Memphis freshman James Mirembe was named the American Conference Men's Freshman of the Year on Saturday, Oct. 31, after the conference cross country championships at Lake Oaks Park in New Orleans, the school announced.
A program first
Mirembe is the first runner in Memphis history to earn the award, given to the top-finishing true freshman in the men's 8K. He was 32nd in 25:19.2. The Memphis men placed ninth as a team and the women were 12th.
Team results
For the men, Robert Randall was 39th (25:35.8), Alex Bobak 50th, Tyler Bickerman 68th, Daniel Reyes 78th with a personal best of 28:02.1, and Jay Prettyman 86th. For the women's 6K, Reese McDevitt led in 49th (22:33.9), followed by Brooke Doyle in 53rd, Jasmine Williams 70th, Elizabeth Markwell 85th, Reese Martin 90th and Grace Schaff 92nd. Doyle, Markwell and Schaff set personal bests.
Memphis next competes at the NCAA South Regional on Friday, Nov. 13.
Sources: Memphis Athletics