We knew it would be difficult to have the type of success at the Nevada Twilight that we had a year ago. Capturing the team title by going 1-4 is never something you expect to do. This year we brought a less experienced group with four runners who were making their season debut. With this meet being the middle of three consecutive Saturday races I am using the first two meets to test out different lineups and race most individuals in only one of those meets.
We were able to grab 3rd place in the team standings and had three runners finish in the top 25. In her first ever collegiate race, freshman Charlotte Kuzminsky captured 12th place and led our team effort. Sophomores Lauren Mills and Kate Stringfellow were 21st and 22nd. Hillary Troutner and Lucy Yates were 26th and 27th. Megan Combe rounded out our six runners in 29th.
We opened too conservatively and then had to fight to get back into the shorter than normal race. I thought we made a great effort and several of the gals ran even 2K splits which is a good sign that they are developing. However, the races are going to continue to get longer and the competition will not get any easier. So we will continue to work hard and prepare for the upcoming meets. Next Saturday we will be in Bozeman, MT for the Montana State Invite. It's a three mile race held on a beautiful golf course. The last two miles are flat and fast, so we will have to be ready to change gears.
This week is homecoming and rivalry week so their is sure to be lots of extra fun and energy on campus.
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