Nov. 3, 2009

LUBBOCK, Texas - For the second year in a row, Texas Tech's cross country coach Jon Murray has been named the Big 12 Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year after leading the women's squad to back-to-back Big 12 Cross Country Championships.

Murray led the No. 14 Texas Tech to its second-straight Big 12 title this past Saturday in Columbia, MO. He coached four runners in the top 10 and five to all-conference honors on the women's side in Lillian Badaru, Purity Biwott, Gladys Kipsang, Caroline Karunde and Winrose Karunde. It is the second team Big 12 Championship in program history and the Lady Raiders have won every meet this season.

In only his fifth season as head cross country coach, Murray has led Tech to two conference titles, two top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships and coached Sally Kipyego to three-straight Big 12 and NCAA Individual Championships in cross country.

Murray will lead both of Tech's cross country squads to the Mountain Regional Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. on Nov. 17th.