CSC 10k record set at Regional meet

Dylan Stansbury, junior of Crawford, set CSC’s cross country record with his 10k time of 31:23.2 at the South Central Regional Cross Country Championships Saturday in Canyon, Texas. Stansbury came in 27th and reduced his time from last year by four minutes and 14 seconds.

“I felt pretty good. I was only four places from qualifying for nationals and only two places from being All-Region. I think I would have qualified for nationals if I was competing in a different regional championship meet,” Stansbury said.

Junior Nicky Banzhaf, of Chadron, finished the 6k 24th in 22:27 and shaved two and a half minutes off her time from last year. Her run placed her less than 30 seconds away from the CSC women’s cross country record, ran by former CSC Track and Field All-American Stacy Girard.

“I just kept praying, really trying to focus on God when I was tired. I didn’t race the race I wanted, but I’m proud of the team and myself. We moved up four spots and had some nice PRs,” Banzhaf said.

Alyse Henry, freshman of Rock Springs, Wyoming, came in 44th in a time of 22:50. Senior Rebecca Volf, of Wood River, was 52nd in 23:02.1, followed by Jayme Nunes, senior of Alliance, in 72nd with a time of 23:30.2. Finishing 73rd in 23:30.6 was junior Margaret Vinton, of North Platte. Sandra Pelayo, junior of Cozad, finished 95th in 23:56.9, and senior Sarah Townsend, of Douglas, Wyoming, completed the 6k in 126th with a time of 24:32.9.

Senior Evans Koech, of Nairobi, Kenya, finished 52nd with a time of 32:07.1. Levi Avila, sophomore of Mitchell, ran 33:00.5 and placed 80th. Eric Yager, sophomore of Hot Springs, South Dakota, ran a 33:03.7, placing him 84th. Sophomore Phill Duncan, of Chadron, finished 101st in 33:2, and Kyle Dietsch, junior of Sheridan, Wyoming, placed 116th in a time of 33:52.7. Hank Jackson, junior of Lingle, Wyoming, came in 130th with a time of 34:17.5.

Dallas Baptist University’s senior Kelsey Bruce, of Brackettville, Texas, won the women’s race in 20:36, and Western State Colorado University’s Keifer Johnson, redshirt junior of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, won the men’s race in 29:50.5.

Adams State led the men’s team standings with 55 points. CSC finished 13th with 340.

Adams State also led the women’s team standings with 27 points. The Eagles finished eighth with a total of 252.