Posted by Scott Cummings - Tue, Oct 20, 2009 - [ Men's Cross Country ] - Viewed 312 times
Philiph Tonui
Philiph Tonui
(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 20)--Philiph Tonui from Hannibal-LaGrange College is the Oct. 19 honoree as the American Midwest Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Tonui, a sophomore from Kericho, Kenya, won the Illinois College Invitational last Saturday. He covered the course with a winning time of 26:17, which gave him a 13-second victory. It marked Tonui's second race victory in 2009.

OTHERS NOMINATED FOR AMC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK: Ryan Meyer of William Woods University