YSCC teams run strong in Bowdoin Invitational
BRUNSWICK, Maine (CMCC) -– The Mustangs were out and about racing all around Bowdoin's campus on Saturday at the 2017 Bowdoin X-C Invitational. Things were humid and fast-paced, however the Mustangs held their own individually on this fast paced course. The CM Mustangs men's and women's cross-country teams still do not have enough members to place as a team; however, each runner can respectively place individually. CM teammates battled amongst themselves to compete for the first place Tank Top, given to the top athlete on each team during the race.
Osman Doorow ran a very competitive race on the 8-kilometer course, finishing in 29thplace with a time of 28:32, coming in first for the Men's CM team. Troy Peterson finished in 92nd and Kyle Laroche came in 98th place.
The Mustang Women's team was led by Kim Plummer who came in 115th place with a time of 33:03 and Kayla Thayer came in shortly after in 136th place.
"This was a great experience for the Mustangs to check out the course for the first time as we are gearing up to compete at Bowdoin again on September 30th. Our focus in the coming weeks will continue to be on our endurance and proper pacing throughout a race." - Head Coach, Kevin Mitchell
The Mustangs will be competing at the Mariner's Invitational this Saturday, September 23 in Belfast, ME. The women's team will compete at 11AM and the men will compete at 12 noon.
(UMA) -- The UMA Moose cross country teams traveled to Brunswick on Saturday to the Bowdoin Invitational at Pickard Field.
The meet drew the deepest Division III talent in the state with temperatures reaching into the high 80's by the start of the women's race. Senior Carmen Bragg finished first in Yankee Small College Conference competition at the meet with an overall time of 23:15, a new collegiate personal best.
On the men's side sophomore Sam Gerken ran to a 31:58 personal best. Sophomore Dustin Simpson-Bragg ran 34:11 at his first meet of the season and junior Sheveran Williams-Hardy also ran himself to a new personal best of 35:47.
Moose cross country will be taking the next two weeks to focus on workouts and will return to the next Bowdoin Invitational on September 30 at Pickard Field, scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.