Sawe and Ngetich top at national championships/trials

World Road Running half marathon champion Sebastien Kimaru Sawe and world 10km record holder Agnes Jebet Ngetich were the winners of the Athletics Kenya National cross Country championships cum trials held at the Kenya Prisons Training in Ruiru.

The duo will lead the Kenya at this year’s world cross country championships that will be staged on March 30^th at the Belgrade in Serbia.

Top ten results

10km senior women

1. AGNES JEBET NGETICH (CENTRAL RIFT) 31:50.9
2. Emmaculate Anyango (NAIROBI) 31:53.1
3. LILIAN KASAIT LENGERUK (KENYA PRISON SERVICES) 31:56.3
4. BEATRICE CHEBET (NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE) 31:59.7
5. MARGARET CHELIMO (NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE) 32:21.2
6. CYNTHIA CHEPNGENO (KENYA DEFENCE FORCES) 32:42.2
7. EDINAH JEBITOK (NAIROBI) 32:54.9
8. DIANA CHEPKORIR (KENYA DEFENCE FORCES) 32:59.3
9. JOYCELINE JEPKOSGEI (KENYA DEFENCE FORCES) 33:04.7
10. SHEILA CHEPKIRUI (KENYA DEFENCE FORCES) 33:15.6

10km senior men

1. SABASTIAN SAWE (CENTRAL RIFT) 28:38.3
2. SAMUEL CHEBOLEI (NYANZA NORTH) 28:38.9
3. GIDEON RONO (CENTRAL RIFT) 28:41.9
4. GOEFFREY KAMWOROR (NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE) 28:42.6
5. BENSON KIPLANGAT (SOUTH RIFT REGION) 28:47.4
6. ISHMAEL ROKITO KIPKURUI (CENTRAL RIFT) 28:52.4
7. HILLARY CHEPKWONY (NAIROBI REGION) 28:59.5
8. NICHOLAS KIMELI (CENTRAL RIFT) 29:05.8
9. ISAAC KIBET NDIEMA (WESTERN REGION) 29:06.4
10. VINCENT LANGAT (SOUTH RIFT) 29:21.5