<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=001159_0wCrr7Mv00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=001159_0wCrr7Mv00" width="1763" height="1176" ><figcaption>Texas Tech's Juliet Cherubet competes in the women's 6k race at the Texas Tech Open located at Lubbock Christian University Cross Country Course Sept. 13, 2024. Jacob Lujan</figcaption></figure>Friday was a record-setting day for Texas Tech cross country as sophomore Juliet Cherubet set a course record and multiple Red Raiders earned top-place finishes at the Arturo Barrios Invitational at College Station.Cherubet broke the record with an 18:37.0 time, 21.2 seconds faster than the previous record. Olympian Parker Valby held the previous record at 18:58.20 in 2023, according to Tech Athletics.Along with Cherubet's record day, the freshman duo Solomon Kipchoge and Ernest Cheruiyot took the top two spots for the men's 8k with times of 22:01.4 and 22:20.4, helping the men's team earn the meet title, according to Tech Athletics.Sophomore Vincent Koech and freshman Nathan Kapel rounded out the top 15 for the men with seventh and 11th place finishes at 22:38.4 and 23:01.9 respectively, according to Tech Athletics.Sophomore Anastasia Chepkorir finished in 13th with a 19:41.8 time making her the one of six Red Raiders to finish in the top 15 at the meet. Tech earned fifth overall in the women's rankings for the meet, according to Tech Athletics.Tech is set to compete in the Big 12 Championships on Nov.1 in Waco, Texas, according to Tech Athletics.</div></body>

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Cherubet sets course record; men's 8k earns Arturo Barrios Invitational title

Friday was a record-setting day for Texas Tech cross country as sophomore Juliet Cherubet set a course record and multiple Red Raiders earned top-place finishes at the Arturo Barrios Invitational at College Station. Cherubet broke the record with an 18:37.0 time, 21.2 seconds faster than the previous record. Olympian Parker...