Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, September 1
Blacksburg, Va.
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Virginia Tech Invitational
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Marshall Takes Third, Fourth at Virginia Tech Invitational
9/1/2021 9:51:00 PM | Cross Country
Wood paces men, Herring takes sixth for women
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Marshall's women's cross country team placed third (75 points), while the Thundering Herd's men's team nabbed fourth (94 points) Wednesday evening at the Virginia Tech Invitational. The races were held at Buford Meredith Cross Country Course in Blacksburg.
The women's race was four kilometers in length, while the men ran six kilometers.
Abby Herring finished sixth to lead Marshall's women in a time of 14:26.20. Erykah Christopher (15:12.10) placed 15th, while Julia Muller (15:21.40) came in 17th. Mackenzie Stanley (18th) posted a time of 15.24.20, followed by Kyleigh Edwards (15:28.00) in 19th, Ciara Space (15:29.70) in 20th and Victoria Dotson recorded a 21st-place finish (15:39.20).
For the men, Branden Wood (20:23.41) and Kent Bee (20:41.10) posted 15th and 16th-place finishes, respectively. Those two paced a squad that also boasted scorers Jackson Snyder (18th, 20:44.0), Wyatt Hanshaw (22nd, 21:24.50) and Brett Armbruster (23rd, 21:25.00). Jordan Thomas (26th, 21:44.60) and Paul Sepulveda (27th, 21:54.70) also finished in the top 30.
Full results can be found here: http://milesplit.live/meets/442810/team-scores
The Thundering Herd is back in action on Friday, September 17 at the University of Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational.
Quotes from Caleb Bowen, Marshall's Assistant Coach for Cross Country
"Today was a great experience for our athletes to go up against some really quality teams with Virginia Tech and Radford. We are thankful that the rain went away and we were able to get our meet in.
Early meets like this are so important for the development of the athletes. This time of year, training is focused on high volume and longer reps to get ready for the longer races in the championship season. But these short races are perfect to work on speed and to help get us where we need to be, come October.
I think, overall, we could have raced better today, but we got what we needed from the meet and are excited for UVA here in a couple of weeks."
The women's race was four kilometers in length, while the men ran six kilometers.
Abby Herring finished sixth to lead Marshall's women in a time of 14:26.20. Erykah Christopher (15:12.10) placed 15th, while Julia Muller (15:21.40) came in 17th. Mackenzie Stanley (18th) posted a time of 15.24.20, followed by Kyleigh Edwards (15:28.00) in 19th, Ciara Space (15:29.70) in 20th and Victoria Dotson recorded a 21st-place finish (15:39.20).
For the men, Branden Wood (20:23.41) and Kent Bee (20:41.10) posted 15th and 16th-place finishes, respectively. Those two paced a squad that also boasted scorers Jackson Snyder (18th, 20:44.0), Wyatt Hanshaw (22nd, 21:24.50) and Brett Armbruster (23rd, 21:25.00). Jordan Thomas (26th, 21:44.60) and Paul Sepulveda (27th, 21:54.70) also finished in the top 30.
Full results can be found here: http://milesplit.live/meets/442810/team-scores
The Thundering Herd is back in action on Friday, September 17 at the University of Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational.
Quotes from Caleb Bowen, Marshall's Assistant Coach for Cross Country
"Today was a great experience for our athletes to go up against some really quality teams with Virginia Tech and Radford. We are thankful that the rain went away and we were able to get our meet in.
Early meets like this are so important for the development of the athletes. This time of year, training is focused on high volume and longer reps to get ready for the longer races in the championship season. But these short races are perfect to work on speed and to help get us where we need to be, come October.
I think, overall, we could have raced better today, but we got what we needed from the meet and are excited for UVA here in a couple of weeks."
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