UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State cross country teams hosted the annual Red October races on Friday afternoon of homecoming weekend. The women's team highlighted with a win in the 6K race with a final score of 28 after five top 10 finishes. The men finished second in the 8K after scoring 70 points after two top 20 performances.
Samantha Brown highlighted the afternoon with a second-place finish after setting a new PR of 23:38.5. Brown was followed by
Emelia MacDonald in third with a personal best time of 23:46.2.
Olivia Stacy placed seventh with a time of 24:03.1, a PR for the first-year athlete.
Jersi Bilek made her collegiate debut with a 10
th-place finish. Bilek clocked a 24:22.6 to set a new PR for her collegiate career.
Anastee Davis placed just outside the top 10 by setting a personal best of 24:23.6 for 11
th place.
Kelcie Pung,
Ceci Bayer, and
Emma Lingongo were the final three finishers on the women's side. Pung crossed the finish line with a PR of 25:15.6. Bayer finished 18
th with a time of 25:18.8 and Lingongo punched in at 26:06.0 for 22
nd.
The men were led by
Owen Metzger who finished 14
th with a time of 26:49.7.
Matthew Penkowski was 19
th after clocking a 27:04.2 in the 8K race.
Connor Clor finished just behind Penkowski for 21
st after a time of 27:08.3.
Colden Gray was 27
th after setting a new PR of 27:20.3.
Owen Fisher and
Myles Linden rounded out the day for SVSU. Fisher was 29
th after finishing in 27:35.0, with Linden crossing the line in 31
st with a time of 27:48.6.
UP NEXT: The Cardinals travel to Romeoville, Illinois next week for the Lewis Crossover on Saturday, October 10.
