Grace College Runners Place 6th At CL Meet
November 5, 2018 at 3:50 a.m.
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The men's team placed sixth on the day, and the women finished 10th.
Ben Rankin shined despite sloppy conditions at the conference meet. Rankin paced the men’s team, bringing home a top-10 finish to earn All-League recognition. His time of 26:53 at the line was ninth fastest, garnering him qualification to the NAIA National Championship meet later this month.
The next two Lancers to cross the line were Alex Brummett and Elijah Brooks with official times of 27:46 and 27:53 respectively.
Brendan Hamilton (29:09) and John Marhefka (29:17) rounded out the top-five for Grace.
“Our guys got into the race early, and it paid off as we placed higher than a few teams who we have chased all season,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond.
Carmen Trier led the women’s team, finishing 67th with a time of 21:10. Alison Coleman finished just behind her, clocking in at 21:14.
Next for the Lady Lancers were Heather Plastow and Suzanne Sickafoose, who finished back-to-back just six seconds apart a shade under 23 minutes. Mackenzie Adams rounded out the scoring with a time of 23:18.
“I'm proud of the way the women's team has fought through adversity this year. A number of athletes have spent significant time on the sidelines,” said Raymond.
The women’s team has been hampered by injuries all season, but they had a pair of runners compete who have missed a majority of the season.
The men's team placed sixth on the day, and the women finished 10th.
Ben Rankin shined despite sloppy conditions at the conference meet. Rankin paced the men’s team, bringing home a top-10 finish to earn All-League recognition. His time of 26:53 at the line was ninth fastest, garnering him qualification to the NAIA National Championship meet later this month.
The next two Lancers to cross the line were Alex Brummett and Elijah Brooks with official times of 27:46 and 27:53 respectively.
Brendan Hamilton (29:09) and John Marhefka (29:17) rounded out the top-five for Grace.
“Our guys got into the race early, and it paid off as we placed higher than a few teams who we have chased all season,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond.
Carmen Trier led the women’s team, finishing 67th with a time of 21:10. Alison Coleman finished just behind her, clocking in at 21:14.
Next for the Lady Lancers were Heather Plastow and Suzanne Sickafoose, who finished back-to-back just six seconds apart a shade under 23 minutes. Mackenzie Adams rounded out the scoring with a time of 23:18.
“I'm proud of the way the women's team has fought through adversity this year. A number of athletes have spent significant time on the sidelines,” said Raymond.
The women’s team has been hampered by injuries all season, but they had a pair of runners compete who have missed a majority of the season.
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