Women's Cross Country | 10/15/2016 6:36:00 PM

GERVAIS, Ore. – Sophomore RACHEL FREI led St. Edward's women's cross country to a seventh-place finish Saturday at the Wes Cook/George Fox Invite at Willamette Mission State Park.
 
Frei broke the program's 6,000-meter record by eight seconds as she finished eighth individually. The record was previously held by KATY GILLIS (23:21, 2016).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior PAMELA CISNEROS slipped into the top 25 at 25th in a time of 24:24.1, while MICHELLE NGUYEN was right behind her in 29th (24:38.0).
• The trio of ALEXANDRA VILLAFRANCA (25:17.5), SIERRA KELLY (25:19.0), and AARON SIMMONS (25:25.6) finished within seconds of each other in 41st, 42nd, and 44th, respectively.
• Sophomore SHAWNTEL GOFF rounded out the team, crossing the line 53rd in a time of 26:08.2. 

HILLTOPPER NOTES

• All eight Hilltoppers set personal records in the 6,000-meter race.
• Goff and Nguyen both increased their personal best time by more than two minutes, while Cisneros, Villafranca, and Simmons improved by a combined margin of 3:38.
• Saturday's race was Kelly's first 6,000 meters of her career.

QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH DAVID CHANDLER
"We are starting to fill in some gaps. It was exciting to watch the team race well today, despite the mud and rain. We look forward to having Hope (Ryan) and Kaytie (Lee) back with us. Rachel ran very driven today. I am so proud of her setting a personal and school record."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's will be back in action Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Heartland Conference Championships. The race will be hosted by Dallas Baptist in Mansfield, Texas, at the Mansfield Sports Complex. The women's 6,000-meter race is scheduled for 9 a.m.
 
RACE INFORMATION
Team Finish: 7/9
Distance: 6,000 meters
Top 5 Teams: Linfield (1), Whitworth (2), Whitman (3), UO Running (4), George Fox (5).
 
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