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Explorers Finish Strong at NCAA Championships

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Men's Cross Country | November 19, 2022

STILLWATER, Okla. – Liz Mancini, El Mancini, Ibrahim Kedir and Taonga Mbambo of the La Salle men's and women's cross country teams put up a hard-fought battle at the NCAA Championships on Saturday morning.
 
Liz Mancini cracked the top 100 in the 253-runner field. The graduate student crossed the line in 87th with a time of 20:31.6. The mark was just one second shy of tying her career-best n the 6K achieved at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional the week prior. El Mancini clocked in at 21:12.7 for 186th place.
 
Ibrahim Kedir kept a steady pace clocking in around the three-minute mark for each split. He placed 134th in the 252-runner field with a time of 30:28.3. Taonga Mbambo clocked in at 32:04.0 in the contest.
 
The championships conclude the season for the Explorers cross country teams as they now turn their focus to the indoor track and field season set to begin in a few short weeks.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Ibrahim Kedir

Ibrahim Kedir

Senior
Taonga Mbambo

Taonga Mbambo

Junior
El Mancini

El Mancini

5' 5"
Senior
Liz Mancini

Liz Mancini

5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ibrahim Kedir

Ibrahim Kedir

Senior
Taonga Mbambo

Taonga Mbambo

Junior
El Mancini

El Mancini

5' 5"
Senior
Liz Mancini

Liz Mancini

5' 5"
Senior