Senior Kenneth Rotich (Nairobi, Kenya) was busy making history this weekend at the 2009 Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships.
The Kenyan sensation became only the seventh runner in conference history to win two A-Sun championships after capturing the 2009 title at the Sperling Sports Complex. Rotich, who won his first title of the 2009 season two weeks ago on the same 8K terrain, beat out USC Upstate's Gilbert Kemboi with a top time of 25:31.
In addition, Rotich joined an elite group of Buccaneer runners to win at least two conference championships in their illustrious careers at ETSU. With the win on Saturday, Rotich became only the sixth ETSU student-athlete to capture multiple championships - joining Adrian Leek (1978, 80), Dennis Stark (1981-83), Brian Dunne (1984-85), James Hynes (1987, 89), and Seamus Power (1990-93).
Despite having three runners place in the top 10, it was still not enough firepower for ETSU to bring home its second consecutive A-Sun Championship. Kennesaw State had its five runners place in the top 15, as the Owls claimed their first conference championship since joining the league. Kennesaw State ran away with the title by scoring 40 points, while ETSU posted 82 and USC Upstate finished third with 98 points.
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