Centenary Cross Country Takes Third and Fourth at NSU Invitational

NATCHITOCHES, La.-The Centenary cross country teams took part in the NSU Invitational at NSU Demon Hills Golf Course on Monday afternoon as the Gents took third and the Ladies captured fourth overall.

The Gents ran an 8K route and compiled 59 points. Leading the way for Centenary on the men's side was Miles McDonald in fifth place with a time of 27:48.3. Teammate Robert Poole followed in eighth place with a time of 28:34.6, while Bradley Trimble (30:22.2) and David Micinski (30:35.2) finished in top 15 at 14^th and 15^th, respectively.

Sam Fell (31:29.2) placed 17^th and Jared Galvan (32:51.8) rounded out the Centenary runners in 19^thplace.

Grambling captured the team title with 24 points, followed by Northwestern State with 42 points in second. Centenary was third, while Louisiana College took fourth with 115 points.

The Ladies competed in the 6K race, led by top finished Jacquelyn Batson in 15^th place overall with a finishing time of 27:38.2. Mellynn Baker was close behind, finishing 16^th in 28:21.7, while Bonnie Cook (29:02.4) also placed in the top 20 in 19^th place.

Rounding out the Centenary times was Jessica Marquart (29:05.9) in 21^st, Justine Ruseell (29:18.1) in 22^nd and Kelsey Regan (30:47.7) in 27^th place.

Centenary tallied 93 points for a fourth place finish behind Northwestern State with 29 points in first place, Grambling (36) in second and Louisiana Tech (81) in third. Louisiana College (134) finished fifth.

The cross country teams will host the Centenary Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 16.