In a field of over 120, Chelanga placed first at the UAH Charger Invitational with a time of 24:18.1. His time at the UAH meet was 1:30.1 faster than the second place finisher, and it is the fastest 8K time by a GSC runner this season. It is the second individual victory for Chelanga in as many races this year. His performance helped the Hawks to an eighth place team finish.