SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Southern Utah University Cross Country teams wrapped up competition at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational early Friday morning. The Thunderbird Women's team finished 16th while the Men finished 18th in a competition filled with nationally ranked teams.
Women's Recap
For the Women, they finished the 5000m with 423 points, just behind programs such as Iowa and the University of San Francisco.
Junior Sariah Hernandez led the way for the 'Birds, finishing 27th overall with a time of 17:10.0. Taylor Jorgensen followed her up with a finishing time of 18:08.1 and a 93rd overall finish.
Daisy Baker finished with a 117th overall finish and a time of 18:39.1, Quinn Hagerman was close behind with a 18:48.8 time in 119th place, and Adisen Stratton finished three spots behind her with a time of 18:53.2.
Rounding out competition for the Women was Ellary Battle and Madison Patrick who finished 133rd and 134th with times of 19:34.3 and 19:41.4.
Head coach Eric Houle commented on the team's performance today, saying: "I expected the results from the Women because we sent a very young team. The experience was valuable, and I hope it will help them in future competitions."
Men's Recap
In the 5 mile, the Men's team finished with 441 points and was led by freshman Jacob Peterson, who finished in 75th with a time of 24:44.9. Following close behind him was Coleman Cragun with a 82nd place finish and a 24:49.1. Noah Jenkins finished in 90th place with a 24:55.6 finish.
Max Jones and Bowen Martin finished back to back in 104th and 105th with times of 25:10.7 and 25:11.7. Travis Feeny finished one spot behind Martin with a time of 25:14.0. Wrapping things up for the T-Birds was Lanse Larsen in 128th place and a time of 25:36.6.
Coach Houle said of the teams finish: "Most of the guys were sick the week before, but I felt they were coming around and ready to race. By today's results, they weren't. We are a much better team. We have great athletes and they are in excellent shape. We'll set our sights on the next competition and do much better."
Up Next
The team will be back in Cedar City next Saturday, Oct. 7th as they will host the SUU Color Country Invitational at the Cedar Ridge Golf course.
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