University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Serhii Shevchenko earned athlete of the week honors after etching his name in the program record books.  Shevchenko clocked a 24:55.7 over the 8k course to place fifth in the individual standing.  That finish is tied for the best finish in program history.   After finding himself at 22nd at the 1K split, the freshman fought his way all the way to third at the 2K split. Shevchenko stayed in the top six for the rest of the race and split a 3:04.3 in the final 1K to secure the fifth-place finish.  Shevchenko earned All-American honors while leading UC to a third place team finish, which is tied for the program’s best finish set back in 1998.