Topeka, Kan.-For the second straight meet, Kansas State cross country runners took home the men's and women's individual titles as Mathew Chesang and Stefanie Murer won the Wildcat Invitational held at the Stateland Cross Country Course today. In the meet, the Wildcat women took home the team title while the men finished second in the event behind the University of Kansas.

Chesang won his second title of the year, finishing ahead of his brother, Benson Chesang of the University of Kansas, by one-tenth of a second. Chesang finished the 6,000-meter course in 20:19.30 as he out-raced his brother in the dash towards the finish line.

Chesang's finish was not enough for the Wildcats in the end as Kansas took home the team title, defeating the Wildcats with a score of 27. Rogers Kipchumba recorded his second consecutive top five when he finished fourth with a time of 20:40.70.

The Kansas State women rolled to victory, paced by Murer, with five top ten finishes at the meet. Murer won the first individual title of her career handily with a time of 14:07.40 on the 4,000-meter course. She defeated Desiraye Osburn of Wichita State, who finished second, by over 15 seconds.

Thrisha Culbertson, who won an individual title in the first meet of the year, finished third with a time of 14:29.00. K-State's Lysaira Roman-Del Valle finished fourth with a time of 14:57.10 for her first top five finish of her career.

The Wildcats' Shauna Burrell and Tina Todd finished sixth and eighth, respectively, rounding out the scoring for K-State. Kansas State finished with a team score of 22, easily defeating Kansas, who finished second with a score of 47.

Kansas State will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 20, when they race at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., at 10:00 a.m.

Team results:

Men:

1. Kansas 27

2. Kansas State 49

3. Fort Hays State 66

4. UMKC 100

Women:

1. Kansas State 22

2. Kansas 47

3. Wichita State 86

4. Fort Hays State 101

5. UMKC 119

Kansas State Individual Finishes:

Men:

1. Mathew Chesang 20:19.30

4. Rogers Kipchumba 20:40.70

13. Joe Moore 21:19.20

14. Micha Gamper 21:25.30

17. Christian Smith 21:45.40

19. Erik Sproll 21:54.90

21. Trevor Smith 22:01.30

Women:

1. Stefanie Murer 14:07.40

3. Trisha Culbertson 14:29.00

4. Lysaira Roman-Del Valle 14:57.10

6. Shauna Burrell 14:57.80

8. Tina Todd 15:18.00

16. Cate Holston 15:55.80

20. Samantha Murillo 16:40.60