Runners Showed Well at Centenary Invitational

CEDAR CITY, Utah-The Centenary cross country teams took part in The Summit League Championship hosted by Southern Utah on Saturday where both squads finished in 10^th.

The Ladies compiled 309 points and ran the 6K race in an average of 27:56.68 for a total time of 2:19:43.40.

Senior Cara Micolli finished her collegiate career as the top runner for Centenary on the women's side. The Anacoco, Louisiana native placed 60^th in a time of 7:07.6. Sophomore Brittany Wilkens finished in 62^nd with a time of 7:14.3, followed by Mellyn Baker in 7:31.9 for 65^th place.

Rounding out the runners for the Ladies were senior Jessica Brown (7:45.4) in 67^th, sophomore Jacquelyn Batson (7:49.6) in 68^th and senior Sunny LaGrone (8:17.2) in 70^th.

The Gents tallied 292 points with an average 8K race time of 31:25.12 for a total competition time of 2:37:05.61.

Freshman Miles McDonald paced Centenary in 51^st with a time of 29:15.80. Senior Adam Nerio was second-best for the Gents after a 30:07.80 performance for 58^th place.

Finishing in consecutive order were sophomores Christopher Patterson (31:58.60), Jonathan Martin (32:43.50), freshman JJ Templet (32:59.90), and junior David Micinski (33:34.80) in 66^th through 69^th place, while sophomore Matthew Keus (36:43.30) placed 71^st.

On the women's side, Southern Utah placed first (1:52:56.20), while North Dakota State (1:58:46.70) and Oral Roberts (1:59:45.50) rounded out the top three.