Bowling Green, KY – For the second time this season, James Ndayishimiye was named the Mid-South Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, conference officials announced Monday.

The Lexington, KY native led the Patriots at the Great Louisville Classic on Saturday, finishing 16th overall in the Men's Gold 8K. Ndayishimiye crossed the finish line in 24:17.3 against a 251-runner field that featured competitors from across NCAA and NAIA programs.

Ndayishimiye's performance helped the top-ranked Patriots finish fourth out of 24 teams with 160 points. Cumberlands finished just one point behind third-place North Central and placed ahead of several NCAA Division I programs, including Western Kentucky, Marshall, Detroit Mercy, Duquesne, Wright State, Xavier, Bellarmine, East Tennessee State, Morehead State, Evansville, South Florida, USC Upstate, and Northern Kentucky.

The Junior earns his second MSC Runner of the Week honor of the season after previously receiving the award on September 21 following his performance at the Southern Showcase. Cumberlands has now collected three conference weekly honors this season, with Collin De Julio earning the award on September 7.

Ndayishimiye and the Patriots return to competition on Friday, October 23, at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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