FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Texas Tech junior and rising star Kennedy Kithuka captured his fourth-straight win of the season Saturday morning at the prestigious Chile Pepper Festival held at the University of Arkansas.

Kithuka crossed the line first overall with a time of 28:53.00 in the 10,000-meter race, a full 1:20 ahead of second place finisher Girma Mecheso of Oklahoma State. The Red Raiders finished second overall in the team standings with 109 points while the Lady Raiders finished 19th in the women's 6,000-meter race with 579 points.