HOOVER, Ala. – Both the men's and women's WKU Cross Country squads earned top-five finishes as they wrapped up regular season competition at the Blazer Classic in Hoover, Ala., Friday morning.
The men placed second out of seven schools in the 8K, finishing just behind Georgia Tech, while the women placed fifth out of eight teams in the 6K.
"Today the men had their best performance of the season," said cross country head coach Brooks LeCompte. "We reduced our top five spread by over a minute and they closed the race well. The guys are stepping up when it matters and in two weeks we want to come back and replicate that."
On the men's side, three runners recorded top-15 finishes. Emerson Wells led the team with a third-place finish after recording a time of 25:24.37 while Clint Sherman placed seventh with a PR of 25:33.05. Dedrick Troxell rounded out the top-15 finishers after recording a mark of 25:53.54 to place 11th, with Will Perrone and Anthony Sweet also recording PR's in the meet.
WKU Men's Results
2nd – Team – 25:58.55 Avg.
3rd – Emerson Wells – 25:24.37
7th – Clint Sherman – 25:33.05 (PR)
11th – Dedrick Troxell – 25:53.54
22nd – Jacob Skillman – 26:26.98
25th – Will Perrone – 26:34.79 (PR)
35th – Anthony Sweet – 27:17.88 (PR)
47th – Steven Votaw – 28:08.31
51st – Miles Huff – 28:32.63
"The women executed the plan as best as they could," said LeCompte. "I think it being the first 6K of the season may have thrown them off slightly. Nonetheless, we have some work to do before the conference championships. We will have the full roster lining up in two weeks where I could see us performing at our best when it counts."
The women saw two runners earn top-25 finishes in the meet, as Rory O'Connor placed 22nd with a time of 23:18.68 and Savannah Heckman finished 25th with a mark of 23:31.20. Carley Maskos and Jenna Vaughn also recorded PR's in the meet.
WKU Women's Results
5th – Team – 24:18.31 Avg.
22nd – Rory O'Connor – 23:18.68
25th – Savannah Heckman – 23:31.20
38th – Haley Webb – 24:12.80
58th – Carley Maskos – 25:13.26 (PR)
59th – Jenna Vaughn – 25:15.58 (PR)
Next up, WKU will head back to Hoover, Ala., to close out its season at the UAB-hosted Conference USA Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31.
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