XC/Track & Field: MT has a national champion

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Chemadi Captures NCAA Title in 3000m Steeplechase - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Kigen Chemadi capped off an illustrious career with an NCAA championship in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field

goblueraiders.com

 

[crposton]

Good for him. Not a “revenue” sport, but something to be celebrated still.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

Well done! Definitely worthy of a new blue hat Monmouth halftime ceremony.

 

[MTFNBY5]

Congrats to Chemadi - shows what 4 years of work can accomplish.

Sorry to say this achievement will get little, if any, mention in the mid-state media.

Could this be Dean Hayes last hurrah?

 

[MTFNBY5]

I have seen no mention of this in the media but I must admit that I don't watch and/or listen to much sports media anymore. The place I would have most expected to see this reported would have been in Mike Organ's "Midstate Chatter" column in Sunday's Tennessean but he didn't have a column this past Sun.
Has anyone seen this mentioned anywhere other than the DNJ's copy (where is the new beat writer?) of the goblueraiders.com article?

 

[MTFNBY5]

Well, finally a "mention" in this morning's "Tennessean".

Of course, it is in the form of a full page color ad (page 7A) by the athletic department touting last year's achievements.

Now bring on the argument if such an ad in "dead tree media" is a good use of scarce promotional funds. As for me; I wouldn't spend one red cent on an ad in a newspaper which essentially refuses to cover our athletic program.

 

[MTFNBY5]

FWIW Chemadi's NC was listed in Organ's column in yesterday's "Tennessean".