Men's Cross-Country Wins First Meet in Program History; Women take 3rd
SALISBURY, NC- For the first time in its young existence, Columbia College Men's Cross-Country collected its first meet victory Friday at the Livingstone College 8K Invitational.
The Koalas took first in a field of 10 teams and six with full teams with a total time of 2:24:37, and a score of 23.
Freshman Cayden Chance kept the momentum rolling he's built up so far in his young career, placing first of 51 runners. Chance finished the 8K in an impressive 27:37.9 and was a solid five seconds ahead of the second-place finisher from the host school.
A pair of freshmen Koalas joined their teammates in the top 10 as Harold Nolan and William Bull claimed fourth and sixth, respectively running times of 28:40 and 29:05. Sophomore Damaion Polite and freshman Evan McLeod then each finished 12th and 13th respectively in 29:37 to complete the quintet of Koalas under 30 minutes.
Sophomore Austin Major, Jr. (17th) also took a top-20 finish at 30:36.1.
The Women's team also had another impressive outing in the 5K, as they placed third out of 7 teams.
The dynamic freshman duo of Addison Martin and Carly Fuel took second and third place with times of 20:14.2 and 20:17.2.
Freshman Jenna Couch (11th) just missed a top-10 finish with a time of 21:51, while fellow first-year Ameerah King took 20th in 22:55. Sophomore Jennifer Vigueras then wrapped up the scoring placing 42nd in 29:49.
The Cross-Country Marathon teams will compete tomorrow morning in the Famously Hot Pink Marathon.