ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington Cross Country heads to Seattle on Saturday, October 12^th to compete in the Emerald City Cross Country Open. The men's 8K is at 10:30 a.m. and the women's 6K follows at 11:15 a.m.
 
MEET INFO
Men's 8K at 10:30 a.m.
Women's 6K at 11:15 a.m.
Lower Woodland Park
Seattle, Washington
Emerald City Open — Club Northwest
 
LAST TIME OUT
The men's team placed fifth and the women's team placed eighth at the Charles Bowles Invitational last weekend in Salem, Oregon.
 Johan Correa and Ramon Rodriguez led the pack, placing fifth and sixth in the 8K race. Correa had a time of 23:59.2 and Rodriguez was right behind him with a time of 23:59.7. Luke Hurd placed 31^st with a 25:03.7 time and looks to keep improving weekly. Will McGonigal and Jack Pratapas rounded out CWU's top five performers with times of 25:07.4 and 25:18.8. Six Wildcats earned a place in the top 50 among 281 participants which shows the excellence displayed from the coaching staff and training sessions.

Hannah Pidduck led the women's team, placing 30^th in the 5K race with a time of 18:32.2. Payton Conover was close behind, finishing 32^nd with a 18:32.7 time. Beatrice Le Gore placed 50^th with a 18:47.5 time set a new PR. Helayna Bonilla and Heidi Gill rounded out CWU's top five performances with times of 19:15.0 and 19:23.0.
 
 
UP NEXT
Your Wildcats travel to Bellingham, Washington on Saturday, October 26^th to compete in the GNAC Championships. The event will take place at Sudden Valley Golf Course and will be a competition among conference teams.