Cross Country 10/12/2018 8:12:00 PM

CROSS COUNTRY COMPLETES VERTCROSS INVITATIONAL

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KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – The Radford men's and women's cross country teams placed 11^th out of 18 teams in the VertCross Invitational on Friday night.

Freshman Kayland Bond had the top finish for the Highlanders on the women's side and posted a 20:12.5 time. Another freshman in Elise Hernandez posted a college best 21:47.5, topping her 5K time at the Queen City Invite.

"On the women's side, it was great to see a tight pack with a mix of senior leadership from Percie Lyons and freshman flair from Kayland Bond." Sam Bradley opened.

Percie Lyons was right behind Bond with a 20.14.2 time and a 57^th place finish. Chloe Phillips and Annsley Eckert posted times just seven seconds apart. Phillips ran the 5K with a 21:34.8 time and Eckert finished with a 21:41.9 time.

"On the men's side, we were extremely disciplined and dedicated to our task from the first step," Bradley continued. "We are excited to add Joe Limo back into the fold in two weeks time for conference after he was nursing a small shoulder injury after falling a week prior."

Ashenafi Kidanu finished with a 27:28 time and a 53^rd place finish, which is the best finish of any Highlander. Sophomore Juan Cisneros also finished inside the top 60 with a time of 27:37.3. Mak Casey posted a time of 27:45.9.

Pete Decker ran with a 28:04.4 time, while Bethwel Cheruiyot finished with a 28.43.4. Joe Spriggs rounded out the men's team with a 31:15.2 finish.

MEN'S SCORING
Kidanu – 41
Cisneros – 46
Casey – 50
Decker – 58
Cheruiyot – 71
Spriggs – 90

WOMEN'S SCORING
Bond – 47
Lyons – 48
Phillips – 72
Eckert – 74
Fernandez – 76

QUOTABLE
"We ran extremely well today and committed 100 percent to the game plans we put in place for the races today," Bradley said. "It was great to get a preview of the conference course for 14 days time and we've learned a lot regarding how the course runs. We are extremely excited to be back in Kernersville in two weeks time and look to take another step forward in the season."

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will compete in the Big South Conference Championships on Friday, October 26 in High Point, N.C.

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