Women's Cross Country | 9/2/2017 11:27:00 AM
LAKELAND, Fla. - Cross Country swept the NAIA Divisions at the Holloway Park Preseason Festival to set the tone for a busy day of Fire athletics.
The meet consisted of teams from all collegiate divisions which motivated Southeastern for a strong performance. The Fire women impressed all in attendance with a margin of victory of 52 points over the next nearest opponent. Only seven seconds separated the top three Fire finishers.
Of the 116 runners, Kelsi and Sydni Ogilvie finished first and second for the Fire and within the top 10 overall with times of 11:13 and 11:18, respectively.
Julia Kaster, a 2016 NAIA National Qualifier, had an impressive showing as well, finishing 3rd for the Fire and 11th overall stopping the clock at 11:20.
The Fire men outlasted two other Sun Conference opponents Webber and Warner in a tight race to the finish.
In his collegiate debut, Jordan Gonzalez crossed the finish line first for the Fire and 24th overall with a 5K time of 17:11.
Returning for his senior season was Trae Miller who finished fourth overall in the NAIA/Small School Division and 32nd amongst the field of 90.
Also making his debut for Southeastern was John Hutton who ended the race with a time of 17:57.
Both Fire XC teams competed and excelled at a high level. The strong performance witnessed today makes for a promising 2017 season.
