JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Central Arkansas cross country teams competed in the ASUN Championships on Friday, with the women placing third and the men's team placing sixth.
Madeline Hill led the women's team, who improved on last season's fifth-place finish, clocking in at 17:21.7 to come in 11
th place.
Ali Nachtigal was close behind, finishing in 14
th with a time of 17:31.9.
Kayleigh Wagnon took home 18
th with a time of 17:36.5.
Sequoya Prentice and Felisa Sahieb finished back-to-back in 24
th and 25
th, with times of 17:48.6 and 17:50.5, respectively.
Anna Bommes crossed the finish line at 18:08.4, followed by
Emma Selph's 18:48.1.
Brooklyn Nicholson finished her freshman ASUN Championship in 19:02.1.
The top-three finishers for the Bears all claimed All-ASUN spots with their finishes. Hill and Nachtigal were named Second Team All-ASUN runners, and Wagnon claimed a spot on the ASUN's Third Team.
On the men's side,
Pete Johnson placed 21
st with a time of 24:25.6.
Jack Dingman finished 30
th after crossing the finish line in 24:50.0.
Trae Baker put up a good showing at 25:24.7, followed by
Mason Bickle's 25:40.1.
Carlos Hernandez penciled in a time of 25:49.8, trailed by
Samuel Morales's time of 25:59.6.
Tim Haughton finished his run at 26:46.8.
Gavin Frick crossed at 27:01.2, and was followed closely by
Bresner Austin's 27:11.4 and William Hill's 27:13.9.
Johnson claimed a spot as a Third Team All-ASUN runner, and Baker picked up a place on the ASUN All-Freshman Team.
From head coach
Josey Weaver:
"I'm so proud of our ladies. From finishing tenth two years ago and fifth last year, our women were able to climb to third overall. This group races for one another, and continues to share their success as a team. Couldn't be happier for Madeline, Ali and Kayleigh for their all-conference performances. This group has developed into a team to watch out for. We will try to put one more great effort together in two weeks at the South Central Championships.
I'm proud of the effort that the men's team ran with today, we just didn't quite get the results we were hoping for. Proud of our guys up front who put together a solid day, especially Pete, on his all-conference performance."
The Bears will run again in two weeks, competing in the NCAA South Central Regional on November 15
th.
