Mars Hill places ninth at SAC Championships

NEWTON, N.C. – The Mars Hill men’s cross country team continued their 2023 campaign at the South Atlantic Conference Championship at Southside Park in Newton, North Carolina with an 8k race. The Mars Hill men’s team moved up steadily throughout the race and finished ninth place as a team after entering ranked 11th. Continuing his freshman season strong, Kelvin Kiprop led the Lions with a new 8k personal record of 25:07.61 to finish 41st place. The second Lion to cross the line was Maliki Pope who finished in a new personal record of 25:52.57. With an incredible performance, freshman Brandon…