COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Tulane’s men team concluded their season at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, while Wichita State's Elkana Kipruto earned All-American status.
 
The Green Wave, coming off a regional championship, finished 21^st overall as a team.  Bernard Cheruiyot was the highest finisher at 29^th overall with a time of 28:59.3.  Silas Kiptanui was a top 50 finisher, coming in 47^th place with a time of 29:11.6.  Illia Kunin (29:59.3) followed in 154^th place, while Gilbert Rono (206^th; 30:32.6) and Tommy Rice (214^th; 30:36.9) rounded out the five scorers.  Rogerio Amaral (225^th) ran a time of 30:49.7, while Zach Van Houten (228) completed the 10k course with a time of 30:55.5.

Wichita State's sophomore Elkana Kipruto finished in 24th place to earn All-American status with a time of 28:57.0.
 
Tulane’s Blezzin Kimutai and Tulsa’s Evyn Humphrey competed individually in the women’s 6k race.  Kimutai finished in 108^th place with a time of 19:59.2, while Humphrey finished in 115^th place with a time of 20:01.8.


2025 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships – Gans Creek Cross Country Course | Columbia Missouri
 
Women’s 6K
108. Blezzin Kimutai, Tulane – 19:59.2
115. Evyn Humphrey, Tulsa – 20:01.8
 
Men’s 10K
 
21. Tulane (536)
29. Bernard Cheruiyot – 28:59.3*
47. Silas Kiptanui – 29:11.6
154. Illia Kunin – 29:59.3
206. Gilbert Rono – 30:32.6
214. Tommy Rice – 30:36.9
225. Rogerio Amaral – 30:49.7
228. Zach Van Houten – 30:55.5

24. Elkana Kipruto, WIchita State - 28:57.0*