OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU Men's and Women's Cross Country teams are ready to run in their penultimate race before the SAC Championship meet as the Evangels will be competing once again in the Dallas Baptist Old Glory Gallop at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas on Saturday. The event will kick off with the men's 8K at 8:15 a.m. before the women will run in the 5K race at 9:15 a.m.
On the women's side, Gracie Sanders once again dashed a downright stellar time in the Midwestern State Mustang Derby on Sept. 12 as she crossed the finish line in 14:27.0 to finish fourth in the 4K event, a result that garnered her the Sooner Athletic Conference Runner of the Week honor.
In the last men's race at the MSU Mustang Derby, the Evangels ran five of the six fastest 6K times in program history as Jaden Rodriguez turned in the first sub 20-minute time at 19:51.30 to place seventh. Aidan Collins turned in the second-fastest time at 20:26.30 while Cameron Pearson (21:14.40, 4th), Connor Gerth (21:23.00, 5th) and Ethan Hillis (21:28.50) made their marks in the record book.
The Evangels will be looking to be at full health in this year's meet as one of its top runners in Alexander Pebeahsy, who missed the first two meets due to injury will make is MACU debut.
Mid-America Christian competed in the Old Glory Gallop last season and in that event, Sanders turned in the program's 5K women's record time with an 18:44.30 while Mason Baker also posted the program's 8K record when he crossed the finish line in 26:18.00.
