HUNTSVILLE, AL. – The King University women's cross country team competed in the UAH Chargers XC Invitational on Saturday, October 11th.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Women – 19th out of 29
LOCATION: John Hunt Park - Huntsville, AL
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Junior, Ermay Vazquez-Adame, led the Tornado ladies with a time of 23:39, good for 97th place out of 250 runners.
- Senior, Emily Ward, was just 6 seconds off her all-time best at the 6k distance with a very strong finish and a time of 23:49, earning her 104th place.
- Junior, Lexie LaDuc was just 5 seconds behind Ward running an all-time best in the 6k with a time of 23:54, good for 111th place and being the first time she has cracked the 24 minute barrier.
- That trio came through the 5k points in 19:42, 19:50, and 19:55.
- Freshmen, Kailee-Ann Conner, ran 25:58 in her first 6k ever.
- The Tornado ladies top 5 average time was 25:02, which is a season best.
COACH BRUNECZ'S THOUGHTS
"With this being my third cross country season at King, I have never had 3 ladies dip under the 24 minute barrier in the 6k until today. Ermay, Emily, and Lexie ran amazing races and fed off of each other very well."
UP NEXT
The King University cross country teams travel to Ivey Redmon Sports Complex located in Kernersville, North Carolina on Friday, October 24th to compete at the Conference Carolinas Cross Country Conference Championships.
