Poppell Earns NAIA 1st Team All-American

Vancouver, WA - The Kentucky Christian University Cross Country program is gaining momentum every time they take to the course and today was no different as Sierra Poppell (NA/Sheperdsville,KY) became the newest NAIA 1st Team All-American.

To see Sierra's post-race interview CLICK HERE.

For her run, Sierra completed the course in 4^th place (341 runners) overall, with her splits being listed below:

5 Kilometers (3.11 Miles) 17:47.1

Avg Mile: 5:44 Avg KM: 3:34

Poppell punched her ticket to the event by placing 3^rd at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship on November 9^th, earning AAC 1^st Team honors in the process.

Also representing the AAC and KCU was Evan Leist (NA/Beaver, OH) who gained entrance to the national meet via his 10^th place finish in the conference run. Leist was a 2^nd Team All-Conference member as well as making the All-Freshman team. Evan placed 125^th (335 runners) and while this was not good enough for individual honors, it was an amazing building experience for any young runner. His splits are as follows:

MEN • 8 Kilometers (4.97 Miles) 26:35.9

Avg Mile: 5:22 Avg KM: 3:20

Congratulations to both Sierra and Evan on your outstanding seasons. KCU Nation is proud!!