-----Rose Jepkirui

WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Northern Kentucky University cross country runner Rose Jepkirui posted a fifth-place finish at the Xavier Invitational on Saturday with a time of 19:04.

Jepkirui, a junior from Mosoriot, Kenya, was NKU's top performer in the women's five-kilometer event. Norse junior Julianne Hoekzema finished eighth by completing the Voice of America Park course in 19:16.

Ohio State won the team title with a score of 22, and Xavier finished second with 43 points. NKU was third with a score of 63.

In the men's five-kilometer race, sophomores Zach Koehler and Matthew Shoulta each finished in the top 10 as NKU knocked off Xavier for second place. Ohio State won the team title with a perfect score of 15, while NKU totaled 57. Xavier was third with a score of 69.

Koehler took ninth place with a time of 15:50.1, while Shoulta was 10th in a time of 15:50.9. The Norse's Keith Knapp posted an 12th-place finish with a time of 15:55.

NKU will host the third annual Norse Cross Country Classic next Friday at A.J. Jolly in Alexandria, Ky.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

MEN'S RESULTS