Women's Cross Country | 11/21/21 | 12:20 AM
Vancouver, Wash. – Carroll Cross Country finished out a strong season with the NAIA National Championships on Friday.
The Saints women placed 16
th overall as a team, and
Reghan Worley earned All-American status in the women's race with a 33
rd place finish. The team placement is the highest for a Carroll women's cross country team since 2016.
Andria Mourich also made the Top 100 by placing 86
th after working together for much of the race with
Natalie Yocum (106
th) whose leadership was integral to the pair's success.
Hanna Ziegenhagen ran her fastest time of the season, and
Katelyn McKay improved her finish from 2020 by 60 places.
The Saints men placed 26
th overall. They executed their race plan effectively with most of the group working closely together for the first half of the race despite the chaos of a 333 person field.
Spencer Swaim was the highest finisher in 146
th while freshman
Aidan Jarvis placed next in 174
th. Both men worked their way into Carroll's Top 10 cross country times ever over this season with Swaim now in 3
rd and Jarvis in 10
th.
Zach Rector improved his finish from 2020 by 8 places.
"It's always rewarding to see them close out a season because they put so much intention, effort, and energy into it," said Head Coach
Shannon Flynn. "I feel so firmly that we are better as a program this year than the past few years and that we are taking great steps forward in our confidence and culture. It was just really fun to be around them this weekend both while they were doing hard things together racing and while they were connecting and enjoying being with each other after the competition finished."
The Saints will take some well-deserved rest before gearing up to mesh in with the full track and field team for indoor track season.
See full results below:
https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/19289/NAIA_Cross_Country_Championships
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