Kimeli earns All-America honors to conclude cross country career - Auburn Tigers Official Athletic Site

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Auburn senior Joyce Kimeli closed out one of the most decorated cross country tenures in program history with a 16^th place finish Saturday morning at NCAA Championships to secure yet another All-American award in her storied career.

Paired with a 14^th place finish at 2019 Nationals, Kimeli becomes the only Tiger in program history to amass multiple top-20 finishes at the sport's pinnacle event.
 
"Joyce ran a great race today" Tigers cross country coach Aaron Kindt said. "It epitomizes what she's been like her whole career – a competitor and a fighter. I'm excited to get her on the track and see what more she can accomplish moving forward."
 
Kimeli's 19:43:40 mark is good for her best 6k time of the season and the second best of her career. It is also her fastest time of four career meets at Apalachee Regional Park.
 
With a top-40 finish in a field of 255 total runners, Kimeli earned her second Cross Country All-American honor in as many seasons. She joins Rachel Sauder (1994, 95), Janet Trujillo (1996), Angela Holman (2003, 04, 05) and Holly Knight (2008) as the only Auburn women to garner All-American status school history.
 
In addition to her All-American accolades, Kimeli rounds out her cross country career with two meet victories, 11 top-10 finishes, three All-Region selections, and one South Regional Athlete of the Year award.
 
Whittni Orton of BYU claimed this year's individual title while NC State won the women's team championship.
 
Up Next
Kimeli and the Tigers gear up for indoor track season with Kimeli's first meet just two weeks away as she is scheduled to compete at the Boston Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts on Dec. 3 – 4.     
 
2021 NCAA XC Championships
Apalachee Regional Park
Tallahassee, Fla.
 
Auburn Individual Results
16. Joyce Kimeli, 19:43:40
 

𝗔𝗟𝗟-𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 👑

best race of the season for @joyce_kimeli

16) 19:43.40

she's bringing home another All-American honor 🔥#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/ATuLZfB9BQ

— Auburn Track & Field (@AuburnTFXC) November 20, 2021

Individual Auburn Women's Results at NCAA Championships
1994       Rachel Sauder   28^th
1995       Rachel Sauder   30^th
1996       Janet Trujillo       31^st
2000       Nerissa Johnson   87^th
2001       Alexis Hamblet     117^th
2002       Catherine Wanyoike  74^th
2003       Angela Holman  T-32^nd
2004       Angela Holman  9^th
2005       Angela Holman  30^th
2008       Holly Knight        11^th
2010       Holly Knight        79^th
2015       Brenda Kigen     54^th
2016       Veronica Eder    63^rd
2017       Brenda Kigen     102^nd
2018       Joyce Kimeli        106^th
2019       Joyce Kimeli        14^th
2021       Joyce Kimeli        16^th

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