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Cross Country sets personal bests in Lewis-Clark Invite

Cross Country sets personal bests in Lewis-Clark Invite


Lewiston, Idaho – The Cougar Cross Country team also competed in Lewiston on Saturday morning, finishing in fourth place in the women’s 5k race and sixth in the men’s 8k.

In the women’s race, Maya Nichols had the top Cougar time of 17:31, finishing in 10th place. This was a personal best time for her 5k. Sabrina Colbert (17:33) and Jaylyn Lehner (17:44) also both ran personal bests. They finished in 13th and 19th, respectively. Every WSU runner during the women’s 5k ran a personal best time.

 

In the men’s 8k, Jacob Easton finished with the top time for the Cougs, 24:57. He finished the race in 23rd. Micaiah Aden ran a personal best time of 25:01 and finished in 26th place. Ethan Martin rounded out the top three Cougs with a 36th-place time of 25:27.

 

The Cougs will next head to the West Coast Conference Championships on November 2 to be hosted by University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

 

Womens 5k – Team Results 

1. Boise State, 31 points  

2. Idaho, 59 points 

3. Eastern Washington, 69 points 

4. Washington St., 111 points 

5. Gonzaga, 115 points 

6. Idaho State, 123 points 

7. Montana, 198 points

8. Lewis-Clark, 208 points 

9. Montana Western, 283 points 

 

Womens 5k – WSU Individuals 

Maya Nichols, 17:31, 10th (PB)

 

Sabrina Colbert, 17:33, 13th (PB)

 

Jaylyn Lehner, 17:44, 19th (PB)

 

Lauren Hoyt, 18:11, 36th (PB)

 

Evelina Sitnika, 18:21, 42nd (PB)

 

Lily Herman, 18:33, 50th (PB)

 

Kennedy Averill, 18:38, 54th (PB)

 

Isabella Alverado, 18:43, 56th (PB)

 

 

Men’s 8k – Team Results 

1. Eastern Washington, 38 points

2. Gonzaga, 72 points 

3. Idaho, 84 points 

4. Idaho State, 92 points 

 

6. Lewis-Clark, 108 points 

6. Washington State, 135 points 

7. Montana, 150 points 

8. Montana Western, 249 points 

Men’s 8k – WSU Individuals 

Jacob Easton, 24:57, 23rd

 

Micaiah Aden, 25:01, 26th (PB)

 

Ethan Martin, 25:27, 36th

 

Ethan Werner, 25:32, 43rd

 

Alec Barran, 25:52, 51st (PB)

 

Ferran Verges, 26:01, 56th

 

 

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