JOPLIN, Mo. -- The John Brown University women's cross country team shaved nearly five minutes off its team time, and freshman Allika Pearson of Siloam Springs followed her first collegiate meet with another top-20 finish as the Golden Eagles finished eighth in the collegiate division of the Missouri Southern State Stampede on Saturday (Sept. 15) at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course.
The Golden Eagles finished with 203 points and a team time of 1:41:35, down from its previous time of 1:46:13. Cowley (Kan.) won the meet with a time of 1:36:19.
Pearson improved her time by nearly a minute, and finished at 16th, turning in a time of 19:35. Senior Reagan Roth turned in a career-best time of 19:52, earning her 28th place.
Sophomore Sarah Larson crossed the finish line at 20:06 to finish 40th, bettering her season-opening time by more than a minute. Freshman Emilie Asbeck also improved by a minute at 20:30, good enough for 50th, while senior Kylie Tucker landed at 90 in a time of 21:29.
Lisayo Ewoi of Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) claimed the medal, crossing the line at 18:29.
Men take eighth
With the humid heat topping out in the high 80s, the John Brown University men's cross country squad sweated through a tough race that saw the Golden Eagles claim eighth in the college division of the Missouri Southern State Stampede, hosted at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course, on Saturday.
Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) won the meet with a score of 42 points and a team time of 2:11:47. The Golden Eagles turned in a time of 2:22:40, landing 265 points.
Sophomore Ben Martin paced JBU again, earning ninth place with a time of 26:43, a career-best finish. Senior Jacob Benjamin placed 33rd at 27:58 while senior Jacob Synek grabbed 75th place by earning a time of 29:14. Also scoring was senior Josh Uzelac, who crossed just after Synek, at 29:15 to finish 76th, and sophomore Matthew Bloom contributed an 83rd-place finish at 29:27.
Hutchinson's Andrew Kibet earned the medal, winning by over 90 seconds at 24:42.
Up next
John Brown returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the famed Rim Rock Farm for the Rim Rock Classic, hosted by the University of Kansas.
Sports on 09/19/2018