FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (September 2, 2023) – The Northern Arizona University cross country teams saw impressive performances at the George Kyte Classic, racing to dominant victories to begin their season.
The women's team raced to an easy victory as they earned just 15 points and swept the top three places.
Ruby Smee finished first in her first competition as a Lumberjack, running a time of 14:34.6.
Elise Stearns and
Aliandrea Upshaw were right behind, finishing second and third respectively and each running a time of 14:34.7.
Keira Moore and
Meagan Van Pelt rounded out the scoring for NAU, placing sixth and eighth with times of 14:47.5 and 15:04.9.
Also running for the 'Jacks were
Lauren Jorgensen,
Victoria Gaitan, and
Skyler Wallace. Jorgensen finished 13
th with a time of 15:39.2, while Gaitan was right behind in 14
th with a time of 15:46.0. Wallace placed 17
th with a time of 15:54.7
The men also saw a dominant win, earning 18 points as they placed five runners in the top six.
Drew Bosley took first place with a time of 21:32.7, winning the men's race for the second year in a row.
Santiago Gomez-Prosser finished second with a time of 21:47.7. Not far behind were
Kang Nyoak and
Theo Quax who placed fourth and fifth. Nyoak ran a time of 21:55.9 while Quax finished with a time of 21:56.7.
Colin Sahlman finished out the scoring for NAU, placing sixth with a time of 22:10.9.
Also competing for the Lumberjack men were
John Scherer,
Randy Espinoza, and
Riley Human. Scherer placed 14
th with a time of 22:37.3, while Espinoza and Human finished 16
th and 27
th with times of 22:44.5 and 23:27.7.
The 'Jacks will have two weeks off before they head to the Virginia Invitational in Charlotteville, Va. The meet will take place on Sept. 23 and will be hosted by the University of Virginia.
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