a team scoring of 15 points.

At the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Wichita State men’s and women’s cross country teams wrapped up their season. 

Junior runner Lucy Ndungu earned All-Region recognition and placed 22nd at the race. She was recognized with hardware as the 37th woman in Shocker history to be named All-Region.

The women’s team as a whole placed 20th out of 32 teams; the men finished 10th out of 28 teams. 

Senior Lubna Aldulaimi was the second runner for the women’s team to finish; she placed 105th to wrap up her collegiate running career. 

Junior Adam Rzentkowski led the men’s team, placing 27th. Junior Zander Cobb came close behind Rzentkowski, placing 34th. Senior Jackson Caldwell placing 52nd.

Host school Oklahoma State University took first place for both the women’s and men’s titles. 

Wichita State did not advance runners to the NCAA Championship and will now begin focusing on the upcoming indoor track and field season in the spring.

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Shaylee Jacobs-Wilson is one of the sports reporters for The Sunflower. This is her first year on staff as she is a freshman at Wichita State majoring in journalism and minoring in organizational leadership. Jacobs-Wilson is from Olathe, KS. She is wanting to pursue a career writing for a nonprofit organization. Jacobs-Wilson uses she/her pronouns.
Cheyanne Tull, Reporter
Cheyanne Tull is a first year reporter, photographer and illustrator for The Sunflower. Tull is a freshman fine arts major studying Graphic Design and photography. She is from Conway Springs, KS. She hopes to work freelance for outdoor magazines / news sources combining creativity,nature and rock climbing. Tull previously worked on her school's yearbook for two years. Tull uses she/her pronouns.

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