Kimaru ran the 8k in 23:12.0. He held the top spot at the 3k marker, then shifted around by two spots over the final 5k, never dropping out of the top six pack and keeping a steady pace the whole way.
The Texas Tech women ran 6k, and Lily Mather led them in 29th with a time of 20:45.1. Emily Orr finished 67th at 21:58.8, and Lilly Koenig placed 70th at 22:04.4. Jenna Carter followed in 82nd at 22:25.0, and Avery Chatman scored 99th in 22:42.0, rounding out the top 100 runners.
The Red Raiders now get a week off. Then they travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Nov. 13.