NASHVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Cross Country closed out competition at the Commodore Classic on Friday morning at Percy Warner Park.
Both the women's and men's squads earned eighth place finishes in their respective races, with the women recording an average time of 19:02.0 in the 5K, while the men averaged a 27:24.0 in the 8K.
"Today's meet was a chance to give more athletes an opportunity to compete and see where they are while resting some of our younger runners," said cross country head coach Brooks LeCompte. "The men honestly felt a little flat today and it showed in the results, but they will be just fine.
"The women, on the other hand, had a pretty solid showing despite us sitting two runners who were in our top five at Memphis. We had multiple PRs and a few season-bests, led again by Savannah Heckman, along with a big performance from sophomore Lucy Rutherford. Rory O'Connor is still building up her fitness from a summer injury, so to see her drop 26 seconds off her Memphis race shows we are heading in the right direction. I couldn't be more proud of them all. We will be back at full strength in two weeks for Louisville."
The women's squad was led by Savannah Heckman and Lucy Rutherford, who both posted PRs for the second time in as many meets. Heckman finished 13th with a time of 17:42.5, while Rutherford placed 29th with a mark of 18:12.6.
WKU Women's Results
8th – Team – 19:02.0 avg.
13th – Savannah Heckman – 17:42.5 (PR)
29th – Lucy Rutherford – 18:12.6 (PR)
55th – Rory O'Connor – 19:07.9
69th – Sarah Wilkinson – 19:56.8
72nd – Maddy Hurt – 20:09.6
74th – Jenna Vaughn – 20:23.2
84th – Abigail Green – 21:28.5 (PR)
87th – Madeline Powell – 21:53.5
88th – Heather Whitlow – 22:41.4
On the men's side, Clint Sherman paced the squad after returning from injury following the team's season opener at Memphis. Sherman finished 39th out of nearly 100 runners, recording a time of 26:01.7 in the 8K.
WKU Men's Results
8th – Team – 27:24.0 avg.
39th – Clint Sherman – 26:01.7
62nd – Keegan Barnette – 27:15.5
63rd – Dedrick Troxell – 27:17.1
72nd – Will Perrone – 28:08.0
74th – Miles Huff – 28:14.9
WKU will be back in action in just over two weeks when it heads to Louisville, Ky., for the Live in Lou Classic on Saturday, Oct. 2.
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