WINFIELD, Kan. – The MACU cross country competed in its last race before the SAC Championships on Saturday morning as the Evangels ran in the Mid-States Classic hosted by Southwestern College at the Kansas Veterans Home of Winfield.
In the women's 6000-meter event, sophomore Gracie Sanders eclipsed her own 6k record that she set at the J.K. Gold Classic earlier this season, crossing the finish line in 23:36.46 to record her first career top five finish, placing fifth out of 63 runners in the event.
In the men's 8000-meter race, freshman Mason Baker paced the Evangels with a 12th place time of 27:04.95, setting the third-fastest 8k time in the MACU record book.
Overall, the Evangels had three runners finish in the top half of the 82-runner field with Jason McKamie being MACU's second-best finisher with a 29:21.23 for 30th place while Ryland Baker came away with a 34th place time of 29:50.79.
Mid-America Christian will now make its preparations for the upcoming Sooner Athletic Conference Championships that will be held at Eldon Lyon Park in Bethany, Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 4.
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Women's 6000-Meter Results (63 runners)
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Name
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Place
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Time
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Gracie Sanders
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5th
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23:36.46
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