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Rustlers Run Strong at Nationals in Huntsville Alabama

Rustlers Run Strong at Nationals in Huntsville Alabama

Members of the CWC Cross Country teams traveled to Huntsville, AL to compete in the NJCAA National Cross Country Meets this weekend.  A total of 208 men and 180 women completed the D1 races to finish the 2023 season.  

 
Freshman Tayden Bell and Sophomore Quinten Gasaway competed in the Men's 8K (5 miles) race.  Tayden finished the race in 28:08 minutes and Quinten finished with a PR of 30.22.
 
Four women competed in the 5K (3.1 miles) race.  Sophomore Larissa McElroy finished first for CWC, and 75th overall, with a PR time of 20:17.  Freshmen Kallee Cook and Amberly Froerer also finished the race with PRs in 20:31 and 21:35 respectively.  Sophomore KayKay Sandall finished strong with a time of 22:33.
 
I am really happy with the race each team member ran this weekend,  We did not have enough runners to compete as a team in either race this weekend, so their competition was really against the clock.  Each of the CWC team members ran their hardest and did their best this weekend.  It was great to see the outcomes of all their hard work and effort during this season, in the races this weekend.  It is exciting that almost everyone posted PR times at the National competition.  The freshman team members will be strong competitors next season.
 
KayKay Sandall shared, "The trip to Alabama was both fun and an awesome racing experience!  Almost everyone on the team PRed and had a solid race!  It was awesome to get to race in a race that big, and was tons of fun!"