MARION, Ind. – Under first year Head Coach
Josh Neideck, the Cornerstone men's and women's cross country teams got off to a fantastic start with the men finishing fifth of 18 and the women finishing fourth of 18. CU saw multiple PR's in their first meet of the season including individual best marks from
Nygia Pollard and
Luke Pohl who each finished 10 individually at the meet as well as moved up into the top 12 in the Golden Eagle record books all-time. CU's next meet will be the Ray Bullock Invitational hosted by Taylor University on Friday, September 18.
Men's Results
The men saw two top 10 finishes from
Luke Pohl and
Colten Covington to finish fifth overall with a total time of 2:10:42. The freshman
Zach Theeuwes was also a highlight for the Golden Eagles with a 24
th overall finish and time of 26:15.6 in his first collegiate meet.
Luke Pohl (5
th) – 25:31.0
Colten Covington (9
th) – 25:46.3
Zach Theeuwes (24
th) – 26:15.6
Nate Vruggink (28
th) – 26:27.3
Ryan Koontz (37
th) – 26:40.9
Luke Koopman (42
nd) – 26:49.9
Grant Gayan (47
th) – 26:56.6
Denver Daniel (48
th) – 26:56.7
Owen Woltjer (56
th) – 27:12.6
Jalen Banfill (63
rd) – 27:20.2
Ben Hofstra (70
th) – 27:29.5
Ethan Oudbier (96
th) - 28:19.7
Austin Soeters (110
th) – 28:40.1
Luke Pohl's PR time of 25:31.0 moves him up nine spots in the program top 25 list as he now holds the 11
th fastest time in Golden Eagle history.
Women's Results
Nygia Pollard led a strong run for the lady Golden Eagles finishing ninth individually with a time of 18:45.8 which is a PR. The team finished with a total time of 1:37:26 with an average pace of 19:30.
Haley Nieuwkoop and
Annika Shoemaker each had top 30 finishes in the meet as well with Nieuwkoop finishing 15
th and Shoemaker finishing 29
th respectively.
Nygia Pollard (9
th) – 18:45.8
Haley Nieuwkoop (15
th) – 18:58.9
Annika Shoemaker (29
th) – 19:38.0
Bailley McConnell (39
th) – 19:54.3
Cammie McConnell (48
th) – 20:08.7
Tori VanderVeen (57
th) – 20:22.5
Audrey Conrad (60
th) – 20:29.5
Kori Baumann (68
th) – 20:39.0
Brenna Stratton (81
st) – 21:07.2
Kaylee Rondeau (86
th) – 21:17.9
Nygia Pollard moves to 12
th in Golden Eagle program history with her new PR. She previously sat 13
th and has now passed Kim Cocco who ran a time of 18:48 in 2001.
What's Next?
Cornerstone will return to Indiana next Friday for the Ray Bullock Invitational hosted by Taylor University.
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