MADISON, Wis. - Southern Utah University cross country performed well in Wisconsin Pre-Nationals on Oct. 19. In the challenging field of competition that made up the "B" races, the men's team finished tenth and the women's team finished 19th.
Coach Eric Houle said:
"The pre-nationals was a very competitive field today. Some of our athletes had really good performances, and some struggled just a bit, but they are on track to having a good conference championship meet. The conference championship races will be extremely competitive between four schools, with SUU being right in the mix."
Women's Recap
In their 6K race, the women's team totaled 492 points, finishing 19th in a field of nearly 30 teams. They finished ahead of teams such as Belmont University and the University of Miami.
Madisan DeBos headed up the women's team in 35th place overall with a time of 21:23.4. The next Thunderbird through, Jordyn Bartolomucci finished 70th with a 21:46.0. In 116th place, transfer Bella Evans raced a 22:24.5.
The young core of Southern Utah rounded out the next three spots on the team, with sophomore Makayla Pitcher taking 134th with a 22:35.8, freshman Audrey Hales taking 141st with a 22:40.7, and freshman Aldana Navarrete-Lamas taking 153rd with a 22:57.4. Veteran runner Josii Johnson rounded out the team with a 23:52.7, placing 185th.
Men's Recap
The men's team finished tenth out of 25 teams, scoring 253 points in the 8K race and beating teams like Liberty University, Pittsburgh University, and the University of Minnesota.
With an impressive sixth-place finish, Santiago Gaitan ran a 23:59.3. Hayden Harward also finished at the front of the pack, taking 20th with a time of 24:23.9. Coming in 51st, Jacob Peterson ran a 24:46.1 and Travis Feeny's 25:07.6 put him in 79th.
The last of the scorers, Coleman Cragun took 97th with a 25:16.8. Bowen Martin and Lanse Larsen closed out for the Thunderbirds, taking 117th and 156th with times of 25:33.3 and 26:29.9 respectively.
Up Next
Southern Utah will take one weekend off before competing in the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, Nov. 1.
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