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Jack Emanuel of Chico State has been named the Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, for the week of Sept. 18-25, after leading the Wildcats in their season opening race.

Emanuel placed second, and was the top CCAA finisher, at the Cougar Challenge at Cal State San Marcos in a time of 24:19.8. Emanuel led No. 5 Chico State to a run-away team victory with 32 points, 38 points better than runner-up Azusa Pacific.

APU’s Nixon Korir won the 8K run on Saturday in 24:16.6.

Emanuel, who hails from Chico, was one of five Wildcats to finish among the top 10.  Emanuel’s time was nearly 30 seconds faster than his previous best on the course, a 24:50.3 which netted him a fourth-place finish at the 2021 CCAA Championships. His runner-up finish was Emanuel’s best collegiate cross country finish.

Next race on the schedule for Chico State is the Bronco Invitational, on Oct. 15, at Santa Clara.