Posted: Oct 03, 2015
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. --- The Tusculum college
women's cross country team finished in second place in the Division
II division of the Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic on Saturday
morning. The Pioneer men claimed a third place finish.
The event was moved to Redmon Park in Kernersville, North
Carolina from the Hagan Stone Course in Greensboro, North Carolina
due to inclement weather. Pauline Muiruri and Caleb Cutshall led
the Tusculum squads with third place finishes in their respective
races.
Muiruri posted a season-best time of 21:59.67 on the
5,000-meter course to earn her best finish of the season. Mackenzie
Newsome claimed a sixth place finish with a time of 22:38.11 while
Paige Bible was a few steps back in seventh, running a
23:15.67.
Ashley Andrukonis crossed the line 11th (24:37.69) and Deondra
Thomas was TC's final scorer in 12th (24:38.48). Lillian Wallace
also competed for Tusculum and completed the course in 26:39.42 to
finish 19th. Sierra Hanson made her Pioneer debut and finished 21st
with a time of 28:35.04.
On the men's side, Caleb Cutshall posted a time of 28:38.80
for his career-best 8,000-meter finish and his third top-10 effort
of the season. Jacob Cutshall tied for sixth after crossing the
line in 28:43.80 and Lawson Burrow posted a season-best time of
29:07.20 for an 8th-place effort.
Will Noel and J'Quen Johnson each earned their best finishes
of their young Pioneer careers as TC's fourth and fifth runners.
Noel claimed a 15th-place finish with a time of 32:37.10 and
Johnson posted a time of 32:45.50 to finish 17th.
The Pioneers will return to the course next Friday night at
the Royals Cross Country Challenge in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
