The Converse Women's Cross Country team Posts a Perfect Score at the Royals Challenge
Charlotte, NC. – The Converse University Cross Country Team had a strong showing at the Royals Challenge on Friday afternoon with the women's team finishing first overall with a perfect score of 15 points and four new personal records being set while the men came in 22nd with three new personal records.
Head coach
Mark Rennix thought the races went well saying, "I am extremely confident going into the postseason after what I saw this past weekend. The women ran a great team race and were able to get the win. It is very rare to get a perfect score in this sport so I was excited for them to get that experience. The men also had some strong performances and gained some much-needed momentum. I am eager to see what this program can do on October 21
st."
In the Men's 8K Gold race, Alex Sosa led the group finishing 53rd with a time of 25:56, a new personal record. He was followed by
Jaxon Wright, Dre'Quan Guyton, and
Spenser Kirby. All three of them either ran a course or overall personal record as well.
Men's Results (22nd of 30)
53. Alex Sosa – 25:56 (PR)
116.
Jaxon Wright – 27:09 (SB)
134. Dre'Quan Guyton – 27:28
184.
Spenser Kirby – 28:26 (PR)
226.
Aiden Ayala – 29:42
227.
Zackery Carver – 29:44
252.
John Garcia – 31:26 (PR)
In the Women's 5K Blue race, Converse placed 1st through 6th with the top runner being
Lauren Beatty with a time of 18:50 followed by
Ruth Spijker,
Ashley Sosa (PR),
Kamille Dixon (PR),
Froukje Mons (PR),
Anne van den Broek (PR),
Paisley Stepp, and
Bayley Robinson.
Women's Results (1st of 23)
1.
Lauren Beatty – 18:50
2.
Ruth Spijker – 19:01
3.
Ashley Sosa– 19:02 (PR)
4.
Kamille Dixon – 19:10 (PR)
5.
Froukje Mons – 19:12 (PR)
6.
Anne van den Broek – 19:22 (PR)
18.
Paisley Stepp – 20:21 (SB)
33.
Bayley Robinson – 20:45
Top 5 Average: 19:03 (School Record)
Next up for the Valkyries
Converse will continue to train for the next two weeks with its sights set on the Conference Carolinas Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 21st.
