GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Running in on a muddy, rainy course with most of the NAIA Midwest Regional cross country programs, the Judson University teams pushed forward for a good day. Each team had some personal bests. The women's team finished 14th of 21 teams while the men were 19th of 21 teams.
Rachael Dean was the top runner as she finished 24th out of over 800 runners with a time of 19:20 in the 5K. Judson had 359 combined points on the day. Following Dean was Ana Garcia in 80th with a time of 20:02 to finish in the top 100. Next to cross the finish line were Kristal Pitts (163rd - 20:39), Morgan Kimball (258th - 20:54), Abbie Dupont (359th, 21:08), and Lisa Reitz (493rd - 22:59).
The men recorded 500 points for 19th place overall. Nate Nevius was the top runner with over 900 runners as he came in 79th in the 8K with a time of 27:40. Zach Adams was right behind him in 167th crossing with a time of 27:54. After Adams came Luke Kierys (270th - 28:23), Kyle Julian (383rd - 28:45), Tim Ciochon (500th - 28:54), and Scott McCracken (628th - 30:09). Judson did not have three of their top runners run or finish due to injury or sickness.
Judson will now take a week off as they next compete on Saturday, November 7th, in the CCAC Championships hosted by St. Francis.
