Braden Finishes Strong at Pre-Nationals
10/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
With two career appearances at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships under his belt, Braden finished fifth at the LaVerne Gibson Championships Course, the host site of the 2007 NCAA Championships.
Braden finished the 8,000-meter White race in 22-minutes, 38.5 seconds, 24.5 seconds behind winner Josh McDougal of Liberty. Braden has now finished in the top five in each of his four races this season.
Sophomores Breanna Sande and Kendra Hernandez each posted top 25 finishes for the Broncos in the women’s Open race. Sande posted a 6,000m time of 22:02.9 to finish 21st, while Hernandez finished 23rd with a time of 22:05.9. Kate Niehaus of Stanford won the event with a time of 21:14.0.
The Pre-National field included 45 of the top 60 teams in the nation racing in either the White, Blue, or Open races on both the men’s and women’s sides. A record 87 teams for the women and 86 teams for the men competed in the event. The Bronco men finished 35th in the White race, and the Bronco women finished ninth in the Open race.
The Broncos will head to
Pre-National Invitational
LaVerne Gibson Championship Course
Men 8,000 meters
Women 6,000 meters
Oct. 14, 2006
Bronco Results Men’s White Race
5.
203. Wijnand Rijkenberg (25:55.0)
216. Ty Axtman (26:06.8)
224. Cody Eaton (26:18.5)
241.
245. Brandon Christoffersen (27:44.0)
Bronco Results Women’s Open Race
21. Breanna Sande (22:02.9)
23. Kendra Hernandez (22:05.9)
65. Chaly Jones (22:33.9)
170. Meadow Braden (23:44.9)
194. Heidi Suder (24:21.3)
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