BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - A combined nine runners between Trinity International men's and women's cross country teams set new personal bests, and both squads posted their top times of the season, at the 2015 CCAC Championships on Saturday morning.
Results: Men | WomenSophomore
Tony Gatter led the way for the men, posting a career-best 27:51.84 over the 8-kilometer course. Gatter finished 41st overall, the best place for a Trinity runner in three seasons.
Fabio Fernandez also set a new personal best, placing 97th overall with a time of 30:09.97, while freshman
Todd Rhines finished the year with his fastest result, coming in 104th at 30:29.02.
On the women's side, six Trojans set P.R.s, led by freshman
Jenny Olayo's 5-kilometer time of 21:49.03. Olayo becomes just the third Trojan to post a time under 22 minutes, and now has the sixth-fastest time in program history.
Felicia Kranz's time of 22:26.32 is a personal best, as the junior finished 89th overall.
Rebecca Christiansen,
Rafaela Stoyanova,
Rachel Stevens, and
Courtney Pate also all recorded P.R.s on the day.
Individual Times - Men•
Tony Gatter: 27:51.84 (41st) |
PR• Fabio Fernandez: 30:09.97 (97th) | PR
• Todd Rhines: 30:29.02 (104th) | PR
• Blake Arthur: 36:08.71 (138th)
• Mark Syverson: 40:46.15 (142nd)Individual Times - Women• Jenny Olayo: 21:49.03 (70th) | PR• Felicia Kranz: 22:26.32 (89th) | PR
• Joy Corley: 24:02.92 (121st)
• Rebecca Christiansen: 24:15.42 (123rd) | PR
• Rafaela Stoyanova: 24:34.09 (125th) | PR
• Rachel Stevens: 25:57.67 (131st) | PR• Courtney Pate: 27:26.34 (135th) | PR