Men's Cross Country | 10/9/2025 9:00:00 AM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's cross country program saw a student-athlete stake a claim to one of the SWAC's two weekly accolades for the first time in the post COVID-19 era and the first time for a male runner since September 12, 2017, when Duncan Koima took home the SWAC Newcomer of the Week honor after his performance at the Belhaven Invitational on Saturday morning.
 
Prior to Wednesday evening's announcement on the conference's social media, the most recent winner hailing from MVSU was Scolasticah Kemei on October 17, 2018 whereas the last male student-athlete to be recognized was Jaleel Turner on September 12, 2017.
 
Koima, a freshman from Eldoret, Kenya and a product of Michael's Boy High School, made it back-to-back podium trips for the Delta Devils, earning the bronze medal with a third place finish via a time of 25:46.19, falling behind only Jackson State's Godfrey Kimutai (SWAC Runner of the Week) and an unattached Braedon Methvin.
 
The final meet of the regular season will take place in the same location on a new date and with a different host as Valley gets their final warm-up prior to the SWAC Championships on Friday, October 17 as participants in the Watson Classic.  
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