Men’s cross country finish 9th, women 11th
The Eagles men’s and women’s cross country teams finished ninth and 11th, respectively, running against some of the best in the nation Saturday at the RMAC championships in Gunnison, Colorado. There were fifteen teams that competed in each field.
Alejandro Garcia, junior of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, led the Eagle men placing 26th out of 117 participants, running the 8-kilometer course in 27:17.10. Shortly after, Evans Koech, junior of Kenya, finished with a time of 27:34.90 placing 37th. Freshman Eric Yager, of Hot Springs, South Dakota, placed 67th and freshman Levi Avila, of Mitchell, finished 76th rounding up the top finisher for CSC in this event.
For the women’s team, Rebbeca Volf, junior of Wood River, placed 41st out of 114 entries with a time of 24:44.50 in a 6-kilometer event. Shortly after, Jayme Nunes, junior of Alliance, finished 49th with a time of 25:01.50. Sophomore of Chadron, Nicky Banzhaf and sophomore Callie Johnson, of Casper, Wyoming, finished five seconds apart at 58th and 59th respectively.
Adams State Grizzlies took first in the men’s and women’s events. For the men, Tabor Stevens, senior of Canon City, Colorado, led the way with a time of 25:20.70. For the women, senior Lauren Martin, of Alamosa, Colorado, finished with a time of 22:16.20.
Next on the schedule for all the RMAC teams will be the South Central Regional Championships hosted in Denver, on Nov. 22.
Men’s team results:
1, Adams State, 33 points; 2, Colorado Mines, 38; 3, Western State, 97; 4, Colorado Mesa, 124; 5, Metro State, 165; 6, Colorado-Colorado Springs, 195; 7, New Mexico Highlands, 207; 8, Fort Lewis, 223; 9, Chadron State, 262; 10, Black Hills State, 264; 11, Colorado Christian, 348; 12, South Dakota Mines, 355; 13, Western New Mexico, 362; 14, CSU-Pueblo, 389; 15, Regis, 425
CSC’s placings—26, Alejandro Garcia, 27:17.10; 37, Evans Koech, 27:34.90; 67, Eric Yager, 28:35.20; 76, Levi Avila, 29:00.40; 83, Dylan Stansbury, 29:17.60
Women’s team results:
1, Adams State, 18 points; 2, Western State, 69; 3, Colorado-Colorado Springs, 122; 4, Colorado Mesa, 127; 5, Colorado Mines, 130; 6, Metro State, 133; 7, Fort Lewis, 160; 8, Colorado Christian, 257; 9, Black Hills State, 280; 10, CSU-Pueblo, 281; 11, Chadron State, 283; 12, Regis, 293; 13, South Dakota Mines, 345; 14, New Mexico Highlands, 383; 15, Western New Mexico, 428
CSC placings—41, Rebecca Volf, 24:44.50; 49, Jayme Nunes, 25:01.50; 58, Nicky Applegarth, 25:26.60; 59, Callie Johnson, 25:23, 10; 87, Sarah Towsend, 26:37.40; 94, Maggie Vinton, 26:51.50; 95, Miranda Karn, 27:04.60; 97, Justine Stone, 27:13.70; 105, Teran Hanson, 27:45.30