COLBY, Kan. – An event win for Garden City Community College sophomore Meryeme Mai and a new collegiate best for Broncbuster Thaddaeus Rotich has led to a sweep of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week awards for GCCC.  

Meryeme Mai (Garden City) – KJCCC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Sophomore Meryeme Mai claimed the individual title at the Prairie Fire Pepper 5K with a season-best time of 17:45.3. Her performance led Garden City Community College to a sixth-place team finish out of 25 schools competing across NCAA DII, NAIA, and NJCAA divisions. The Broncbusters were the top-finishing NJCAA program, posting a team average of 19:40. Garden City CC currently stands number five nationally in the NJCAA rankings.

Thaddaeus Rotich (Garden City) – KJCCC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Garden City sophomore Thaddaeus Rotich ran the top time in the KJCCC last week, competing in the 2025 Chile Pepper Festival McDonnel 8K, which featured primarily NCAA Division and Division 2 runners. Rotich's time of 25:14.10 placed 60th out of 285 runners, with his time serving as a collegiate best time.

Other Women’s Runners Nominated:
Mercy Angaamchaab – Cloud County
Daniela Cerda – Dodge City

Other Men’s Runners Nominated:
None