Liberty University
Weis-Crockett Invitational
Doan, Werner Finish Inside Top 10 for 4th-Place Lady Flames
10/15/2022 12:55:58 PM | Cross Country
The Liberty duo of Calli Doan (third place) and Kayla Werner (10th) crossed the finish line inside the top 10, propelling the Lady Flames to a fourth-place showing at Saturday’s Weis-Crockett Invitational. Meanwhile, the 1-2 punch of Nicholas Kiprotich (27th) and Kyle Harkabus (36th) helped the Flames come in 11th in the men’s race contested at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course, site of the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
In its final tune-up for the ASUN Cross Country Championships, two-time defending conference champion Liberty put seven women inside the top 88 overall. The Lady Flames totaled 182 points for fourth place of 26 squads in a field where No. 19 Cal Baptist upset No. 3 Oklahoma State (50-76) for the team title.
On the men’s side, the Flames totaled 307 points for 11th out of 26 as four Liberty runners broke 25:00 on the challenging course. No. 25 Montana State edged No. 29 Cal Baptist, 62-63, for the men’s team championship.
Women’s Team Results (26 Total Teams):
1) No. 19 Cal Baptist - 50
2) No. 3 Oklahoma State - 76
3) Wyoming - 142
4) Liberty - 182
5) Washington State - 250
Men’s Team Results (26 Total Teams):
1) No. 25 Montana State - 62
2) No. 29 Cal Baptist - 63
3) Butler - 97
4) No. 21 Arkansas - 116
5) UCLA - 186
11) Liberty – 307
Women’s 6K Individual Results (232 Total Finishers):
1) Billah Jepkirui, Oklahoma State – 20:15.3
2) Yasna Petrova, Cal Baptist – 20:22.3
3) Calli Doan, Liberty – 20:32.9
4) Alaina Stone Boggs, Washington State – 20:37.7
5) Greta Karinauskaite, Cal Baptist – 20:38.4
10) Kayla Werner, Liberty – 20:58.4
30) Anna Hostetler, Liberty – 21:30.6
68) Marie Hostetler, Liberty – 22:01.7
85) Kristiana Young, Liberty – 22:14.2
86) Priscillah Kiplagat, Liberty – 22:14.2
88) Catherine Farrell, Liberty – 22:16.0
146) Jessica Palisca, Liberty – 22:57.8
171) Katrina Schlenker, Liberty – 23:28.6
Men’s 8K Individual Results (241 Total Finishers):
1) Duncan Hamilton, Montana State – 23:28.8
2) Barry Keane, Butler – 23:30.7
3) Peter Lynch, Unattached – 23:33.7
4) Matthew Richtman, Montana State – 23:34.5
5) Jesse Hamlin, Butler – 23:35.7
27) Nicholas Kiprotich, Liberty – 24:10.2
36) Kyle Harkabus, Liberty – 24:22.9
79) Jack Cottrell, Liberty – 24:52.3
82) Jacob Hess, Liberty – 24:55.4
98) Caleb Olson, Liberty – 25:06.6
154) Landon Dinkel, Liberty – 25:37.8
189) Jeremiah Mussmon, Liberty – 26:03.2
Race Reactions
- Doan has now finished inside the top 10 at nine of her last 10 cross country meets, including all four starts this fall. Her 20:32.9 effort on Saturday was significantly faster than Doan’s 21:25.3 effort at the Spring 2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, which were contested on the same course.
- The Lady Flames placed 26th as a team at the Spring 201 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Stillwater. Doan, Marie Hostetler and Priscillah Kiplagat were the three Liberty runners who competed that day who were back in action on Saturday.
- Werner (20:58.4) became the sixth Lady Flame ever to run a sub-21:00 6K. She joins Ednah Kurgat (2015) and Adelyn Ackley-Fairley (2019) as the only Liberty women’s runners to do so as freshmen. Werner was the second-fastest freshman in Saturday’s race.
- Kristiana Young stepped up as the Lady Flames’ No. 5 runner on the day, posting a personal-best 22:14.2 for 85th place.
- Kiprotich has now served as Liberty’s No. 1 men’s runner during each of his first three races as a Flame (Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational, Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational and Weis-Crockett Invitational).
- Harkabus moved up nine spots during the final kilometer as he closed out the fastest 8K (24:22.9) of his career.
- Two-time ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Week Jacob Hess came in 82nd overall, including 12th among freshmen.
Up Next
Liberty will travel to John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala., for the 2022 ASUN Cross Country Championships. The meet will be contested on Oct. 29, with the women’s 5K scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern and the men’s 8K to follow at 9:45 a.m. Eastern.
The Liberty women’s squad will be aiming for its third consecutive ASUN team title, while the men’s team will be in search of its first ASUN crown during its final year of conference membership.
