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Middle Tennessee’s Elizabeth Magoma Named Conference USA Women’s Athlete of the Week
Middle Tennessee’s Elizabeth Magoma has her first weekly honour as a Blue Raider — and she earned it in one of the deepest fields of the fall. Magoma was named Conference USA Women’s Athlete of the Week after placing eighth in the 6K at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa in 19:42.5, in a field of 184 runners.
She was the second junior across the line, and she led Middle Tennessee’s women to a fifth-place team finish among 19 teams — ahead of Kennesaw State, Auburn and Tennessee Tech.
A top-eight finish in a 184-runner field, a team result that beat SEC and conference rivals, and a first CUSA honour: Magoma’s Blue Raider career is officially underway.
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Yehualaw Returns in Valencia as Kwizera Chases Spanish History
Yalemzerf Yehualaw returns from maternity leave in Valencia on Oct. 25, Rodrigue Kwizera chases a first Spanish win, and Kenenisa Bekele is also on the start list.
The Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 25 brings together a returning superstar, a man chasing national history, and one of the greatest distance runners of all time.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw headlines the women’s race in her return from maternity leave. The Ethiopian last raced at the Boston Marathon in April 2025, finishing third in 2:18:06, and her half marathon personal best of 1:03:51 — run on this course in 2021 — makes her the fastest woman in the field. She faces Lisbon champion Tsigie Gebreselama, world road running silver medallist Veronica Loleo and Ftaw Zeray on a course famous for fast times.
The men’s race could produce a first. Rodrigue Kwizera owns the fastest personal best in the field at 58:16, set in Prague earlier this year, and after receiving Spanish citizenship in 2026 he is chasing both the first Spanish men’s victory in Valencia and the Spanish record of 59:39. His training partner Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Andrea Kiptoo, Owen Kapkama, Daniel Ebenyo and 2018 winner Jemal Yimer are all in the field — along with Kenenisa Bekele, the three-time Olympic champion whose appearance alone will draw a crowd.
Britain’s Ben Connor, Charlie Wheeler and Samantha Harrison also feature. The course records — Yomif Kejelcha’s 57:30 and Letesenbet Gidey’s 1:02:52 — were both world records when set, which tells you everything about Valencia’s speed.
Photo: Canadian Running
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