Press Release from Liz Kasey
PANAMA CITY, FL – In the first week of Women’s Cross Country rankings, the Lady Commodores are ranked #22 in the Nation. They are also ranked #3 in the Region 8 rankings.
The Lady Commodores finished 14th out of 20 at the Foothills Invitational in Oxford Alabama.
They were led by Emily Hull (22:21.40), Bailey Martinek (22:21.45), and Keiley Hickman (22:49.21) placing 92nd, 93rd, and 99th place out of 169 participants.
Adriana Cruz-Batancourth (23:12.78), Katelynne James (23:13.32), Jaden Farrell (23:39.13), Hannah Da Costa (23:57.41), Madison McMillan (24:17.63), Lemay Sullivan (24:39.67), Coral Ehret (24:50.71), Jaila Hall (28:35.33)
Adriana Cruz-Batancourth (23:12.78), Katelynne James (23:13.32), Jaden Farrell (23:39.13), Hannah Da Costa (23:57.41), Madison McMillan (24:17.63), Lemay Sullivan (24:39.67), Coral Ehret (24:50.71), Jaila Hall (28:35.33)
At their last meet, the ladies finished 3rd out of 7 at the VSU Border Clash. Leading the way for the Lady Commodores was Emily Hull, who finished 11th out of 63 runners with a time of 22:18.7. Right behind her was Katelynne James, finishing 12th with a time of 22:23.6. Bailey Martinek (22:69.2) placed 18th, Keiley Hickman (23:06.1) came in 20th, and Adriana Cruz-Bethancourth (23:34.8) took 22nd place. Other runners included LeMay Sullivan (23:56.8) in 26th place and Jaden Ferrell (24:13.5) finishing 30th. Also representing the Lady Commodores were Hannah DaCosta (24:34.9), Madison McMillan (24:53.6), Vivian Patterson (25:00.0), and Jaila Hall (28:20.3).
This week the Lady Commodores travel to Pensacola, FL to participate in the Argo Invite/UWF Cross Country Course. The race on Friday, September 20th begins at 8:15 am.
National rankings: https://www.ustfccca.org/2024/09/featured/2024-njcaa-dii-womens-cross-country-national-coaches-poll-week-1
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