SEATTLE – The Seattle Pacific University men's and women's cross country teams competed close to home at Lower Woodland Park on Saturday morning, where
Maya Ewing won and was accompanied by
Anna Prussian, Matise Much inside the top five, while
Silas Demmert and
Avery Erickson picked up top 10 finishes for the men.
FROM THE COACH
"We competed much better today on the women's side than we did two weeks ago," assistant coach
Eric Hansen said. "The women executed the race plan really well, and it paid off."
"Silas is one of the strongest hill runners I've ever been around," Hansen said. "This course really plays to his skill set, and he showed it today. Darian has been showing a lot of improvement lately as well. He stepped up and was our #4 today."
"We're looking to take this confidence and execution into the conference championships and raise our intensity to another level over these next two weeks," Hansen said.
WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
- Ewing won the women's 6000-meter race with a time of 22:31.49.
- Prussian had a solid race, finishing right behind Ewing with a time of 23:04.56.
- Mulch took fourth place with a 23:14.29.
- Alexa Gossett ran well for the Falcons, wrapping up her race in 23:32.89 for a seventh-place finish.
- Ani Segall took 19th place with a time of 25:35.61.
MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
- Demmert was the top-finisher for the SPU men on Saturday, taking fifth place while running the 8,000-meter course in 26:20.38.
- Newcomer Avery Erickson put together a nice race by taking ninth place with a 26:41.07.
- Isaac Venable wasn't far behind Erickson, with an 11th-place 26:50.09.
- Darian Penn clocked a 27:43.15 and finished in 26th place.
- Nathaniel Gale was one spot behind Penn with a time of 27:44.91.
UP NEXT
The Falcons turn their attention to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships on Oct. 25 in Billings, Mont. In Amend Park.
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