BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The Central Washington University Cross Country team's hustled to 10th place finishes at the WWU Classic on Saturday morning.
"You could see some of the fatigue from last weekend play into the results from today," CWU Head Coach Kevin Adkisson said. "It wasnt really a fresh-leg kind of race for people. It's unfortunate because all of the other teams had last weekend off. We were a little flat."
Tough competition converged on Bellingham, Wash. for the WWU Classic. Team's from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and the entire western region set out to see who was superior on Saturday. On the men's side, just eight minutes separated top-finishing Chico State from the 14th place Seattle Running Club.
The Wildcat men took home 10th place. As a team, they scored 247 points. The Wildcat point scorer's averaged a time of 34:06.
Trevor Allen has emerged as the team's leader. The junior out of Lake Stevens, Wash. is putting together a strong season. That continued on Saturday. Allen placed 33rd overall in an effort that led the Wildcats. He finished with a time of 33:07.3.
The Wildcat pack was more strung out than it had been over the past few races. Henry Milodragovich had a nice run, taking 69th place with a time of 34:00.4. Donovan Barnhart was the next closest Wildcat in 76th place with a time of 34:15.7.
Rounding out the scorer's for the Wildcats were Rajesh Gill and Mateo Rivera. Gill took 81st with a time of 34:23.6 while Rivera grabbed 93rd with a time of 34:46.7.
On the women's side, the Wildcats also brought home 10th. The group scored 221 points and averaged a time of 23:37.84.
Lily Tyrrell was the top scorer for the Wildcat women. Tyrrell ran the 6k course in 23:18.5. The time landed her in 46th place overall.
Molly Mattson, Madison Child and Caitlin Gohr used each other to set their pace throughout the race. Matron brought home 52nd place with a time of 23:35.2. Child finished just two spots behind Mattson and had a time of 23:39.4. Gohr finished one spot behind Child as she clocked a 23:41.3
Delaney Clem rounded out the top-five finishers for the Wildcats. Clem took 59th, posting a time of 23:54.8.
The Wildcats have one more event before the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26. That event takes place next weekend in Spokane, Wash. at the SFCC Sasquatch Invite. The race takes place on Oct. 18.
