Social media reactions to Justyn Knight’s NCAA cross-country win
Twitter reactions to Canadian Justyn Knight's championship-winning performance at NCAAs on Saturday in Kentucky
From 143rd overall in 2014 to first in 2017, Justyn Knight improved his result every year at the NCAA Division One Cross-Country Championships to win his first-career individual title on Saturday.
The Syracuse senior kicked hard in the final 500m of the men’s 10K in Louisville, Ky. at the American university championships to win over a pair of Northern Arizona athletes. Knight’s victory was the first in Syracuse cross-country program history and the first win by a Canadian at the NCAA Cross-Country Championships since Sheila Reid in 2010 and 2011.
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Knight, who went undefeated in cross-country races this late-summer/fall cross-country season, ran 29:00.1 for 10K on a windy Saturday in Kentucky.
Social media reactions
Simon Bairu, the last Canadian man, prior to Knight, to win the NCAA Cross-Country Championships individual title chimes in.
Great run! Bright future for Canada! Congrats @justyn_knight https://t.co/luznXSR1kp
— Simon Bairu (@SimonBairu) November 18, 2017
I’m proud to say I can now call myself a NCAA CHAMPION ?? ?: @urimiscott pic.twitter.com/lxv2CBJuZb
— Justyn Knight (@justyn_knight) November 18, 2017
Second-fastest Canadian in the marathon of all-time congratulates Knight.
Congrats man! Great to see you take the title.
— Reid Coolsaet (@ReidCoolsaet) November 19, 2017
They just showed this video in the Dome and it elicited a rousing standing ovation.
Congrats, @justyn_knight. #animal
(Maybe we should start paying more attention to the XC team than the football team.) https://t.co/ekOM9e6FiH
— Orange Fizz (@OrangeFizz) November 19, 2017
The 2016 NCAA XC men’s individual champion sends his congratulations.
Congrats big man ????
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Looking forward to toeing the line with you again soon @justyn_knight pic.twitter.com/Fg63ojqkdG— Patrick Tiernan (@tiernan_patrick) November 18, 2017
Quite an NCAA XC career you've had, @justyn_knight:
2014: 143rd
2015: 4th
2016: 2nd
2017: 1stPC: @urimiscott pic.twitter.com/fjxxWae0s5
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) November 19, 2017
Rio Olympian and fellow Torontonian Gabriela Stafford sends a shoutout to Knight.
S/O to self-proclaimed Sweetheart of Canada @justyn_knight for winning some race down south that is apparently a big deal. ? #TorontoRepresent #NCAAXC
— Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (@gstafford13) November 18, 2017
Watch @justyn_knight win a National title in one minute pic.twitter.com/6A7wqB83Th
— Syracuse XC/Track (@CuseXCTF) November 18, 2017
IAAF World Championships silver medallist Kara Goucher commends Knight’s racing tactics.
He ran brilliantly!!
— Kara Goucher (@karagoucher) November 18, 2017
Justyn Knight is a perfect example of working hard, believing in yourself, and trusting the process. It doesn’t happen overnight. #sticktoit https://t.co/2iqLFys7ol
— bettTFXC (@bettTFXC) November 19, 2017
Idk what my mans @justyn_knight is doing in this pic. But Shoutout to him for freaking winning the individual
Race at the NCAA XC championship today! #hestilltrashatball pic.twitter.com/sl0jjE04dU— Senior Chief Executive Vibes Officer (@Elijah_Newsome) November 19, 2017
The #Champ @justyn_knight ! Congrats man well deserved! ??
— Clayton Murphy (@Clayton_Murph) November 18, 2017
Charlotte Prouse, top Canadian in the NCAA 6K and a member of the women’s team champions, the University of New Mexico, asks “why are you so nice?!” Sportsmanship example number one.
WHY ARE YOU SO NICE #stud ?!?!!?
— Charlotte Prouse (@bubbsprouse) November 19, 2017
The moment Knight finished the race, Knight turned around to NAU’s Matthew Baxter, who he battled in the final metres of the race, and immediately congratulated him on the performance. Another example of Knight’s sportsmanship.
Emotional finishes at #NCAAXC with athletes letting it all out at the end of a long XC season.@justyn_knight @NAUTrackFieldXC @UNMLoboXCTF @BroncoSportsXC @BaylorTrack @RazorbackTF @CuseXCTF pic.twitter.com/8ipiKtgDX7
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) November 18, 2017
Justyn Knight takes NCAA XC individual, Northern Arizona repeats! – RunBlogRun https://t.co/YF3JHghV4e, #NorthernArizona, #syracuse, #ncaaxc, #crosscountry, pic.twitter.com/3SbZbDMPai
— RunBlogRun (@RunBlogRun) November 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/Wood_History/status/932005447858556930
Plenty of goat emojis being thrown around. (Goat being an acronym for greatest of all-time.)
— Luke Mathews OLY (@LukeMathews95) November 18, 2017
I love how he's genuinely having fun and positive about everything
— Coach SWERV M.Ed. (@AngryHalfMiler) November 18, 2017
? @justyn_knight https://t.co/SqJUz2PBOl
— Mark (@pfaefflem) November 18, 2017
Congrats @justyn_knight ! You deserve it! Keep crushing it! https://t.co/no9YsuuTuO
— Michael Bailey (@michael_abailey) November 19, 2017
Olympic champion Donovan Bailey chimes in.
This is the kind of thing I love waking up to. Congrats, @justyn_knight ??!! https://t.co/NRzI9WdyMI
— Donovan Bailey (@donovanbailey) November 18, 2017
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