Chesondin Set to Represent Akron at NCAA Cross Country Championships

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AKRON, Ohio - University of Akron freshman Timothy Chesondin (Eldoret, Kenya) is set to represent the Zips at the NCAA Cross Country Championships this Saturday (Nov. 18) at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va.

The women's 6K opens the championship at 10:20 am followed by th men's 10K race, which is set for 11:10 a.m.

Chesondin becomes the second Akron runner to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships in program history joining Marc Migliozzi (2019). He received an at-large selection on Nov. 11 and is one of 38 at-large individuals selected to participate in the championship. All individual qualifiers finished in the top 25 in their regions.

Earlier this week, Chesondin garnered All-Great Lakes Regional accolades when the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) unveiled its all-regional selections on Nov. 13.

A total of 225 men and 225 women from 89 men's and 99 women's institutions earned the distinction by finishing among the top-25 runners at one of nine regional sites across the country.

Chesondin led the Zips' efforts at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional hosted by Wisconsin on Nov. 10 traversing the 10K course in a career- and school-record time of 29:51.5 to finish eighth overall and earn a berth into the NCAA Championships.

Chesondin Set to Represent Akron at NCAA Cross Country Championships

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