COLBY, Kan. – Earning their second race wins in as many weeks, Hutchinson Community College cross country runners Ashara Frater and Letsepa Prince Madume have both repeated as Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Cross Country Runners of the Week.
Ashara Frater (Hutchinson) – KJCCC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Frater earned her second career individual championship to lead the number 13-ranked Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country team at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open on Saturday. Frater posted a time of 17:37.71 to win the race by 2.7 seconds over unattached runner Sophia Christensen. Frater, an NJCAA All-American runner as a freshman in 2025, also won the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic in August at Fun Valley to begin the 2026 season. Saturday’s time was her second-fastest 5,000-meter time this season, trailing only her time of 17:28.70 at the Chile Pepper Festival on October 3rd.
Letsepa Prince Madume (Hutchinson) – KJCCC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Madume earned his second race championship of the season, winning the Fort Hays State Tiger Open. The sophomore’s time was a personal 8,000-meter best of 24:11.10, which was 1.90 seconds faster than his time posted at the Chile Pepper Festival, run just last week. Madume moved past Blue Dragon Dennis Weber into seventh place on the Hutchinson men’s cross country all-time 8,000-meter list with the performance this past weekend.
Other Women’s Runners Nominated:
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Other Men’s Runners Nominated:
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